Le’Veon Bell killed some Twitter trolls with kindness.
Le’Veon Bell went down with an injury in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The following Monday Pittsburgh placed Bell on injured reserve as the running back prepared for season-ending surgery to repair his MCL and PCL.
You know what that means, right? Fantasy football players across the globe were in dire straits in Week 9, scrambling to fill in for their first round draft pick. Damn that, Le’Veon Bell and his papier-mache knees. How should we handle it? Like a bunch of savages hurling racial epithets and insults, of course.
it wasn't my ACL sir...but I hope your day brightens up...no1 should b that upset RT @xRetnuhHD: Fuck Le'veon Bell i'm glad u tore your ACL
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 10, 2015
God bless youu too sir ☺️ RT @MVSwaggyP2: I'm so glad Le'Veon Bell tore his ACL. Fucking cotton picking nigger
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 10, 2015
At this point, there’s really not much more to say about people acting like neanderthals towards others on Twitter. Keyboard balls: it’s a real thing.
So here’s a question: At what point do people realize that the things they tweet/post/say online do not disappear on the Internet? It has to be soon, right? This isn’t an older demographic using the Twitter. It skews younger by the year. People that presumably read blogs like this one, who must surely know that there are content miners out there waiting to pounce on any idiotic statement.
There will and always be dumbfuckery in the world, but man, be smarter about it. Sucks for Bell and any other figure – public or not – to deal with this nonsense. Well played by the back to kill ’em with kindness.