I have read a lot about bloggers and reporters who have had to put up with a lot of that online."įlickr streams are a preferred creative outlet for Second Life users. "If I was blogging and posting with my real name, I might get people trying to find out who I am and possibly show up at my front door or send me death threats. Whenever she writes about charities, causes, or Muslim holidays, people inevitably fill her comment sections with hate speech. The 'safety net' of anonymity she uses on her blog and in the virtual world allow her to be open about her beliefs. "I can't let the terrorists win, as the saying goes, right?" she said. "I just didn't have the energy to fight them online anymore."Īu encouraged her to use her fundraising influence-a recent Second Life fundraiser generated $4,000 in two weeks for organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Trevor Project-and she decided to help start this effort.
"I've already been getting quite a lot of trolls trying to look for ways to paint me with a negative brush," she said. Singh, a Muslim-American who blogs about avatar fashion interspersed with her political views, her culture, and activism under her Second Life pseudonym, tells me she was hesitant to co-found the Avatars Against Trump project.
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