There’s no manual for this, so I’m just going to try the best I can:

Yesterday, I had to block an account belonging to a younger man bc it was brought to my attention that he was engaging in some harassing behavior of women, including harassing them over me. 1/
It is wholly inappropriate to harass anyone – including any of my friends, acquaintances, or colleagues – over whether I am following you.

It is particularly obnoxious to seek to target women/femmes for harassment. 2/
I deeply regret that anyone was harassed in this person’s misguided efforts to form some sort of ‘relationship’ with me. Please know that you can come to me at any time if this is happening.

The safety of my friends and loved ones is of paramount importance to me. /3
I also want to point out that having one marginalized identity (e.g. being disabled) doesn’t negate one’s ability to use other privileges (e.g. being white, being male) towards inappropriate, hurtful, or violent ends. /4
And policing how other marginalized people self-identify (how they talk about themselves) is not, actually, ‘positive engagement’ or ‘good social media practice/praxis’ or really a thing you want to be doing all the goddamn time. /5
Finally, I’ll simply say that if you’re someone who is pursuing a profession which requires licensure, you should understand that, in the area of administrative law, I am an extraordinarily effective attorney.

Fuck with anyone I care about? You’ll find out. 6/6
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