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malaise

(268,846 posts)

3. A young English fast bowler

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 11:20 AM

Jun 2021

has been dropped from the team because of racists tweets uncovered. Word is that there is another one who will soon be exposed.

Someone should tell these racists, young and old, that social media is not private.

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Racist trolls trending in the UK. Including death threats. [View all] Passenger Jun 2021 OP

didn't the internet already invent a term for them - incels? lapfog_1 Jun 2021 #1

Imo, it's degenerated into nothing more than a social media mob insult. Hortensis Jun 2021 #2

A young English fast bowler malaise Jun 2021 #3

Bots suck. Initech Jun 2021 #4

Threats. (Not treats.) Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #5