Sarah Silverman’s Response to a Would-Be Twitter Troll Is the First Heartwarming Story of 2018
When you’re famous, you get a lot of Twitter trolls. And if you’re a famous woman, you can just about quadruple that. But how do you deal? A lot of people merely block their trolls, and others choose to get into it, but with a recent would-be Sarah Silverman Twitter troll, she chose a different course of action altogether: compassion.
And it all started with one four-letter word:
Cunt
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017
While Jeremy Jamrozy’s initial tweet got the responses you’d expect from Silverman’s fans, her own response was surprising.
I believe in you. I read ur timeline & I see what ur doing & your rage is thinly veiled pain. But u know that. I know this feeling. Ps My back Fucking sux too. see what happens when u choose love. I see it in you.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
It was then that Jamrozy started to come out of his shell.
I can't choose love. A man that resembles Kevin spacey took that away when I was 8. I can't find peace if I could find that guy who ripped my body who stripped my innocence I'd kill him. He fucked me up and I'm poor so its hard to get help.
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017
The two talked a bit more. Silverman inquired about his heath and sympathized with the horror he’d gone through:
I will go. But I trust no one I've been burned so many times. I'd give the shirt off my back and everytime I get burned. I'm super antisocial. I have no friends. I'm sorry I gave u shit.
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017
While it might be surprising for a troll to apologize, it’s not unheard of. But this story doesn’t end there. Silverman and Jamrozy kept talking. Silverman talked to him about getting therapy, and getting help. Their relationship even grew to the point where they could make jokes with each other:
Dood I don’t care. I’m fine. I see something in you. My gut tells me you could have a great life. My shrink says we don’t get what we want, we get what we think we deserve. I’m telling you, you deserve so much more than you know.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
Haha honestly I don’t know. All you wrote was “cunt” but I saw it and clicked on u and saw you were just trying to get kicked off Twitter. I saw the rage and pain. And looked at your avatar and just… saw so much in you. In your eyes I guess. Dunno
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
But you’re MY asshole! (Wait…)
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
Pure sugar
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
As important as friendship is, it didn’t stop there. From Jamrozy’s tweets, she discovered this would-be Sarah Silverman Twitter troll suffered from crippling back pain, and sought help:
Yo SAN ANTONIO! Any kickass back/neck care specialists willing 2 help my friend @jeremy_jamrozy He has several slipped discs, no insurance, & can’t work bc of severe pain. Let’s get him back on his feet!! Who’s in?
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
People came forward almost immediately, and Jamrozy reported back that he set up an appointment to get his back fixed!
Given that Sarah Silverman’s style of comedy is often crude, casual fans may be surprised at her response. But viewers of her new Hulu show I Love You, America know this is in character for her. On that show, she talks about her efforts to reach across the political aisle and connect with people. She even frequently references one of Mister Rogers‘ famous quotes — “If it’s mentionable, it’s manageable.”
Sarah Silverman’s response to Jeremy Jamrozy illustrates that she’s taken Mister Rogers’ lessons to heart. Another famous Rogers quote is “Look for the helpers” — and Silverman just showed that she’s one of the helpers.
