a wigglytuff continues to observe the meta in the distance
i commend the new mods and wish them the best of luck on witches.lives but i also fully expect that within 3 months or so they will get burned out, given that there's still steadfast resistance to admit that it was not "screenshot dunking" but instead "warning of obvious extreme racism" and constant redirection into "but I'M the REAL victim here actually".
a wigglytuff continues to observe the meta in the distance
i mean there's only so many times one can say "i fucked up, BUT..." before it begins to ring hollow, by virtue of trying to be an immediate justification.
the enormous void still remains there that it wasn't the screenshot dunk one side desperately wants it to be. it was a timely warning, and quite frankly, i don't think anything less than a screenshot would have been acceptable evidence 'cos it was just that fuckin strange.
a wigglytuff continues to observe the meta in the distance
an admin who is constantly focusing on the feelings of white people above the safety of PoC - their own feelings included emphatically here - while not wanting to take much responsibility for doing so is going to be... really tiring for PoC to co-admin with.
it's not about the twitter cancel culture - it's about the racism. especially as it comes out said user had been more and more off the rails with no admin action.
a wigglytuff continues to observe the meta in the distance
so, ironically, these declarations that it cannot become twitter culture - have been the ultimate expression of twitter culture.
a PoC tries to defend themselves from an attack, and warn others.
a white person gets very upset about this.
the PoC's actions are made into the worst most toxic thing and no attention is paid to the actual harm being done.
i mean, this is first chapter of The Jeffree Star Playbook For Influencers, lol
a wigglytuff continues to observe the meta in the distance
saying you're against cancel culture is all fine and good, really, but if you try to cancel somebody for "screenshot dunking" in order to get people not paying attention to your own failure of moderating, then, uh
problem's not been solved all that much.
i say, sitting here subtooting, but i figure at this point this is like a morality play for my white ass to observe so i can figure out how to check myself and not wreck myself LOL