As a side note, I really hate to be so defensive and needing to put a whole tweet of disclaimers just to be able to HAVE that conversation. I'm not a Nazi, or alt-right, I don't hate minorities, I want to support them, I don't have an agenda, I should be able to SAY these things.
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Replying to @laurentbercot
Will get back to you on this, a bit later when I have time.
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Replying to @RichFelker @laurentbercot
I'm not sure if you're aware, but while un-@'ing will keep you out of her mentions, it will not keep your messages from showing up to anyone who opens up the original thread to read it, where they're a derailing microaggression.
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Replying to @RichFelker @laurentbercot
Regardless of your not meaning it as such, your comment comes across as concern trolling, and uses a lot of phrasing that will be read as dogwhistles like "identity politics", "extreme", and "unfair [to group not at personal safety risk or any disadvantage due to 'unfairness']".
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Replying to @RichFelker @laurentbercot
If someone who constantly deals with aggression and threats due to hetero- and cis-normativity sometimes or always feels more comfortable not being around straight people, their mentioning that is not hurting you or reason for you to advise them not to "hurt their cause".
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Replying to @RichFelker
That is very true, and the reason why I removed myself from her mentions. Now there are several things: 1. We NEED to be able to have a conversation about identity politics without it being read as a dogwhistle. Seriously, fuck those guys, I want to reclaim discourse.
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Replying to @laurentbercot @RichFelker
2. I am not concern trolling, I *do see* people using tweets/comments such as hers and framing them as nonsense such as "the left hates all straight people". It's happening. Ofc that's not minorities' fault, trolls will strawman anything - but it's so EASY to frame this.
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Replying to @laurentbercot
You can engage these asshats (or "people who just learned awful patterns of behavior by being around asshats" as you mentioned) by calling them out when they do crap like that, rather than DOING JUST LIKE THEM and criticizing someone's legitimate self-expression.
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Replying to @RichFelker @laurentbercot
It's very simple. Next time instead of replying to a tweet like this expressing "concern", reply to one of the people abusively quote-tweeting something like it and tell them why they're wrong.
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Replying to @RichFelker
OK, that's fair and constructive. Thanks. I guess my reaction comes from the fact it's much easier, and much more pleasant, to react to people I generally agree with than to engage asshats who will likely dismiss me as a libtard and ignore everything I'll say.
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Yeah being dismissed like that sucks, but it's even worse when you're dismissed just for who/what you are rather than what you said. That's why it's important for those of us who won't be dismissed just for who we are to take on some of the unpleasant work.
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