What Happened To Veerender? (with image, tweets) · KivaBay

Veerender Jubbal @Veeren_Jubbal
Going to be off Twitter for quite awhile. Not really sure how long. Just have to wait things out, so they calm down. Take care, friends.
Sun, Dec 27 2015 23:11:29
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— Veerender Jubbal (@Veeren_Jubbal)Sun, Dec 27 2015 23:11:29
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
Some people have been mentioning @Veeren_Jubbal, and there seems to be a misconception that he left because he was smeared in the media.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:24:54
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:24:54
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
I'd like to clear that up really quick. On Christmas Eve of 2015, an abuser posted Veerender's old home address with a picture of a gun.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:25:59
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:25:59
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
The threat on his life, and more immediately, the life of the person now living in his old home, was implicit.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:26:26
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:26:26
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
Police came to Veerender's home, took a statement, connected him with victim services, and asked him to stay off Twitter for a while.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:26:57
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:26:57
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
This is why you haven't heard about this: Because cops literally asked Veerender to stay offline, so he hasn't been able to post about it.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:27:17
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:27:17
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
Veerender being smeared in the media was one part of a year-long harassment campaign that included regular photoshops, threats, and abuse.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:28:15
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:28:15
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
But the culmination of that campaign wasn't his now hypervisibility but a direct threat on his life.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:28:51
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:28:51
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
I would appreciate if you all would share this around, and Veerender would too. He's afraid you've all forgotten him since he was silenced.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:29:31
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:29:31
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
He is dealing with intense trauma from this and has serious anxiety about leaving his house since the death threat.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:30:03
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:30:03
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
There are real consequences to online abuse. What's happened to Veerender in the last twelve months is one of them.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:30:35
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:30:35
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
To be clear: Veerender is dealing with incredible grace, but the consequences of this abuse have been very real.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:42:17
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:42:17
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
If Abuse Twitter ever tells you there's "no consequences for online abuse" Veerender ended up called a terrorist in newspapers + threatened.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:43:28
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:43:28
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
The consequences for this have been emotional, have been physical with lost sleep, depression, and anxiety, and have been financial w work.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:44:22
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:44:22
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
The most graceful, polite, wise child I have ever had the fortune to know, Veerender, has been affected by this mob.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:45:23
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 09:45:23
Little Fat Girl @KivaBay
I should also mention: oftentimes the abuse Veerender receives is ignored because he is a Sikh man.
Tue, Jan 26 2016 11:20:41
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— Little Fat Girl (@KivaBay)Tue, Jan 26 2016 11:20:41
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What Happened To Veerender?

A lot of people assume Veerender Jubbal is on a mental health break from Twitter. This could not be further from the truth. Below is a statement made on Veerender Jubbal's behalf by his friend, me, Kiva. Veerender has approved this storify.

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A lot of people assume Veerender Jubbal is on a mental health break from Twitter. This could not be further from the truth. Below is a statement made on Veerender Jubbal's behalf by his friend, me, Kiva. Veerender has approved this storify.

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