anon, i wish i could. i wish i had the power to make these people stop. i wish i had the power to comfort the people who are being hurt on both ‘sides’ of this situation. i don’t. i’ve withdrawn my support from the con community in protest. i’ve considered withdrawing from the fanfic community as well, but i don’t think it’ll make the slightest bit of difference to them, and it would make me unhappy (especially since i’ve just got my groove back after S3).
these people are never going to stop, unless and until the majority of the fandom cuts them off. all i can advise people at this point is, send supportive messages to those you think are being treated unfairly, and let the organizers and leaders of our community – whether that’s cons, podcasts, whatever – know that you’re not okay with this. as others have pointed out, we’ve given ‘ignore them‘ a good, long try, and all that has happened is that the bullying has escalated and escalated. the exponential increase over the last month is stunning. we’re now in a situation where threats of doxxing to employers and police are standard operating procedure. honest to god, i 100% believe that if we as a community do not find some way to eject these people from our midst, someone is going to end up getting really, irreparably hurt.
reblog, please.
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