A big part of how she built her brand and following was by anonymously criticising other people online?
Not sure if it was before you were friends with her?
Quite a few years back she wrote a blog criticising feminism. It’s been deleted now but some quotes are still online here:
In reply to the ScouseBirdProbs blogpost found here: Published on 6th Feb 2014 Dear ScouseBird, We at the University of Liverpool Feminist Society, whilst pleased that you would describe yourself a…
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Some people took exception to her arguments that gender inequality is a myth, people who are feminists are jealous of good looking women, and that men shouting ‘ay girl giz a suck’ is apparently a ‘rite of passage’ for young girls (!).
It was how she reacted that I remember most, she set her (male and female) friends on anyone who disagreed on Twitter, saying they were ugly and wouldn’t get male attention, they were lying about being sexually harassed. I googled it because I remember it happening and found this:
Martha Clarke discusses feminism, solidarity, and how twitter abuse doesn't solve anything
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I had actually forgotten about this but your disingenuous, pearl clutching message about how she’s just a lovely kind mummy blogger and we should think of the children and ~be kind online~ just didn’t sit well with me.
‘Circle of show’ another great reminder, she used to ask people to send pictures of people on public transport so she could make fun of them. Sure the hashtag will still be on Twitter.
Maybe you didn’t know her then, it was years ago. Not long after all this she was photographed at Aintree Races by the Echo and got some unkind comments online about her appearance. We’re you one of her friends at the time who was so upset and thought it was SO unkind of people to do that? She did the same behind an anonymous account herself. Put it out, get it back.
(By the way I am sure both she and you completely disavow those opinions now..but you’re on very thin ice talking about how you’d never dream of being unkind online)