The phenomenon of “insulting artists” on social media... How long will the public’s absurdity continue?

He sits behind his screen, hiding, and no one knows him, unable to confront him in the real world. He takes refuge in the keyboard buttons, then gives his fingers free rein to empty his psychological complexes by cursing and insulting celebrities with obscene words that he will not bear a word of if he is exposed to them. This is how the social networking sites are lately, which Unfortunately, it has made it easy for weak souls to launch insults and insults without the slightest politeness or even justification.

Of course, criticism is guaranteed to all the audience, as the artistic work is basically presented for the audience to express their opinion about it, analyze it, discuss it, and criticize what they do not like, but criticism is respectful and constructive, and not insulting the hero of the work or reminding him of what is not in it, that is, objective criticism based on reasons, and not Just insults

Recently, the phenomenon of “insulting artists” from the public has become more severe, and belittling them is a “vapid” hobby. Is it hatred or emptiness? Or both? The artist, no matter how much you disagree with him, was able to embark on a career full of artistic works that made him famous and you know his name as soon as you mention it. Does the tax of fame bear insult? Of course, this is not fair, and if the famous person follows the policy of reporting transgressors, he will not finish commenting and will spend his time in the courts and departments! So, how long will morals decline and these absurdities continue? Where are the morals and love of art! Without this art, which is considered soft power, life would be completely different. An important and fundamental driver for people. We are greatly influenced by what we see on the screen even if we do not admit it. Even the way of dialogue may change in the street because of a word said in a series or movie. So why do you insult them, you who are behind the screens!

The last person to criticize this phenomenon was the Egyptian artist Heidi Karam, who said on her account, "We are subjected to a lot of insults as celebrities. I speak frankly on behalf of celebrities, especially women like me."

She continued: "We are subjected to insults, ridicule, devaluation, and bullying on social media, to the point that they make us feel that we do not deserve respect."

She expressed her dissatisfaction with the comments directed at her and her colleagues in the center, and said: “We are subjected to real insults and insults, and this is very annoying.”

She added: "We are subjected to insults on social media at all times, whether going up or down, or while we are trying to provide fun content and entertaining videos, and trying to create positive energy."

Heidi spoke about its content in particular, and said: “I studied and followed social media to find out what was useful, and I did not find anything useful except insults and criticism.”

Also, “social media” bullying has affected the illness of artists, in messages that lack the slightest degree of humanity, as some celebrities have recently faced offensive and bullying comments about their illness, most notably Sherif Madkour and Ahmed Tharwat, the son of the singer Mohamed Tharwat, but the duo responded to the “abuse” with “charity.” They both responded in an ethical manner.

For example, the journalist Sherif Madkour, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, and went through a long journey to recover from it, and despite the difficulty of what he went through, he still faces abuse from some bullies, as a follower of him recently wrote on Instagram, “Why does cancer hurt people like you?”

Madkour responded with humanity, “This is God’s command, oh Lord, do not get sick and do not get sick.” Also, a similar situation was faced by director Ahmed Tharwat, who suffers from “Fitcher Syndrome,” which is an autoimmune disease that attacks the nerves and completely paralyzed him.

After announcing his travel to receive treatment, and his success in beginning to stand on his feet again, one of his followers wrote to him criticizing his father’s availability of money, saying, “Your father has money and is treating you for money, why doesn’t he donate to the country?” Tharwat responded to him with what the followers described as “a lesson.” "In morals", where he prayed for him not to get sick with himself or his family, stressing, "The examination of illness is painful for its owner. If you have the money of the world, it will not benefit you without the mercy of God. I do not know you, but I will never wish you a minute of pain like the one you are experiencing."

Here the question remains: How long will these absurdities continue?