Thread: twitter and mental health https://twitter.com/hawtktmoh/status/1297919023489994756

Just a few days ago, someone was called a "piece of shit" by multiple ppl on twitter. He had made a tasteless joke which, acc to many people, had a sexual double meaning. Eventually he made his profile private.

I didn't get the sexual innuendo in his comment, and no one who was calling him out for his comment gave any helpful clues. Neither did two other millennials who I talked to about it.

I kept thinking about how I or someone I know could have made the same comment without understanding its sexual undertones. I kept thinking about what I would feel like if so many people called me a piece of shit, and how he could have been called out in a kinder way.

Being on social media means that we are immediately judged for voicing your opinions (or if you are a woman, a feminist, or a dollarbadi, for NOT voicing your opinions).
Calling out racism and sexism is important, but it can be done much more kindly than we are used to.

Re: yesterday's thread.
I did not mean to gaslight. The person who that tweet was addressed to felt violated and she called it out. She did what I wish everyone (including myself) could do. The onus of explaining how she felt abused should not be on her.

HOWEVER, if you are an ally (in this instance if you are male and an ally) your job isn't done when you call names.
Call-out culture has the potential to move the discussion ahead. Cancel culture shuts down the conversation.