Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The rise of online hate and how to shut it down
As the photos of Sarah wearing the centre's clothing ranges were uploaded, the anonymous vitriol rolled in: "Your boobs look droopy in that playsuit." "That top makes you look like a street-walker."
Catty, definitely, but nto unusual. The internet has unleashed a less savoury side to our personalities, it seems. As UK columnist Tanya Gold observed, "Pre-Twitter, only a maniac would write anonymous hate mail. Now it is normal and socially acceptable."
But if new US reality show H8R - in which celebs like Kim Kardashian and Jersey Shore's Snooki confront their detractors in person - is any indication, the "hated" are ready to fight back...
Pick up the October issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale now, to find out more about this disturbing social trend. Or, tweet us your thoughts@CosmopolitanAU with #CosmoNoOnlineH8.
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