Threats, abuse move from online to real world, McKenna now requires security | CBC News
Much has been written about the online abuse and threatening
behaviour politicians — especially female politicians — and others in
the public eye face every day. But McKenna says as the heat around
climate change continues to grow, that abuse is going from anonymous
online vitriol to terrifying in-person verbal assaults.
behaviour politicians — especially female politicians — and others in
the public eye face every day. But McKenna says as the heat around
climate change continues to grow, that abuse is going from anonymous
online vitriol to terrifying in-person verbal assaults.
The
incident at the movie theatre is just one of several times her kids have
been with her when someone in public began to yell at her. She has been
called the C-word, a traitor, an enemy and a “communist piece of
garbage.” Her family’s safety has been threatened more than once. Some
people have wished she and her children will get fatal diseases. She has
received sexualized messages so hateful they could be enough to make
even the hardest of hearts skip a beat.