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Ramsey says her long experience online has helped her ignore online harassment.<ref name=Garrett>{{Citation |date= February 1, 2016 |title=Franchesca Ramsey Discusses Trolls, Black History Month, and Courage |first=Camryn |last= Garrett |website=HuffPo.com }}</ref> She said that she has not hesitated to speak on issues, but has learned to avoid mention of YouTubers by name, speaking in "generalities" instead, knowing that angering a fan base will bring "100,000 twitter messages from children" calling her racial epithets or targeting her husband, or harassing her at work.<ref name=Garrett/> She advises girls to choose their battles when confronted with harassment or open prejudice, and to find ways to educate individuals in a work environment, and that it gets easier with practice.<ref name=Garrett/>
Ramsey says her long experience online has helped her ignore online harassment.<ref name=Garrett>{{Citation |date= February 1, 2016 |title=Franchesca Ramsey Discusses Trolls, Black History Month, and Courage |first=Camryn |last= Garrett |website=HuffPo.com }}</ref> She said that she has not hesitated to speak on issues, but has learned to avoid mention of YouTubers by name, speaking in "generalities" instead, knowing that angering a fan base will bring "100,000 twitter messages from children" calling her racial epithets or targeting her husband, or harassing her at work.<ref name=Garrett/> She advises girls to choose their battles when confronted with harassment or open prejudice, and to find ways to educate individuals in a work environment, and that it gets easier with practice.<ref name=Garrett/>

====Controversies====

Ramsey's videos on the MTV web series ''Decoded'', especially videos pertaining to racism have been met with backlash, deeming Ramsey as "anti-white". This became so apparent that in November 2016 Ramsey confronted the criticism in a video titled "Why Does MTV's Decoded Hate White People?!?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDCADWyaiI|title=Why Does MTV's Decoded Hate White People?!? Decoded MTV News|accessdate=June 30, 2017|date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> The videos regarding race have been met with serious dislikes, for example, one of the earlier videos "5 Things You Should Know About Racism" where Ramsey notably claims 'reverse racism is not a thing', has 19 thousand dislikes, and 4 thousand likes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eTWZ80z9EE|title=5 Things You Should Know About Racism Decoded MTV News|date=August 12, 2015|accessdate=June 30, 2017}}</ref> Notable critics include conservative YouTuber [[Paul Joseph Watson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0YmFqedhY|title=MTV Says Black People Can't Be Racist|date=August 29, 2015|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}</ref> and [[Carl Benjamin|Sargon of Akkad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfbkJmtgZTE|title=Why Does MTV Hate "Those People"|date=November 4, 2016|accessdate=June 30, 2017}}</ref>


===Television===
===Television===

Revision as of 21:17, 30 June 2017

Franchesca Ramsey
Born (1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 40)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Graphic designer, television personality, YouTube personality, actress, writer, comedian
Websitefranchesca.net

Franchesca Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress, who has appeared on MTV and MSNBC.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

YouTube

Ramsey's YouTube channel contains topical and socially conscious comedy sketches and song parodies among other videos. Her chescalocs channel is about natural hair.[1] In 2015, Ramsey became the host of the MTV web series Decoded where she discusses racism and cultural issues.[6] Several of Ramsey's videos have appeared on MTV, The Huffington Post, CollegeHumor, Jezebel, and Glamour Magazine.[7][8][9][10][11]

Online harassment

Ramsey has been a frequent target of online harassment, trolling, doxing, and rape threats, typical of the angry online responses aimed at women, LGBT people, and people of color.[12][13] The usual campaigns of harassment against individuals like Ramsey are not organic, or spontaneous, but are orchestrated and coordinated attacks involving many participants, starting on both fringe white supremacist websites, and on alt-right, establishment-connected media like Breitbart News.[14]

After Ramsey gained large numbers of YouTube views from winning the People/YouTube Red Carpet Reporter contest, she became the target of racist harassment, beginning with comment thread stalkers posting racial epithets. This escalated to harassing emails sent to Ramsey's work email address, and then malware attacks on her employer's email server. The stalker then began posting personal details meant to imply that he was physically tracking and watching her.[15][16]

Ramsey said she had a good relationship with YouTube personnel in attempting to prevent the harassment, and was selected to participate in a survey of YouTube creators about changes they would like. She said she wanted the ability to block users by IP address, and limit comments to channel subscribers. YouTube did not respond, and the harassment continued.[12] Ramsey discussed minorities being targets of harassment in a 2013 SXSW panel, in which she said she tries to ignore trolls, or hold them up for ridicule, to laugh them off.[17]

Ramsey was one of five YouTubers to receive a US$25,000 grant from John Green's Creators for Change project, to "amplify the voices of people who are not traditionally heard".[18] Green's goal is to help those in a position to speak out and build online communities opposed to hate speech, xenophobia and harassment.[18]

Ramsey says her long experience online has helped her ignore online harassment.[19] She said that she has not hesitated to speak on issues, but has learned to avoid mention of YouTubers by name, speaking in "generalities" instead, knowing that angering a fan base will bring "100,000 twitter messages from children" calling her racial epithets or targeting her husband, or harassing her at work.[19] She advises girls to choose their battles when confronted with harassment or open prejudice, and to find ways to educate individuals in a work environment, and that it gets easier with practice.[19]

Controversies

Ramsey's videos on the MTV web series Decoded, especially videos pertaining to racism have been met with backlash, deeming Ramsey as "anti-white". This became so apparent that in November 2016 Ramsey confronted the criticism in a video titled "Why Does MTV's Decoded Hate White People?!?".[20] The videos regarding race have been met with serious dislikes, for example, one of the earlier videos "5 Things You Should Know About Racism" where Ramsey notably claims 'reverse racism is not a thing', has 19 thousand dislikes, and 4 thousand likes.[21] Notable critics include conservative YouTuber Paul Joseph Watson[22] and Sargon of Akkad.[23]

Television

In early 2016, Ramsey joined Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a contributor and writer.[24][25][26][27]

Ramsey has also appeared in television series such as MTV:Decoded,[28] Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell[29][30] and Broad City.[27][31]

Podcast

Ramsey hosts a podcast with her husband Patrick called Last Name Basis where the couple talk about their lives and the world around them.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b "Franchesca Ramsey Uses Humor to Begin Critical Dialogues on Race for MTV's 'Decoded'". The Culture. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Cohen, Noam (December 4, 2014). "Grand Jury Decision Leads to Twitter Confessions of 'Criming While White'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ White, Daniel. "Meet the YouTube Stars Who Asked Questions at the Democratic Debate". TIME.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Franchesca Ramsey on #BlackLivesMatter". MSNBC. September 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "A Parody of Beyonce's 'Countdown' Music Vid We Can All Relate To". MTV. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Luippold, Ross (October 14, 2013). "'Don't Tweet' Brings No Doubt Classic to the Twitter Age". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Turn Your Phone! "No Scrubs" Anti-Portrait Parody". College Humor. June 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ^ Beck, Laura (June 28, 2013). "What's Your Lipstick Story?". Jezebel. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "You Guys, I Just Love This Lipstick Story". Glamour Magazine. August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. ^ a b Cueto, Emma (March 31, 2015), "'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' by Jon Ronson Delves Into "Internet Shaming," But Here Are 6 Women Who Would Write Smart Books About Online Hate", Bustle
  13. ^ Soep, Elisabeth (January 24, 2014), Participatory Politics: Next-Generation Tactics to Remake Public Spheres, MIT Press
  14. ^ Oluo, Ijeoma (July 19, 2016), "Leslie Jones' Twitter abuse is a deliberate campaign of hate", The Guardian
  15. ^ YouTube (August 27, 2008), YouTube and PEOPLE.com Announce Winner of Nationwide Red Carpet Reporter Audition (press release), Marketwire
  16. ^ Hoffberger, Chase (March 6, 2013), "Escaping the trolls: Franchesca Ramsey's 4-year YouTube struggle", The Daily Dot
  17. ^ Gross, Doug (March 14, 2013), "'Don't feed the trolls': Racism on YouTube", CNN
  18. ^ a b Hamedy, Saba (December 13, 2016), "John Green hopes to 'amplify the voices of people who are not traditionally heard' through YouTube", Mashable
  19. ^ a b c Garrett, Camryn (February 1, 2016), "Franchesca Ramsey Discusses Trolls, Black History Month, and Courage", HuffPo.com {{citation}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  20. ^ "Why Does MTV's Decoded Hate White People?!? Decoded MTV News". November 3, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "5 Things You Should Know About Racism Decoded MTV News". August 12, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  22. ^ "MTV Says Black People Can't Be Racist". August 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  23. ^ "Why Does MTV Hate "Those People"". November 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  24. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore' Taps Franchesca Ramsey as Newest Contributor and writer". Shadow and Act. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  25. ^ Wright, Megh (February 1, 2016). "Franchesca Ramsey joins 'The Nightly Show' as a writer and contributor". Split Sider. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  26. ^ Surrey, Miles (August 23, 2016). "'The Nightly Show' star Franchesca Ramsey talks cancellation and comedy in 2016". Mic. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  27. ^ a b Epstein, Michael (February 1, 2016). "Comedian and actress Franchesca Ramsey is the newest addition to 'The Nightly Show'". Flavor Wire. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  28. ^ "Franchesca Ramsey's tough choice". Comedy Central. November 5, 2016.
  29. ^ "'Cock block the vote' PSA discourages men from voting on 'Totally Biased'". Huffington Post. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  30. ^ "W. Kamau Bell". The Frisky. November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  31. ^ Gutelle, Sam (February 4, 2016). "YouTube personality Franchesca Ramsey joins Comedy Central's 'The Nightly Show'". Tube Filter. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  32. ^ "Last Name Basis". Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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