So, I have pretty thick skin when it comes to online harassment, but something has been really bothering me.
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Since I started working at Vox, Steven Crowder has been making video after video "debunking" Strikethrough. Every single video has included repeated, overt attacks on my sexual orientation and ethnicity. Here's a sample:pic.twitter.com/UReCcQ2Elj
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I've been called an anchor baby, a lispy queer, a Mexican, etc. These videos get millions of views on YouTube. Every time one gets posted, I wake up to a wall of homophobic/racist abuse on Instagram and Twitter.
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Last year, I got doxxed, and it scared the fuck out of me. My phone was bombarded with hundreds of texts at the exact same time. The messages?pic.twitter.com/ls4qBM9k08
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These videos makes me a target of ridiculous harassment, and it makes life sort of miserable. I waste a lot of time blocking abusive Crowder fanboys, and this shit derails your mental health.
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That being said, I'm not mad at Crowder. There will always be monsters in the world. I'm fucking pissed at
@YouTube, which claims to support its LGBT creators, and has explicit policies against harassment and bullying: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802268?visit_id=1-636215053151010017-1930197662&rd=1&hl=en …pic.twitter.com/4GUfTDuOXS
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This has been going on for years, and I've tried to flag this shit on several occasions. But YouTube is never going to actually enforce its policies. Because Crowder has 3 million YouTube subscribers, and enforcing their rules would get them accused on anti-conservative bias.
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Which is all to say: I work my fucking ass off to create smart, thorough, engaging content for
@YouTube, a company that claims to give a shit about LGBT creators. And its miserable to have that same company helping facilitate a truly mind melting amount of direct harassment.215 replies 2,219 retweets 31,161 likesShow this thread -
My family sees this shit. I've had to explain to my much younger sister what the fuck a Steven Crowder is, and ask my siblings not to respond. Its exhausting. I wish
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Tried to report his channel but since I'm not the target it won't let me.
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Hey, @TeamYouTube, how are we meant to report targetted harassment when you won't let us?
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