Rosie Jones schools trolls on ableism after vying to 'lie low' following abuse

29 December 2023 , 16:05

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Rosie Jones schools trolls on ableism after vying to 'lie low' following abuse

Rosie Jones schooled trolls on ableism hours after she vowed to lie low following sickening abuse on social media.

The comedian, 33, has cerebral palsy, hit out after receiving vile comments after she appeared on Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year, alongside host Jimmy Carr and panellists Mo Gilligan, Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Mel Giedroyc and Kevin Bridges. Rosie was accused by some cruel viewers of “hindering the pace of the show”, and abuse was directed at her after the show aired on Tuesday.

She hit back at the trolls on Thursday, and told fans she would be taking a break from social media after facing yet more derogatory comments. “Rinse and repeat. Different telly show, same old ableism. Thanks for the support, but I’m gonna lie low for a bit and sink into the perineum of Christmas and New Year,” Rosie tweeted.

Rosie was inundated with cruel comments after the show aired on Boxing Day (Channel 4)

She briefly returned to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday to share a clip of her discussing ableism on The One Show. “Not a lot of people know what ableism is. And it is simply when you discriminate against somebody because of their disability,” Rosie said in the clip.

“And I feel like, if you go in the street and you say to somebody, ‘What is racism?’ ‘What is sexism?’ ‘What is homophobia?’ People know exactly what that is,” she explained. “But when you say, ‘What is ableism?’ People stumble over their words, and that’s quite damaging, because if you don’t know what ableism is, how can we ever stop it?”

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Rosie faced similar cruel comments when she appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, and after it aired on ITV earlier this month, she was forced to take to social media to defend herself. “Thank you for all of the lovely messages about The Royal Variety last night, what fun. Less of a thanks to the not so lovely ones,” Rosie began.

The comedian faced similar comments when she took to the stage at The Royal Variety Performance (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

“Comedy is subjective and it’s ok if I’m not your cup of tea. But please remember the difference between personal preference and downright ableism.,” she concluded. Her loyal fans jumped to her defence, including Dawn French, who told Rosie: “You are totally my cup of tea Ms R.”

“What’s with the Rosie Jones witch hunt?” one of Rosie’s followers tweeted. “Don’t think she’s funny? Then don’t watch her. Plenty find her funny. There’s no need for everyone to start jumping on about it- have we learnt nothing about how social media can affect people?! What happened to be kind?”

Emma Wilson