女孩因發“種族歧視”照後害怕被炮轟而自殺

Schoolgirl killed herself after putting 'racially offensive picture' online and fearing backlash

女孩因發“種族歧視”照後害怕被炮轟而自殺

A teenage girl took her own life after posting an offensive image online and fearing she could be accused of racism as a result, a coroner’s court has heard.

據死因調查法庭報告，有個女孩因在網上發冒犯性的圖片後怕被炮轟“種族主義者”而自殺。

Phoebe Connop, 16, was found dead at her home in Halesowen in the West Midlands on 7 July. An inquest into her death at Black Country Coroner’s Court heard that prior to her death, she had posted a photo in a group message among friends which she had altered to show herself with dark skin. The teenager had recently begun dating an Asian man and joked that she would have to look like the girl in the photo to get his family’s approval, The Daily Mail reports.

今年16歲的Phoebe Connop，於7月7日被發現死於西米德蘭茲郡的家中。據死因調查法庭報告，死前，她曾在朋友羣聊裏發過一張深膚色女生的照片。Phoebe最近正和一個亞裔男子約會，她開玩笑說自己只有皮膚和照片裏一樣黑，才能得到對方家裏的認可。

One of the members of the group chat shared the image online and Phoebe feared she may face a backlash and accusations of racism due to the insensitive image.

羣聊中一個朋友把這張圖片發到了網上。之後，Phoebe很害怕自己會因這張敏感的圖片，被指責爲種族主義者。

The inquest heard that she was working with her father during the summer holidays to earn some pocket money when she said she was feeling unwell one day and asked to be taken home. When Mr Connop returned to the family later in the evening, he found her dead body.

從陪審團那裏瞭解到：那時正值暑假，她爲掙點零花錢和爸爸一起工作。有天，她說自己不舒服，想回家。但當爸爸回到家中，只發現了她的屍體。

Detective Sergeant Katherine Tomkins told the inquest: “From speaking to her friends in the weeks following her death, we discovered that the image had circulated further than she wanted it to.

偵緝警官Katherine Tomkins告訴陪審團：“從她跟朋友聊天那時起到她自殺的幾周內，那個圖片比她想象的傳播還快。”

“There had been some negative reaction and she confided in her friend, who did take the image down at her request, that she was scared of what the reaction might be from the Asian community in her area.”

“當時確實有很多負面評價，她後來也讓朋友把這張圖片刪除了，她害怕會波及附近亞裔羣體。”

Tributes have been paid to the teenager who was described as a talented gymnast who dreamed of being a midwife.

人們紛紛爲她的離去感到惋惜，因爲她是個非常有天賦的體操運動員，還夢想成爲一名助產士。

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