It can also be an ugly weapon.
The latter was the case when Richard Sherman turned pro wrestling heel after last night's Seahawks-49ers NFC title game.
Deadspin did a good job of accumulating the racist, offensive, and downright disgusting things tweeted at Sherman following his fired up interview on FOX. (Here's a sampling).
It's unbelievable that anyone would take to a public forum and say things such as those in the link.
I know for myself, I have became extra careful with what I tweet, although on a much lesser scale (I would never tweet something in THAT light). A tweet that is meant to be an inside joke amongst my friends could be construed as something totally different to everyone else.
Twitter has connected every user to a larger platform, for better and worse. For people who chose to use it properly, it can be a great device to connect yourself with the world outside of your circles.
For people who use it to tweet hate, it will not protect you.
And, it's sports people.
Right Ilya?
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