1/ The Vox writer I criticized is getting really bad harassment. Because this is how online bullshit works, within about 30 seconds of things really kicking off, she& #39;d likely received what any decent person would describe as WILDLY disproportionate & #39;punishment& #39; for whatever

2/ she did. I do not think journalists should be immune from people asking them, online, to defend their writing or their tweeting. But threats and slurs and the like are a whole other level and are completely unaceptable. If anyone replies to this with a link to a follower of

3/ mine harassing her, I& #39;ll block them -- simple as that. One part of this is complicated: If X thinks Y did something outrageous, how can X highlight that without Y coming in for a wave of harassment? I don& #39;t know the answer to that. I DO know that on an individual level,

4/ harassing people is totally unacceptable. Do NOT be an asshole. Even if you can& #39;t empathize with her -- and of course you should, because she& #39;s a human, and what she& #39;s going through sucks -- this doesn& #39;t even further your own goal, because it turns everything into an internet

5/ harassment story. Just don& #39;t harass people.