NSVRC Blogs by christian scott

Fire Emojis: Queerness and Online (sexual) Harassment

April 11, 2022 christian scott

It all started with the ‘fire emojis’ on Instagram. I would post a selfie or a somewhat intimate story, and a couple of minutes or hours later, I would get the fire emojis. In other words: Hottie. Cutie. Babe. And I mean, isn’t it amazing to get attention and a digitally mediated dopamine shot? To […]