Read on Twitter
1/ Something that needs to be understood. If someone writes or says something that you don& #39;t agree with you do have the right to reach out and ask to have a discussion about said thing to explain your point of view to them. Especially if that thing is problematic to you.
2/ But especially on a platform as global as this (and especially during a global pandemic when we all have serious things going on in our lives) you don& #39;t get to dictate how quickly they need to get back to you or assume that if they don& #39;t respond quickly enough
3/ that they are refusing to have that conversation. This platform is global, while it may be daytime/evening for some for others it is the middle of the night. And even if you know for a fact the person is up they may be dealing with something stressful that doesn& #39;t allow
4/ for them to respond to messages at that time. Some people may choose to block people that have reached out to them. This isn& #39;t necessarily an attack. They may not have the capacity to have the conversation being asked of them at this time and they may need the safety
5/ of having people blocked to feel that they& #39;re mental health is protected. If they choose to do this it isn& #39;t an attack on the people they choose to block or a statement on any situation... it& #39;s a person taking the steps they need to protect their mental health.
6/ The people being blocked also have the choice to return the favor and block as well. This too shouldn& #39;t be seen as an attack but as a choice they& #39;ve made for any number of reasons. Unfortunately what I& #39;ve seen too many times on social media is people choosing
7/ I believe mostly when they feel wronged, or attacked, or such though that& #39;s only my thoughts looking from the outside in, to take the route of subtweeting the person they feel wronged by. This almost invariably leads to numerous members of whichever fandom to jump on board.
8/ The person feeling wronged may not personally attack the other person but others usually end up doing so. Of course the first person is not in control of those other people, but it is their actions of subtweeting that causes the attack, and that is NEVER okay.
9/ I& #39;ve seen this over and over in fandom after fandom. We all need to take a breath and treat each other the way we& #39;d like to be treated and give each other the benefit of the doubt. Maybe take a beat to think about how we& #39;d feel if the messages we& #39;re sending/posting were
10/ directed at us. Social media has the ability to be a wonderful, amazing place that brings us all together. It also has the ability to be a place full of bullying and attacks (whether intentional or not) that can push people to the edge.
11/ Personally I choose kindness, support, and love. I won& #39;t stand for hate or negativity on my timeline no matter who it is directed at. /end
