Being kind is very important but I hate that the official ‘be kind’ slogan has turned into a ‘get out of jail free’ card for those who are deserving of criticism :)))
If you’ve travelled abroad multiple times during a Global Pandemic
while some are still shielding, isolating voluntarily (due to health anxiety/general worrying), unable to see friends & relatives - then expect that people are going to be angry!!

Also I know that someone’s going to get nitpicky & ask “who are we to decide if someone’s worthy of criticism?” but there’s also a clear difference between someone being criticised for something they’ve DONE vs being criticised for who they ARE.
Might (absolutely will) regret this when f**tball twitter inevitably finds me but hello! I’m a journalist and I had a piece published last week
if you have any commissioning editor friends pls recommend me https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/07/i-was-fetishised-at-18-by-a-40-year-old-man-13330082/#metro-comments-container
