LAUREN SOUTHERN: "I'M NOT GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL VICTIM ABOUT IT."

*NOTICE: THIS WEBLOG POST IS NOT MEANT TO BASH AND / OR CRITICIZE ANYONE.*

In the past, Milo Yiannopoulos has mentioned something called "virtue-signaling". This may not be the way that he meant it, but let's go back to Lauren Southern and her "But I'm not trying to be a professional victim!" counter that she uses when she tries to explain something that has happened to her - and question the possible implication ... Is she virtue-signaling to similar journalists and / or viewers like herself? Is talking about things REALLY that bad? I understand not making a career out of it, but, when something happens, should people always have to say that it's "not a big deal" and / or hide their feelings?

This reminds me of that time from those pesky teen years when it was bad / uncool / weak to show your feelings. Stuff like this can sometimes make it harder for people struggling with avoidance and self-disclosure to be more open and to overcome, especially when this message is coming from people that they look up to and / or respect. That's why I think that it's probably important to know when those people are being serious ... or just engaging in a little bit of cruel humour.

She says that believes in the "initial idea of safe spaces" for people that are abused and / or to talk about mental health issues, but why is it that she, and so many other niche journalists like herself, seem to make the implication that feelings are not important and shouldn't be cared about, that opening up about something is acting like a "professional victim"?