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Title: A Horrifying, Firsthand Look at the Death Threats Against Transgender Teen Jazz
Post by: stephaniec on August 12, 2015, 11:23:39 PM
Post by: stephaniec on August 12, 2015, 11:23:39 PM
A Horrifying, Firsthand Look at the Death Threats Against Transgender Teen Jazz Jennings
http://www.people.com/article/i-am-jazz-death-threats-sneak-peek
People/By Lydia Price
@lydsprice 08/12/2015 AT 06:50 PM EDT
"Jazz Jennings is used to her life being an open book – especially on the Internet.
"I'm pretty sure everything there is to know about me has been written online," says the transgender teen on Wednesday's episode of I Am Jazz.
But for 14-year-old Jazz, the online world can be a very scary, even life-threatening, place."
http://www.people.com/article/i-am-jazz-death-threats-sneak-peek
People/By Lydia Price
@lydsprice 08/12/2015 AT 06:50 PM EDT
"Jazz Jennings is used to her life being an open book – especially on the Internet.
"I'm pretty sure everything there is to know about me has been written online," says the transgender teen on Wednesday's episode of I Am Jazz.
But for 14-year-old Jazz, the online world can be a very scary, even life-threatening, place."
Title: Re: A Horrifying, Firsthand Look at the Death Threats Against Transgender Teen Jazz
Post by: Serenation on August 13, 2015, 12:18:27 AM
Post by: Serenation on August 13, 2015, 12:18:27 AM
Can't take that too personally, just about every popular person on youtube gets a lot of death threats. Reading comments on any trans video though is awful :(
Title: Re: A Horrifying, Firsthand Look at the Death Threats Against Transgender Teen Jazz
Post by: suzifrommd on August 13, 2015, 04:59:06 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on August 13, 2015, 04:59:06 AM
In the article, Ms. Jennings asks herself whether making Jazz a celebrity was in her best interest. I wonder the same thing. Grown celebrities have trouble dealing with the ugly underside of fame. And even non-famous teens have trouble dealing with the stresses of everyday life, much less Internet death threats from strangers. And she's transitioning at the same time.
OTOH I don't know what I'd do in the same situation - if I discovered I had a daughter who was incredibly, unusually talented. I think I'd want to do all I could to develop her talents.
I'm not sure how one dismisses a threat on one's life. When do you start taking it personally? When the guy corners you in an alley?
OTOH I don't know what I'd do in the same situation - if I discovered I had a daughter who was incredibly, unusually talented. I think I'd want to do all I could to develop her talents.
Quote from: Serenation on August 13, 2015, 12:18:27 AM
Can't take that too personally, just about every popular person on youtube gets a lot of death threats.
I'm not sure how one dismisses a threat on one's life. When do you start taking it personally? When the guy corners you in an alley?
Title: Re: A Horrifying, Firsthand Look at the Death Threats Against Transgender Teen Jazz
Post by: traci_k on August 13, 2015, 06:27:21 AM
Post by: traci_k on August 13, 2015, 06:27:21 AM
That is just so horrible. Unfortunately there are a lot of horrible people in the world.