internet trolls
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The NFL Is an Internet Troll
I did not realize it was Memorial Day weekend until two hours ago, when the server at the restaurant where I ate breakfast asked if I had any holiday plans. “Oh yeah,” I thought to myself, while finishing the last strip of bacon and bite of egg (fried over hard) on my plate. “I guess…
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The Best Way to Battle Internet Trolls Is to Treat Them Like Ice Cubes Dropped in the Dirt
“I dropped it, Daddy! I dropped it!” my daughter exclaimed while sitting on my lap, as the ice cube she held in the palm of her hand slipped from her grasp and crashed on the cement stoop outside our house. Determined to retrieve the wayward cube, she crawled off of me, stood over the ice…
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Watch: A Day in the Life of an Internet Troll
The Be Like series on The Root focuses on the commonalities we all share when it comes to various topics. Thus far we’ve tackled subjects like dating, voting and dieting. The latest episode focuses on something—or someone—we all know too well: internet trolls. From comments sections (shoutout to the “grays”—Kinja inside joke) to faceless Twitter…
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Living Among Trolls
Have you ever looked at The Root’s comment section? You should. It is populated by smart, hilarious, opinionated readers who share their thoughts on news, opinion, politics, race and everything else under the sun. It’s where our audience engages in intelligent debate, expounds on articles and slaps virtual high-fives. If nothing else, you can always…