On every topic whether it be abortion, religion, gay marriage, gun control there have been multiple arguments and many different opinions. That means that not a lot of people will agree with one another. Whenever someone states their opinion online and we don't agree with them, we should not attack them by leaving inappropriate or hurtful comments. It makes more sense to argue with that person by stating your opinion and why you believe your opinion is true, but attacking the person simply because you didn't agree with them is not right.
In ERW today, we began reading Lindy West's article "What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll" and I wasn't surprised that she was being trolled since she is a writer and she publishes her work online. However, I was surprised to find out that someone trolled her by using her father's name who had already passed away and created a fake Twitter account. This troll also had the guts to call her father Donezo meaning he was done because of his battle to prostate cancer. To think that someone would not only go out of their way to troll her but to make an account under her father's name is just cruel. I could only imagine how much that hurt her to see her father's name pop up in her inbox even though she knew he was dead. No matter how strongly you disagree with someone it does not give you the right to attack a person and constantly insult them. Argue back and state your opinion but don't tear someone down.
I agree with you. No matter what you say or do someone will always have an opinion about it. But when we cross the line from trolling to harassment it's a different story. What Lindy West went through was terrible. The things people would call her made me hurt for her. In order to ignore those comments you would have to be mentally and physically strong. Knowing that someone is intentionally trying to hurt you.
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