DJ Barbara Butch Files Legal Complaint Over Online Abuse

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DJ files complaint over Olympics opening ceremony abuse https://t.co/dNo8M8IUGC
- BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 30, 2024
A French DJ who performed during the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony has filed a legal complaint after receiving abuse online. Barbara Butch took part in a drag queen sequence during the event which sparked controversy as

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[misoras]

It’s genuinely scary being online. For example, the reactions on twitter to the Southport* stabbings have continued the trend of brazen and open bigotry. It’s all allowed at this point. You can’t be brown at a protest with a coconut placard, but you can have a far right riot not be called one.

[xdecadentx]

That coconut thing was genuinely insane. The UK is so fucked up.

[cricket]

The way these huge accouns whip up right wing frenzy is really frightening. I've been pretty frustrated with how any attempt to discuss this is getting shut down with "oh so you're saying the UK isn't racist? that it's the internet's fault? lolol" like... no. Obviously not. Horrendous racism is practically England's national sport but let's not pretend these accounts spreading disinformation to the masses within seconds of a tragedy occurring have no impact.

I can't believe the gall of those people who were pointing to the Leeds riot just a few days ago and claiming that white Brits would never act that way, but who then cheered on a white EDL mob throwing bricks through mosque windows (for NO fucking reason) and setting fire to police vans. Or how the other day it was fine for a cop to stamp on a restrained person's head in retribution but yesterday they were all paedos who should be thrown in jail.

I'm just fed up of this violent racism, misogyny, ableism and transphobia everywhere you turn.

[my_moloko]

Do you have a news link explaining the whole situation in further detail?

[misoras]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/jul/31/southport-stabbing-suspect-riots-latest-victims-alice-dasilva-aguiar-bebe-king-elise-dot-stancombe