Good for Jesy Nelson, no amount of fame and wealth makes you ‘fair game’
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Back in 2011, it wasn’t something much acknowledged and “just ignore it” was pretty much the only advice given if your timeline was awash with hatred. Her comments about Jesy Nelson’s weight were singled out by Nelson on her award-winning BBC documentary Odd One Out, in which she talked of her suicide attempt. On Twitter, Ash Sarkar posted Rod Liddle’s Spectator column from 2012, in which he said: “One thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids.” Burchill leapt to Liddle’s defence, using Sarkar’s Muslim religion as a stick to beat her with. I’m glad for Jesy that she’s decided, “Sod this crap, I want a nice life.” No amount of fame or wealth makes you “fair game” to trolls who feast on misery.
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