Solomon Ghebru
sheridangebru.bsky.social
Solomon Ghebru
@sheridangebru.bsky.social
Sheridan College student looking to explore and learn.
I want to diversify my knowledge base and increase my skill repertoire.
I hope to have friendly discussions.
#1
RC3 Question 1
How cell phones have become important tools for activism?
According to the global data report,6 billion people use the internet.90% of them use phones and cellphones account for 60% of all traffic. Information is transferred more easily over time.
datareportal.com/global-digit...
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Due to democratization he has faced financial, familial, and legal ruin.
His bigoted comments were judged by the public and crushed beneath their condemnation.
If it weren't for sites like twitter spreading around his tweets to his job, family, the police and LGBT orgs.
He would still have a life.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
His pariah status has led to most of his former colleagues to not associate with him.
Cutting him out of his contacts which directly affects his finances as a media creator.
This ostracization even led him to consider suicide.
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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Arthur Mathews opens up about his rift with Graham Linehan: ‘I wasn’t joining him in the trans crusade... That was the betrayal’
It is about three-quarters of an hour into my interview with Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews when the conversation ventures into uncomfortable territory. A certain subject has been looming on the...
www.independent.ie
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Thanks to democratization, Graham Linehan's transgender beliefs were broadcasted far and wide
He was a popular UK comedian, with multiple tv shows to his name.
But the loss of his social capital has devasted his social image.
He is considered trash, a poison that kills what he touches.
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Due to the public response to anti-trans tweets a live-action musical adaption of his show was canceled in 2020. Directly citing his involvement as the reason it was abandoned.
This also caused his wife to divorce him.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3711234...
I lost wife & career over trans tweets - but I'll always defend women's spaces
DURING any battle, allies can come in all shapes and sizes. Graham Linehan, creator of hit TV comedy Father Ted, may appear an unlikely defender of women’s rights. The 57-year-old gag writer, now t…
www.thesun.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
He has had a history of bigoted comments.
In 2020 his account was permantly deleted after violatations of Twitter's hateful condcut policies.
Only to be reinstated in 2022 following Elon Musk's takeover and rebranding.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2020...
Twitter closes Graham Linehan account after trans comment
Account of Father Ted creator permanently suspended over ‘hateful conduct rules breach’
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Graham Linehan is a UK comedy writer who co-created the series Father Ted.
On September 1 2025 he was arrested for transphobic social media posts that incited violence.
apnews.com/article/grah...
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Due to democratization, the random chance of being the Internet's focus, and clever business tactics,
Haliey Welch was elveated from minimum wage factory worker living with her grandmother, to celebrity bumping arms with the biggest influencers in America with a net worth of $500,000.
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Rather than resting on her laurels she invested that capital.
She made paid appearances, she started associating with celebrities to symbiotically boost their images.
She signed a merchandise deal that made her 65k in a couple weeks and she made sure to stay in the public consciousness.
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
When she was labeled the “Hawk Tuah” girl she was elevated from random nobody to internet celebrity.
This elevation granted her social capital. The equivalent of a wearing a daring new outfit at a fashion gala which generated interest and improved their social standing.
She shrewdly leveraged this.
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Democrotiziation vastly increases the reach people have.
While subject to algorithms and general interest, it can take 1 person and make them internet's darling for a day, week, month or longer.
It's what led to Hailey Welch a minimum wage factory worker,
to become a millionaire internet icon.
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
1 month later she was selected to throw the traditional first pitch at the New York Mets game.
3 months later she would make a cameo appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
A documentary is currently in production.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DDd6vUb...
deadline.com/2025/03/hawk...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A follow-up article only a couple weeks later reported that she had managed to sell $65k in merchandise allowing her to quit her min.wage job and partner with management firm the Pentagon to launch her own social media.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Hawk Tuah Girl Has Already Sold at Least $65,000 Worth of Merch
Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey Welch is taking over the internet with her charming take on spitting during oral sex — and she's also making bank .
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Her association with Zach Ryan also allowed her to appear on fellow media star Brianna Lapaglia's podcast.
She didn't stop there and managed to nail a national exclusive interview with the Rolling Stone newspaper.
Who described her as a modern day Dolly Parton
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
We Had Breakfast With Hawk Tuah Girl, the National Hero We Need
We had breakfast with 'Hawk Tuah Girl,' Haliey Welch, to find out what's next for the viral star: She's leaning toward a comedy career.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Her invitation to sing at a Nashville stadium by country musician Zach Bryan was only possible thanks to the proliferation of her joke through Tiktok and legitimized her identity as an online celebrity.
She was even seen taking pictures with famous basketball star Shaq
www.tiktok.com/@zachbryanar...
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Her clips went viral to such an extent that it even reached popular podcasters like Joe Rogan and famous radio show hosts Howard stern who's comments on her viral clip and further expanded the spread of her popularity.
www.tiktok.com/@mattygunnz/...
www.tiktok.com/@tmz/video/7...
Joe Rogan on Hawk Tuah Girl #hawktuah #hawktuahgirl #joerogan #joeroganpodcast #funny #funnyvideo #funnyvideos #lmao #lol #hahahaha #hahaha #haha #ha #omg #blowthisup
TikTok video by MattyGunnz
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
After becoming a meme she decided to create an instagram account where her first post has almost 500k views.
She currently has 2.2 million followers
www.instagram.com/hay_welch/re...
Haliey Welch on Instagram: "Welcome to my world 🌎"
491K likes, 6,829 comments - hay_welch on July 1, 2024: "Welcome to my world 🌎".
www.instagram.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This lead to viral clips being posted to tiktok.
With individual clips reaching hundreds of thousands of views, to compilation videos reaching millions.
www.tiktok.com/@tiboinshape...
www.tiktok.com/@nerdork0/vi...
Hawk tuah girl protein shake ! 😂
TikTok video by Tibo InShape
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Haliey Welch was an ordinary girl who went viral after an interview with a street interview channel called Tim and Dee TV
They asked questions about what qualities people should look for in a wife, and the conversation turned to sex acts which she dubbed the Hawk Tuah
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ty...
Hawk Tuah Girl Original Video
YouTube video by Tim & Dee TV
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Source for #7 is :
iA Financial Group. (n.d.). 6 security tips for Social Media. ia.ca/advice-zone/...
6 Security Tips for Social Media | iA Financial Group
Social media is a constant in our lives. But do you know how to use it safely?
ia.ca
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Source for #6 is:
On The Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Dog. Login - sheridan learning and teaching environment. (n.d.-a). slate.sheridancollege.ca/d2l/le/conte...
slate.sheridancollege.ca
October 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Source for #5 is:
Vishnu. (2023, June 24). Shueisha issues warning about impostor claiming to be Hirohiko Araki’s friend. JoJo’s Bizarre Encyclopedia. jojo-news.com/2023/06/08/s...
Shueisha Issues Warning About Impostor Claiming to be Hirohiko Araki's Friend
Hirohiko Araki denies being affiliated with an individual claiming to be his close friend at a certain restaurant.
jojo-news.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Source for #3 is:
Leung, H. (2022, November 12). Twitter deletes Chainsaw Man Creator’s account over fake Kid Sister joke. CBR. www.cbr.com/twitter-dele...
Twitter Deletes Chainsaw Man Creator's Account Over Fake Kid Sister Joke
Tatsuki Fujimoto's imaginary "sister" recently lent her Twitter account to the Chainsaw Man mangaka to live tweet from, but the account is now gone.
www.cbr.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Source for #2 is:
Solomon Ghebru. Linkedin. (2023, January 31). www.linkedin.com/in/solomon-g...
www.linkedin.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM