“How can something like that not get under your skin?” – 2024-02-22 06:34:27

Annika Saarikko shared with her followers on Instagram how terrible hate letters she receives. Inka Soveri

Chairman of the center Annika Saarikko has received plenty of encouraging messages after publishing the hate mail he received. Saarikko is praised on social media for raising the issue.

Saarikko published an update on Instagram with pictures of the hate mail he received. In the hate mail, among other things, his appearance and skills are demeaningly barked at.

The goal is silencing

SDP party secretary Mikkel Näkkäläjärvi write in the message service X that the goal of the hate mail is silencing.

– This is absolutely shocking writing, what Saarikko receives. You know what this pushing another person down is aimed at: silencing. Miserable hustle, writes Näkkäläjärvi.

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“Extremely brave”

Author Rosa Meriläinen write in X that Saarikko is particularly brave.

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Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala (kok) special assistant Emmi Venäläinen says in X that he appreciates the fact that Saarikko has raised the topic.

– I appreciate that Saarikko is bringing this slag out into the open. No one should be subject to such hatred towards a person and a body. No, no matter how public the work is. It hurt me to read this. How can something like that not get under your skin? A Russian writes.

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Don’t be numb

Chairman of the Greens Sofia Virta write in X that hate mail is not allowed, even though it is sadly commonplace. He also thanks Saarikko for his courage.

– Thank you for the courage to make visible the hate speech that we politicians also face. It cannot be tolerated in society, even though it is sadly commonplace. We talk a lot about the behavior of children and young people, but adults should be given a mirror, writes Virta.

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Saariko’s former special assistant Silja Silvasti writes in X that there is hate mail shared by Saariko every day.

– After a few years of Saariko’s citizen mail and social media accounts, I can say: this kind of scum comes every day, both from anonymous troll accounts and from people with their own names. What happens to a person when they feel like sending such messages? Silvasti to write.

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Saarikko also reminded in his update that politicians are not the only group that receives hate mail: social media professionals and journalists, for example, face similar speech.