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"[T]here are ways to help someone who comes under attack. Arday wasn’t the first and he won’t be last. This isn’t an aberration. It’s a business model."
The media played a huge part in the culture war that resulted in the digital lynching of Jason Arday. Will they hold themselves to account? Very unlikely.
"There’s no such thing as “cyberbullying”. It’s just bullying."
The article includes a practical guide on how to help people who are hounded like that.
1. Send a private message of support
2. Send a public message of support
3. Don’t join in
4. Advocate for others
5. Ridicule them back
6. Change the frame
7. Bring in experts
[In the meantime i found out that Simon Baron-Cohen, quoted several times in the article above, has a bad reputation in the autism community. Must admit, i had never heard about him or that controversy. The tweet he posted seems important and i also listened to the bbc interview, in which he makes relevant points. If someone knows more about the controversy surrounding SBC, i would love to hear it]
"All media is social media now. And it’s not just why this is a story that’s gotten so under my skin [...]. It’s also the involvement of the Guardian. Its leadership has issued what amounts to a cease-and-desist letter of anyone questioning anything about its decisions and is now gaslighting Jason Arday’s family and friends and anyone with a pulse who witnessed this entire episode in real time."
Follow-up article on #JasonArday by Carole Cadwalladr:
https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-jason-arday-reckoning
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