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The Grumpy Old Troll on “Dora the
Explorer” is pretty mild compared
to a racist troll. Source: Dora the Explorer |
Anyone who follows me on Facebook knows that a few weeks ago I started receiving racist comments on select posts on Bicultural Mama that dealt with culture and diversity. It wasn’t just against Asians, but also Blacks and Hispanics. People who cyberbully on blogs leave non-constructive, offensive comments and are known as “trolls” in the blogosphere.
“I debated whether or not to leave the comment. If it remained, it could facilitate a discussion on racial tolerance, and I could let my readers react while I moderated. However, trolls usually left negative comments to incite replies, so would I satisfying his need to engage in a battle?
The other option was to delete the comments. In doing so, my readers wouldn’t be offended, and the troll would know that inappropriate comments would be immediately removed. I left the comment up for a day while I mulled things over, but in the meantime blocked him from leaving future comments.
The next day, I received a surprise email from the same racist troll via my blog’s comment box. He told me how he knew I had blocked him, and I how my “multicultural agenda” was contributing to the destruction of the White race. He threw in a few more racist insults. The troll went out of his way to message me privately – I had a stalker.”
I ended up deleting the troll’s comments as there was no need for language like that on a parenting and culture site. I also did a Google search on how to block IP addresses and block him – good thing my blog’s third party comment program collects that information. I used the internet to identify the troll and wrote down his information for reference to give to authorities should he ever try to contact me again.
I suspected the troll did not live in the Northeast since his harassment came shortly after Hurricane Sandy hit – everyone in this area had bigger things to deal with regarding the storm’s aftermath. My hunch was correct as I found out he lived in the South.
Through my third party comment program, I could see all of the troll’s comments. He was leaving racist remarks on many websites. Obviously this guy had too much time on his hands.
I actually pity the troll because he’s learned so much hate in his life that the only way to make him feel powerful is by bullying strangers behind a fake name on the internet. You can tell he feels insecure and threatened by his “white genocide” comment. It takes a lot of energy to hate and harass, and it’s sad he is so unfulfilled with his own life that he needs to focus on everyone else.
Have you ever dealt with a troll or a cyberbully on the internet?
