#Inthefrow

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genuinely, what's with all the beige this year? can someone explain this to me? im not really a fashion girlie, i just like it as an expression of art and my runway knowledge is pretty limited. so i genuinely can't tell if it's just a coincidence that there are so many beige gowns this year or if this is on brand for the theme?? is there any deeper meaning to it?

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Loewe denim worn by inthefrow

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Every time I meet someone who follows me, they always have the coolest career and aspirations. I’m a content creator; what do you do? https://ift.tt/3bqvlpF

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Victoria McGrath at Elie Saab SS 2020 Paris Snapped by Benjamin Kwan Paris Fashion Week

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YouTube, the Wild Wild West for Trolls

Since its conception in 2005, YouTube.com has continuously grown to be a community of users sharing video content about anything and everything. Now, fourteen years later I don’t think anyone could have predicted what the site has become.

YouTube is one of the best examples of sociality occurring in the digital sphere. It has become a significant platform where individuals that agree with and value the same things come together to view a person - or multiple people talking about those things that they love. Whether it be gaming, cooking, beauty, reviews, music, lifestyle or a plethora of many other subjects, there seems to be a virtual community for everyone. Unfortunately though, there is one (very prominent) group that really aren’t welcome within any of the communities - trolls... and I’m not talking about these ones: 

Internet Trolls are online users who ‘deliberately make random unsolicited and/or controversial comments on internet forums with the intent to provoke an emotional knee jerk reaction from unsuspecting readers to engage in a fight or argument’. These “people” aren’t scared to fire their shots from behind their keyboard because more times than not, they aren’t going to receive any real life ramifications for doing so. Psychological studies have shown that people who troll have high levels of psychopathy traits like low levels of empathy, guilt and responsibility for their actions. They become obsessed and invested in making the people on the other side, reading the comments lives miserable. 

This is the Saccone-Jolys - a family from the UK who have a YouTube channel with nearly 2 million subscribers. 

Everyday for almost nine years Jonathan and Anna have uploaded videos documenting the intimate details of their lives like their proposal, wedding, and the birth of their puppies and all four of their children. The vlogs are lighthearted and family friendly, yet somehow they have been a major target for online trolls. In 2012, after the birth of their first daughter - the couple started to receive horrific comments from users saying they hoped the child would be stillborn, and this was only the beginning. Trolls continued to not only post hateful comments on their channel, but also continuously take their hate to real life, where the family have had to deal with their address being revealed, their car being keyed and people making reports to the RSPCA and local Child Welfare Services about their dogs and children living in ‘destitution and disorder’. After the miscarriage of what would have been their third child, Anna took a break from being in the videos after a slew of hate comments about how “she deserved it” understandably affected her mental health. 

Taking a break from videos has become a common pattern with YouTubers because as it can be seen, it isn’t as simple for the victims of trolling to simply “ignore it”, especially when it starts to affect their personal life and their mental health. Sure it’s easy to pose the question “why don’t these people just quit YouTube?” - but what a lot don’t understand is that this is a full-time job. YouTube for many is not only providing a means in which to live off (like any other job) but it’s also what these people love to do, its what makes them happy despite the hate they receive. In the end quitting would mean allowing the trolls to win so taking the steps to care for their mental health is what many YouTubers are now advocating for.

YouTuber and Blogger Victoria Magrath (or InTheFrow) writes that she is quite happy to block anyone from her feed who feels like they have the “right to spread hatred, incite hatred or insult me”. Over time YouTube, and other social media platforms have made it easier in becoming more vigilant in the monitoring of trolling with procedures being put into place to protect their content creators. YouTube has set up a system where content creators are able to block comments when certain words are being used or review them before allowing them below their videos. Another tactic more YouTubers seem to be adopting is hiring a ‘comment monitor’ who goes through and deletes and blocks any hateful comments they come across. This may seem ridiculous but big beauty YouTube stars like Stephanie Nicole and Jaclyn Hill who are notoriously known for receiving online hate have found that after doing so, YouTube is becoming an enjoyable place to be again.

At the end of the day it’s important for people to be happy, and do what makes them happy as long as no one is getting hurt in the process. As long as the internet exists, so will the trolls, but it is our job as digital citizens to take care of ourselves, promote positive messages to our followers and not let the haters bring us down.

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Victoria Magrath

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Don't forget to use my copyright " Morticia ".

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Woke up with the sun shining, rolled over to cuddle the husband, had a coffee, got dressed and put on a face of makeup. Best thing I did for a productive start to another work day at home ✨ Hope you’re all keeping motivated and positive ❤️ https://ift.tt/2wetuV2

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Book Club - 10 Books to read in 2022

Book Club – 10 Books to read in 2022

This year one of my new year’s resolutions is to read more. I pick up books throughout the year through recommendations and impulse purchases but then never find the time to read them. My usual time for reading is while on a cruise or at a beach when on holiday but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this hasn’t happened in a few years. I love reading when I get the opportunity to and find that I sleep…