Does Charli Damelio play victim to hate speech?
In the first episode of Charli Damelio’s Hulu show, Charli is shown getting ready while reading hate comments. She gets overfilled with negative words and even to the extent of death threats.
Some people said she was being disingenuous and overly focused on the negative, even though she’s famous. Having fame doesn’t always mean hate won’t get to you.
Others believe she’s truly a victim to hate speech. Honestly, I and many others do believe she is a victim of hate speech. As someone who gets death threats and have people stalk her, I mean, it is evident that she is.
My friends and I have been talking about this, and I interviewed them a few questions
The first question I asked
“Do you think Charli Damelio deserves the hate she gets?”
“no I do not believe Charli Damelio deserves the hate she receives. She hasn’t done anything that has outright offended someone. Charli should be treated with respect rather than trash. ”
“ I don’t think Charli deserves the hate she gets, she is just doing what she loves, and posting like every other teenager does. ”
“I don’t believe anyone deserves hate. And Charlie is no exception to this, Charlie is just living her life, and people should be mad at her about it. ”
“She gets hated on because she’s young and makes money via social media.”
Another question is “Do you think she gets hate? And do you think it affects her?”
“I feel like at the beginning, she didn’t get that much hate, but now that she is taking other opportunities, people are mad and jealous of her.”
“ yes, I believe she gets hate, as any other influencer. It, unfortunately, comes with the job. I do think the hate affects her; constantly seeing and hearing negative comments about yourself isn’t fun and can really put a downer on your mental health ”
“I do think she gets hate, and I think that hate stems from jealousy. I do think affects her.”
Another great quote from a survey is
““I do not think Charli deserves the hate she gets. Like many other teenagers during Covid, she used Tik Tok to help them through quarantine by making fun dance videos. She became so famous so quickly that it brought out the haters. It definitely affected her self-esteem and caused anxiety due to the hate. She has said in interviews how social media played a role in her anxiety due to the haters.” ”
Before beginning her social media career in 2019, when she began posting dance videos on the video-sharing site TikTok, she had competed in dance competitions for more than ten years. Since she was a dancer, she dealt with criticism. However, it is not as bad as what the internet says.
She continues, "It's crucial to understand that your comments can damage people. We need to be kind, whether it's online or in person." she grew to be grateful for what she has and always thought positively. So why are these negative comments getting to her?
Children are constantly on the internet now, and even I grew up on the internet. I loved watching youtube. I became so in love with the idea that I even wanted to be a YouTuber. I understood what comments could do to someone over the screen. I felt like I grew up understanding the “cancel culture” way sooner than any child. Thats why when I see Charli getting hated, I am confused about how someone can say these things over the internet. Seeing such a young girl getting these types of comments hurt me.
Charli Damelio is someone I always felt that I wanted to defend. You never know what is happening behind closed doors. It should be like that for anyone you see. She is incredibly successful, and I am proud to see her grow and learn just to be herself. Charli always says, "You have to be authentic. You can't fake a smile. You have to do what you actually enjoy." It is heartwarming to see such a young person battle all the hate and still try to be authentic. She is truly a role model for me and many others and thats why I need to defend her.
“ You have to be authentic. You can’t fake a smile. You have to do what you actually enjoy.”
I do understand she has to know that she is very lucky; people would be dying to be in her position. But often you think that sometimes people can drown that out.
I do think her showing that negative comments are hurtful and showing the impact of what they can do to people is essential.