You know what's sad? People hating what they don't understand.
Ironmouse is one of my biggest inspirations getting into #Vtubing. Instead of being recognized for all of the good she's done as a #disabled, #latin woman, she is instead ridiculed & insulted.
Why? A 🧵 /1
https://youtu.be/JFQeiRnzvcg?si=zNHXXYcCpWI_nKEl
Ironmouse is one of my biggest inspirations getting into #Vtubing. Instead of being recognized for all of the good she's done as a #disabled, #latin woman, she is instead ridiculed & insulted.
Why? A 🧵 /1
https://youtu.be/JFQeiRnzvcg?si=zNHXXYcCpWI_nKEl
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https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231210465
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1211023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110628
Bentley and Cowan (2021) found in that same study that it's EMPATHY that is the mitigating factor in denying this behavior.
Remember, PSYCHOPATHY is the LACK OF EMPATHY. /6
But there is a marked lack of empathy amongst online users, simply BECAUSE of the online mask of anonymity, as it any inhibitions of being identified or being held accountable can be avoided (Nitschink et al., 2023). /7
If I'm going to make an argument on the internet, you bet your bottom dollar I'll be providing references and citing them. Nursing school taught me better.
This is how discourse is SUPPOSED to look like