Hi! As you all know I’ve been having a lot of anxiety surrounding cancel culture. I find that a little ridiculous having been on stan parts of internet for over 5 years and this isn’t new to me, so I’m making a thread on the things I have learned while being a stan hag

Note: // this is not an indirect I think everyone should know these things :) you’re not required to apply any of this to the way you treat others on the internet but it’s just what has worked best for me

To start off, the points in this TED talk are what I’m going to talk about. I recommend watching this as this person explains a lot better than I can

So first of all, I think our culture is so obsessed with exposing that we have forgotten the main goal is education. Often time we forget that the person behind the screen is someone with feelings, but we also disregard the diversity of backgrounds people can come from

Regardless of your background, we forget that no person is ever going to be fully educated on everything, and that every single person will eventually make a mistake. You can’t say that people should not talk, because were inclined to share our opinions and there are going to be-

- people who don’t share the same opinion as you, or have the same education as you. That doesn’t mean the person loses their right to speak.

The issue I have with something I’ve seen so many people do is have exposing threads, subtweeting or QRTing people. I’m not saying you’re not allowed to do this, but when someone does this, it shows that they care more about proving someone wrong rather than -

-helping the person better themselves. I know it’s a common thing to say that we are not required to educate other, and that if they’re on the internet why can’t they look it up? Why can’t they learn themselves?

The truth is, human perspective can not be taught. It’s like giving someone a textbook and expecting them to learn it all, without providing them with proper tools of comprehension

HOWEVER, if this person is a threat to other’s SAFETY, please do let others know!

Lastly (for now at least!) the block button exists for a reason, if you find someone being hostile, or taunting please use it but do not use it when you are being educated. Stay open to criticism and explain your POV when someone calls you out. Not every discussion is a -

-confrontation, attack or harmful debate, some debates are good! Also, once you recognize your mistake/fault, apologize and allow yourself to be held accountable and address it. Remember that anyone who has been hurt does not owe you kindness or forgiveness but you can hope for-

-it. Again, you’re not required to follow any of this but it’s just what’s been productive and helpful for me :)