I'm sittinginmygrandmother's livingroominwhatisher 90thbirthday, surroundedbyfamilyandfriendsasmyphoneblowsupwithmessagesfromstrangersrightacrossthecountrywhosaytheyhaveseen a videoofmeengaginginhardcorepornographicactivitywith a man.
A reallygoodexampleofhowfarthiswentwaspeoplethat I knewmyentirelifewouldpassmeinthestreetwithoutwhispering a word, peoplelikeschoolteachers, people I had a senseoftrustwithand, youknow, anaffinitywith, andthatwasreallyhard.
Itfeltlikeovernight, I waswearing a scarletletter.
一晩で緋文字がついたような気分だった。
Andasthingsmovedon, andwe'reabouttwo, threeweeksoutfromtheelection, I keptreceivingmessages, anditgotwiderandwider, itwasglobal.
そして事態が進み、選挙から2、3週間が経とうとしている頃、私はメッセージを受け取り続けた。
Notonlywas I receivingmessagesfromDublinandfromLondon, but I wasalsoreceivingmessagesfromMassachusetts, Manhattan, and I wasgettingsomanyfollowsonmypoliticalsocialmedia, predominantlyfrommen, hungryformoreofthisscandal.
Andthisintersectionofonlineharmsimpactingmyreallifewassomething I foundutterlystrangeandsurreal, butitgottothepointwhere I wasrecognizedonthestreetandapproachedby a strangerwhoaskedmefor a sexualfavor.
Butitalsoputsusatriskofcreating a moredividedandreactionarysociety, becausefalsehoodscancreate a lotofreaction.
虚偽は多くの反感を生むからだ。
Andformyself, comingfromNorthernIreland, whichisthatpost-conflictsociety, I dohaveconcernsabouthowitcouldshapeourpoliticallandscapeandotherplacesacrosstheglobe.