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| Locke141:
Condolences to her family. https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2015/04/25/commemoration-rachel-bryk/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/28/killed-myself-sorry-transgender-game-developer-jumps-off-bridge-after-online-abuse/ |
| Malenko:
Sucks she did that, but I think blaming the internet for being a cruel ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up place is a little short sighted. No matter what you are or what you do there will always be a cluster of people who hate you for it. Her friends gave great advice to just ignore it. The latter article implied the death was more likely due to the pain from rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia with the transphobia as a secondary reason, but your post seems to imply Rachel killed herself strictly due to online bullying. My thoughts are with her family as they go through this tough time. |
| Locke141:
--- Quote from: Malenko on May 14, 2015, 08:27:50 am ---Sucks she did that, but I think blaming the internet for being a cruel ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up place is a little short sighted. No matter what you are or what you do there will always be a cluster of people who hate you for it. Her friends gave great advice to just ignore it. The latter article implied the death was more likely due to the pain from rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia with the transphobia as a secondary reason, but your post seems to imply Rachel killed herself strictly due to online bullying. My thoughts are with her family as they go through this tough time. --- End quote --- I agree and have edited my above post to better reflect it. I did not mean to imply it was the internets fault. It's sad when ever some one feels the need to take their own life. I would imagine there were many reason she decided to do so. I'd think transphobia probably would have been one of them, it can not be an easy life to live. But it is still transphobia even if is strangers on the internet and it could not have helped her emotionally. |
| Locke141:
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| TopJimmyCooks:
It's a little hard for me to parse wanting to kill ones' self over trolling, but then again, my perspective is different. I love getting approbation for the few contributions I've made and posted online to my hobbies. It's nice but not critical for me. It's never really happened, but If I got trolled, change the channel, whatever. I have a ton of IRL going on - Kids, wife, dog, pinball machines, etc. But, If I was in poor health and isolated, I know the online life would be a much bigger thing. I speak out against hate and personal attacks on the net in the infrequent situations that come up, and I don't support or use 4chan or reddit. My sympathy to her family and friends. Sounds like she was the type of dev that every project needs and doesn't have enough of. |
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