She certainly didn't deserve what happened to her at the EG Expo. No one deserves to be humiliated in front of others, or to be deshumanized and be called a "it".
I believe she had every right to confront the comedian in question, and that they shouldn't have refused it.
Now, regarding her actions on the internet (specifically her Twitter account): it's difficult to say if this was or was not a good move. It all depends on the goal she seeked to fulfill. Obviously, this allowed her to finally be able to make MS react and to contact the comedian in question. On the other hand, she put herself directly on the public place, and became the target of death threats made by, at best, ignorant people, and, at worst, complete scumbags. Needless to say, that certainly wasn't her intent.
Also, like GrizzleBoy said, there are other problems which arise from this situation: her journalistic integrity and the comedian reputation and employability. No matter how you look at this, there are going to be consequences for both of them on a professional level.
Was she right to try to defend herself and get closure? Certainly. Was it a smart move to make her problem public? I'm not so sure. Was there a better way to solve the situation? Hard to say, since she said that MS wouldn't let her talk to the comedian, so was there really any alternative to the public declaration?
I believe she had every right to confront the comedian in question, and that they shouldn't have refused it.
Now, regarding her actions on the internet (specifically her Twitter account): it's difficult to say if this was or was not a good move. It all depends on the goal she seeked to fulfill. Obviously, this allowed her to finally be able to make MS react and to contact the comedian in question. On the other hand, she put herself directly on the public place, and became the target of death threats made by, at best, ignorant people, and, at worst, complete scumbags. Needless to say, that certainly wasn't her intent.
Also, like GrizzleBoy said, there are other problems which arise from this situation: her journalistic integrity and the comedian reputation and employability. No matter how you look at this, there are going to be consequences for both of them on a professional level.
Was she right to try to defend herself and get closure? Certainly. Was it a smart move to make her problem public? I'm not so sure. Was there a better way to solve the situation? Hard to say, since she said that MS wouldn't let her talk to the comedian, so was there really any alternative to the public declaration?