Consider not doing that but respecting that if someone has taken steps not to have contact with you, this is a request to be left alone that you should respect rather than forcing the contact & justifying it with 'But she's really, really wrong.'
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Replying to @HPluckrose @IonaItalia and
this is inconsistent logic. i’m blocked by tara mccarthy, as are many others. we shouldnt subtweet her when she says something dumb?
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Replying to @andrealoko_ @IonaItalia and
No. You should not find ways to circumvent people's blocks even if you really, really disagree with them. If someone takes steps to prevent you from having contact with them, you should not force that contact. Applies even to people who you think morally reprehensible.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @andrealoko_ and
It’s a normal part of twitter though. To screenshot a tweet & argue against it if you are blocked. It’s not forcing an interaction. It’s arguing points without interacting. I can see why you might disagree with this, though. But it is something quite common on twitter
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Replying to @ElleWest26 @andrealoko_ and
I do disagree with it. I have always disagreed with forcing contact but I now disagree with getting past blocks too because of an escalating problem where people think they have right of access to people they strongly disagree with. Gonna publish on this in a few days.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @andrealoko_ and
doesnt this stifle free discussion and speech though? i thought you were big on that whole thing?
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Replying to @notCursedE @HPluckrose and
The idea behind free discussion and debate is that people who want to talk to each other about things should be able to. If someone doesn't want to talk to someone else, they shouldn't have to.
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Replying to @salonium @HPluckrose and
and they dont but i should still be able to criticise their ideas even without them responding or ever having to see my posts because theyve blocked me. What's wrong with that?
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Replying to @notCursedE @HPluckrose and
Oh yeah, but there's a difference between criticising their ideas vs. constantly trying to contact them or attacking them personally.
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Replying to @salonium @HPluckrose and
yeah like - no attacking or whatever just straight criticism of ideas. i do this with terfs quite often cos a lot of them have me blocked - and contrary to what Helen is saying I think I have an ethical obligation to do this as they're working against my rights.
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And if they think trans people are working against they're rights, should they get past their blocks and post their tweets mockingly or polemically or should they respect that boundary?
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