Nice piece on Sarah Silverman's deft and compassionate handling of a Twitter Troll

[Pluvious]

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I've long admired the wit, class, and courage of this intelligent, and often outspoken comedian.

Her bit on talking to your nana about voting for Obama back in his first run, permanently endeared her to me. I've also never been put off by her sometimes crude and lewd humor ("I'm fucking Matt Daimon!" Lmao).

The example she's been making lately, of trying to understand why people act mean or think so differently than ourselves, sets a good example for all of us. If we're ever going to all "get along," it seems to me this approach could surly speed that day up !

If you're active and opinionated on social media, especially Twitter, you're going to be attacked at some point.

So what should you do when that happens? Should you attack back? Ignore it all?

Comedian Sarah Silverman did something different. She offered a highly unusual and empathetic response to a Twitter troll that prompted incredible results--and that people can't stop talking about now.

Here's the background. Silverman has been on a mission lately to try to reach across to people she doesn't understand or agree with. It's part of her new Hulu series, I Love You America.

https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/sarah-silverman-twitter-troll-emotional-intelligence.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Fantastic story that everyone MUST read

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[grantcart]

2. kick

[trof]

3. Sarah is just an amazing woman.

[OriginalGeek]

4. I wish I could rec more than once

She is wonderful.