Velvet Silmeria!Mánibranðr @FreyaManibrandr@awoo.space

And also, is this any of your business? Are you part of the communities being addressed?

Has what you want to say already been said by someone impacted by the issue at hand?

Check the replies before you add your own and boost the thoughts of ppl actually impacted by whatever issue it is. This is a great way to both ensure people who are actually affected get heard and to avoid dogpiling.

What would you want the response to be from others if someone did x thing to you?
What would you want the response to be if you did x yourself?

What kind of response is the person or group of ppl who are impacted /actually asking for?/

Harassment campaigns for minor issues and interpersonal disagreements are not specific to leftist communities. They are, however, more often couched in “anti oppressive” languages in our communities than in other settings.

The issue is not about cancelling - the issue is, as always, about media literacy and taking a critical lens to any information presented to you.

What power dynamics are going on?
Does this call out punch up or down?

It reminds me of the detransition narrative in some ways - because this thing hurt me, it is universally bad for anyone to do.

People who are “anti cancel culture” often ignore or minimize the ways calling people out can address real harm. They get focused on instances where the response to harm is significantly greater than the original harm, in their opinion - almost always bc this has happened to them

Calling people out online is one of the only meaningful ways many people have to

a) let patterns of behaviour be known to others
b) seek any form of justice, even in “bad” ways like online harassment campaigns
c) find others who have had similar experiences

Yes, /ideally/ this happens after trying to privately talk to someone about the issue (“call in”) but there are plenty of situations where this might not be possible

Thinking about this again

Something that really characterizes the “anti cancel culture” ppl, who are it seems primarily my fellow white queers, is a lack of alternatives.

Many people, especially marginalized folks, especially Black people, do not have the option to report harm to any kind of state sanctioned authorities. Many of us, especially those of us who are abolitionists, don’t /want/ to use policing or the state against ppl