Read on Twitter
Just saw a tweet I won& #39;t RT but completely agree with. If you claim to be mutuals/ have no problem with someone, you should engage ethically with their tweets that you don& #39;t agree with without exposing them to abuse/ harassment in the name of challenging them.
Sometimes when I want to challenge something someone has said and they are people I am generally mutuals/ friendly or chatty with here, esp another feminist, I& #39;ve learned to engage them directly in their DMs as opposed to aggressively coming at them/ going back & forth on the TL
For several reasons, one being its easier to have a real conversation when eyes are removed and the ego is no longer engaged with the need to perform for followers/ not look stupid/ wrong. I& #39;ve had many fantastic conversations and learned a lot using this approach.
And even when we don& #39;t agree, it is not vicious or abusive. Just more a firm agreement to disagree or even disengage from each other. I just find it sneaky how people quote tweet you and expose to a torrent of abuse while pretending its about anything but that.
Whether a feminist& #39;s ideas seem too radical or not radical enough, I hope we all learn to do better when engaging with each other. Just remember you didn& #39;t always know what you know now, neither are you at the end of your learning journey either.
Nowadays, if anyone wants to QT me just to have a joyride with their followers, I just mute or block and keep it moving.
