Willow Nightingale Addresses Fan Harassment Issues In Wrestling, Wants To Create A Culture Where Everybody Looks Down On Dogpiling
Willow Nightingale comments on fan harassment.
With the rise of the internet, female stars are seemingly facing more harassment and/or hate than ever before. Even outside of the internet, many names have voiced concerns about receiving unsolicited mail or home visits from “fans” that are clearly overstepping boundaries.
Speaking with Soundsphere Magazine for a new interview, Willow Nightingale openly talked about these issues.
“I think that is a world issue, unfortunately. How do we take care of it in pro wrestling specifically? I mean, at AEW, we have security. If ever we feel unsafe we call them, and we have a whole crew that is out there making the show possible and making sure we’re safe. The only way to really police fan behavior is to try to create a culture where that kind of dogpiling, everybody looks down on. Really, everybody has to get on board. For example I love my fans, I love when they defend me. But I never like it when fans have to put somebody else down to try to hype me up, and I think it’s making that known, and speaking in that regard, will help inform the culture further.”
Jamie Hayter recently spoke on these issues, saying that women are “under the microscope” way more than men are. Check out her full comments by clicking here.
If you missed anything from Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite, catch up on the show by clicking here.
Special thanks to Soundsphere Magazine for the quote(s) in this article.
