Ah Twitter, you’ve it done again. Singer Lily Allen has quit the social media platform after a barrage of abuse and hate from her Twitter followers.
The singer was receiving massive amounts of hate after tweeting messages that replaced the words ‘Muslim’ and ‘extremist’ with ‘pensioner’ to highlight discrimination faced by Muslims. Unfortunately, some of her followers thought she was attacking UK pensioners.
.@johndubskierx can't even get an appt at the doctors because pensioners just skip the queue, and claim all benefits. It has to stop.
— Lily (@lilyallen) February 25, 2017
Most of her followers caught onto the reason she seemed to be attacking pensioners, but many were eager to hurl abuse at Allen. Twitter is usually a platform for celebrities and people to express their outrage, but the backlash is much worse, as Allen discovered.
When someone questioned her mental health, Lily disclosed in a candid tweet that she suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is due to the stillborn birth of her child in 2010.
@Lumix_Trident @Ged_2345 when I lay in a hospital bed with my deceased son stuck between my legs halfway out of my body for 10 hours.
— Lily (@lilyallen) February 25, 2017
Although Allen’s honesty is eye-opening and horrific, some people thought she was lying because she gave birth in a ‘British hospital‘. As you can see in the tweets below, the lack of empathy from Twitter users was astonishing. One Twitter user said; “maybe if you didn’t pump your body full of drugs, you wouldn’t have miscarried”.
Lily Allen's timeline right now is something to be ashamed of. pic.twitter.com/IJhLBNXb38
— Wefail (@wefail) February 25, 2017
Understandably, all of the abuse has left Allen needing a break. She said her goodbyes in a tweet, and left her account in charge to a man called Dennis.
Hi , I'm Dennis,I'll be looking after lily's twitter for a while.I can only communicate in gif form,and I'm going on a hate blocking spree.
— Lily (@lilyallen) February 25, 2017
The hate blocking spree ensures that Allen has a safe space online to come back to, which is what she needs. As you can see, Dennis is clearly having a ball.
.@PepeofKekistan @S80Regulator @JRSaul1 you mean you're triggered because without words you can't spin to suit agenda? #Longlivegif (Dennis) pic.twitter.com/dysPJs1B5S
— Lily (@lilyallen) February 26, 2017
It’s unsure when Allen will return back to her Twitter page, but maybe Dennis will be left in charge forever. This is definitely interesting because he’s got to run out of gifs soon. We’ll keep you posted.
