Not often, but every once in a while, Twitter can be a force for good.
And other times, it’s just a public platform for garbage people to show everyone that they’re garbage people.
That’s certainly the case for Axios’ China reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, who recently opted to use Twitter to shame her brother and niece to her 56,000-plus Twitter followers:
Axios reporter sneers at her niece because she is getting married young and isn’t going to college. They seriously despise you. pic.twitter.com/hGaB7pu0Ik
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) August 24, 2020
I’m sure she’s really lovely to be around at family gatherings
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) August 24, 2020
We have no doubt.
Why would you call out your own family for clout on social media?
— I didn't vote for him, so think of a new retort (@jtLOL) August 24, 2020
I just wouldn’t drag my family like that simply because their choices were slightly different
— LegallyBae (@legallybae) August 25, 2020
Beyond the culture-war sneering: Don't side against your siblings in public. https://t.co/eqQTdYKCjR
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) August 25, 2020
I can't imagine having the mindset that making it's more important to make a vague political point than it is to keep family disagreements private and maintain a healthy relationship with my siblings and nieces and nephews.
— Gregg Ruais (@GreggRuais) August 25, 2020
College sure seems to have made this reporter a happy person… pic.twitter.com/94vGgKJCES
— Cher Somerton ?? ?? (@CSomerton) August 25, 2020
Ultimately, nastiness like Allen-Ebrahimian’s stems from one thing:
They want everyone to be just as miserable as them.
— Sir Aaron (@SirAaron_) August 24, 2020
