Rosie Jones, the comedian living with a cerebral palsy condition that affects speech and muscle coordination, has decided to cut ties with X (formerly Twitter), due to repeated “hurtful comments”.
In a message that she later deleted from the site, Rosie revealed: “I’ve not felt a lot of joy from this social platform in a long time, so to come on and see I’m trending, yet again, is exhausting. I could say comedy is subjective but the truth is the comments are hurtful. I used to love Twitter but I don’t care for this centre of hate. Goodbye.”
The presenter of ‘Out of Order’ has been open about the constant trolling she experiences and how it’s forced her to develop resilience. She confessed to The Guardian: “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t upset me, but luckily I am surrounded by such a strong network of brilliant friends, family, colleagues who support me. Do I need a thick skin? Yes, I bloody do. But I’m able to switch it off, I don’t look at social media when I’m on TV.”
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The regular on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown also mentioned her desire to concentrate on the positive impact she has as a role model for other people with disabilities. She continued: “I focus on the positives – on the people coming up to me saying ‘I’ve never seen disability portrayed like you do,’ or if they are disabled, coming up to me and saying, ‘Thank you for making us feel seen and worthy and valid.”
Rosie shared that working in television can be tough, and conceded that if her condition was “slightly more severe”, it might pose even greater challenges. She added: “If I had a different disability, or my cerebral palsy was slightly more severe, that would create more problems.”, reports Wales Online.
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