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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017

    Seems to be a never-ending stream of strangers tweeting me to tell me I'm fat & ugly lately. What drives such people?

    4:16 AM - 30 Jun 2017
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    • Erik Vergeer Iona Italia KarenScott Jess Wood James Bunton Ben David Harley Stephen (48% proof) #FBPE #WATON Alison 🇦🇺🍾
    31 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
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      2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        The other day a man felt the need to say 'No, I won't support Areo coz you recommended it & you're a fat white woman.'

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Today, a woman decided to tell me I'm ugly because I said democracy is better now women take part in it.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        It doesn't bother me but I do wonder why. It's seldom coz of anything provocative I've said. A pre-existing anger thrown out randomly.

        5 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Must be horrible to feel like that. I have sympathy but limited. Option to be kind & reasonable online & make meaningful connections exists.

        4 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      6. Diane Bruce‏ @Dianora_1 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        As I said it takes a lot of patience and time. Moreover. Twitter. No PoC no nuance. black & white thinking.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Dianora_1

        I have a piece coming out about that. Maybe today!

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Diane Bruce‏ @Dianora_1 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I've written about it as well before. You are a much better writer than I am.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Lasse Rimmer‏Verified account @lasserimmer 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        This thread drove me to start following you. :)

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @lasserimmer

        😊

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      1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @GhostJen0805

        😊

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      2. EyeNoU‏ @EyeNoU 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Bad eyesight?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @EyeNoU

        Aww! How kind. I am fat tho. Working on it with great success.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Not-A-Nation Ball  🇧🇪‏ @MrBelgiumBall 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Hey Helen, You're a plus size woman who is not my type. Is that better?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @MrBelgiumBall

        Politer but still unnecessary!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Not-A-Nation Ball  🇧🇪‏ @MrBelgiumBall 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        True

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Regina 🎃‏ @ReginaD83 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        They are deeply sad, hateful individuals.

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. nevynxxx‏ @nevynxxx 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Insecurity, fear. I pity people who don't have someone nice in their life telling them they are worth something. this is what they become.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. nevynxxx‏ @nevynxxx 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @nevynxxx @HPluckrose

        Though I'm not sure I would be able to say the same if it was directed at me ;) Looking back on people who bullied me past it's true tho.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Adam Jacobs‏ @statsguyuk 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Having recently studied social psychology with the OU, I think I can answer that question.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Adam Jacobs‏ @statsguyuk 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @statsguyuk @HPluckrose

        The forces that motivate people to specific behaviours are many and complex, but this sort of thing really boils down to one basic fact

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Adam Jacobs‏ @statsguyuk 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @statsguyuk @HPluckrose

        The most important fact I learned in all my psychology studies, in fact. I can be summed up as follows: people are weird.

        1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
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