I may not always immediately unfollow/unfriend your abuser. I will, however, mobilize to remove your abuser from roles where they are building a platform + preying on people.

with collective action and consequences, we can constrain an abuser’s ability to cause more harm.

we can practice an abolitionist politic and reject punishment + disposability, while maintaining that people actively engaging in abusive behaviors have no place in our movement spaces.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

people who cause harm, and even people who abuse, deserve support in navigating accountability and changing harmful + oppressive behaviors. they don’t *deserve* a microphone, a podcast, or a magazine.

consequences can create a context for behavior change.

consequences for gendered violence don’t occur naturally in a cis heteropatriarchal society. if anything, oppressive behaviors are promoted and encouraged (see: the white house). we have to actively work to disrupt oppressive behaviors + create consequences to keep people safe.

I don’t want to build a world where people who cause harm are isolated or shielded by their enablers. I want to build a culture of accountability and care where we are called on to take responsibility for harm we cause + take action toward transformation and repair.

also lets be real: most of the time, I will unfollow, block, troll their online events until they surrender their platform, and plot revenge fantasies with you. I love my friends, and people who align with systems of domination to oppress people are not my comrades.