July 5th 2023.
Rosie Jones has opened up about the lasting effects of trolling following an appearance on Question Time. The 33-year-old comedian, who has cerebral palsy, spoke out about her experience of being targeted with 'ableist abuse' online.
In October 2021, Rosie appeared on the topical debate programme to discuss the news of the week. When Rosie delivered a take down of Boris Johnson's Party Conference speech, she was soon met with an onslaught of negative comments.
Speaking to the Guardian, Rosie revealed that speaking her mind ‘attracted a new audience: people who didn’t agree with my political beliefs'. She went on to say that ‘they couldn’t find the words to express it so they just attacked my disability or appearance’. Rosie recognised that the abuse was ‘overwhelming’ and admitted that ‘even the strongest person couldn’t deal with that’.
More recently, Rosie has faced criticism for the title of her upcoming documentary, Am I A R****d?. Despite some people calling the title ‘damaging’, Rosie maintained that it was about ‘education and starting the conversation about how damaging the casual use of ableist language is’. Channel 4 issued a statement confirming that the word was ‘within context of the subject matter being explored and specific to the abuse Rosie receives on social media’.
Rosie has shown immense resilience in the face of the online abuse she has endured. Question Time airs Thursdays at 8pm on BBC iPlayer and 10.35pm on BBC One.
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