While I figure this is meant to be a joke, I thought I would look into it for curiosity’s sake….and I’m really not sure what to think of what I saw, or if I wanted to see it at all, for that matter.
First and foremost, it’s worthwhile to note that the twitter user in question claims the owner is from London. However, given what I’ve seen, I wouldn’t be too sure she even knows what London is.
There’s so much to say, but it’s much easier to just show you.
She’s gotta be, nobody is this clueless, right?
Trust me. I wish I could agree. However, this account has been active since 2009. That’s 5 years. I went through a bit of the history, and unless this person somehow kept up a consistent facade of ignorance almost every day for the past 5 years, there’s no way. I have to enforce poe’s law here, and assume she’s serious….which, sadly, seems the more likely conclusion anyways.
Now of course, not knowing the countries and other locations of the world by heart is by no means offensive. However, some of what I found on this feed was a tad less harmless.
First though, a few more tweets that lead to my belief that this is not a troll.
Perhaps this is simply bias on my part, due to my prior knowledge that jersey numbers are just based on the player’s favorite or preferred number, I thought this was common knowledge. Feel free to correct me on this if I’m wrong though.
She’s more worried about “Boys being in her course” than she is about working towards her future and doing what she enjoys, which would suggest she has a loose grasp on just how important the decisions she makes now will be when (if) she graduates. I would say it also perhaps suggests a lack of fair judgement skills.
But let’s get down to the real nitty-gritty.
First, this. This is just….creepy. Now, I’m sure you’re probably wondering why I’m even making this post, but I assure you, what I’m doing here will tie into some advice I plan to give you all later on.
Also, for those wondering what “Sket” means, it’s another term for “Slut”. This is just gross. I mean Grossberg’s hemorrhoids level gross. It’s hateful, and while some people may find it funny, it’s still pretty disturbing. It makes no sense to insult people for sleeping in whatever they want to sleep in.
While this may sound like she’s defending the Nigerians and calling the commentators out for racism, she also retweeted this only a short while earlier.
Why am I bringing all this up?
Because I want you to realize just how easy it is for people to find what you say online. Because I know a lot of tumblr users are teenagers, who probably don’t always think before they type. All I had to do here was look up “Princess Petulia”. If I wanted to, I could have scrolled through her entire history, including whatever personal info that could have been posted.
Imagine if I were an employer, and I decided to background check her for this. How do you think that would look? Like a good first impression?
Or what if I were a criminal? I could probably learn numerous things about her just by looking through her feed, because she carelessly posts so much.
I didn’t even have to follow her to see all this, it was just there, out in the open.
I know it may not seem like it could happen to you. But nobody is invincible. Always think about who might see the things you post. If you’re going to post personal info, please be sure that you are prepared for the worst, just in case.
The internet is not your “Safe space”, no matter how badly you may want to believe it is. We love all of our followers, and as such, we want you to be safe.
I know this technically isn’t social justice, but I feel that branching out and addressing other topics can be important as well, so feel free to ask us for advice if you need any. While we may not be licensed therapists or anything, we’ll gladly do our best to help.
Thanks for listening, and please, be safe!
