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if i& #39;m being honest, i kinda forgot about this account. obviously, i should have spoken up on here sooner. those of you who follow me on my main know that i have been actively spreading information, sharing sources and whatnot for months. but this is not about me.
tyler& #39;s demeanor is unacceptable. yes, we don& #39;t know whether ot not he has donated or whatever else he did. but acknowledging the hurt and struggle of his fans and joking about it instead of offering closure? a half-hearted apology and an ancient carrd link? i& #39;m not feeling it.
and yes, he is not an activist. but with a (mainly young) huge following like his, he has a *responsibility*. of course suicide awareness is ALWAYS important. the entire trench record was a metaphor for depression, we deciphered that together. i thought it was beautiful.
i know for a fact that most (if not almost all) of us are struggling with depression, anxiety, and other forms of mental illness. but that didn& #39;t stop us from putting ourselves out there. so using "sometimes i even cry" as an excuse to not get involved just feels off to me.
i can& #39;t express the sorrow i feel for poc top fans right now. you& #39;re hurt, you feel invalidated, you& #39;re disappointed. please know your emotions are valid. me and countless others are still by your side. we have to continue fighting, with or without him.
NON-BLACK CLIKKIES: it is not our place to accept his apology. it is not our place to forgive him. we have to stand back and listen when our brothers, sisters and nb siblings tell us that they are in pain. it& #39;s a lot to take in, and i don& #39;t expect anyone to take immediate action.
i have spent all morning (ayy timezones, it& #39;s 10.30 am for me right now) reading up on the replies and qrts, checking out several hashtags and talking to other people before i started to write this thread. and still, i might make mistakes. i do my best to learn.
tyler clearly doesn& #39;t want to listen. his tweets (someone teach that guy how to make a THREAD, please!) were self-centered and hurtful, and he still joked about that stupid shoe tweet. maybe debby can teach him how to use his platform for real. because this is not okay.
