@alice The harm caused when attackers are not screened never really goes away. I got attacked by Nazis on Twitter. I still feel it.
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@alice The harm caused when attackers are not screened never really goes away. I got attacked by Nazis on Twitter. I still feel it.
@kimlockhartga I've been tempted to start collecting the attacks I get and publishing them (with content warnings!) because a thing I hear over and over is:
"Really? I never see stuff like that here."
And these (mostly) white (mostly) guys were saying the same thing when #BlackMastodon talks about #Racism.
Or when #FemmeFedi talks about #Sexism.
It's like, dude, you don't see it because you're not the target. 😮💨
@alice Although you shouldn't have to publish such attacks—and for that matter you shouldn't have to receive them—I think that if you do choose to publish some of them, that might indeed be a helpful service.
@kimlockhartga @alice I hated (absolutely hated) the "Sticks and stones" stuff at school, knowing full well the damage that words can do. The pen might be mightier than the sword, but the damage from a comment can last just as long, if not longer, and it cuts deep.