I come back to LJ after a long hiatus, and there's more drama with familiar names. I've heard of this person's antics from years back, but this is first I've heard it escalate to anything in real life.
One of the downsides within social justice circles is that there are lot of people who have so much anger behind what they do, even though they might "mean well." I've heard stories from mentors who have done work for years and how they've dealt with difficult people, even before the internet became what it is today. Just this year I've witnessed the biggest drama within the Asian American activist community unfold into real life all because of Twitter. The downside with the internet is that it's easy people to just stay behind a computer and say what they want (I've been guilty of that too.) without actually dealing with an actual human being in front of you.
I don't know how long ago Winterfox's behavior was most prominent, but hopefully getting out there and actually talking to people will change for the better. Hopefully?
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Date: 2014-11-12 07:28 pm (UTC)One of the downsides within social justice circles is that there are lot of people who have so much anger behind what they do, even though they might "mean well." I've heard stories from mentors who have done work for years and how they've dealt with difficult people, even before the internet became what it is today. Just this year I've witnessed the biggest drama within the Asian American activist community unfold into real life all because of Twitter. The downside with the internet is that it's easy people to just stay behind a computer and say what they want (I've been guilty of that too.) without actually dealing with an actual human being in front of you.
I don't know how long ago Winterfox's behavior was most prominent, but hopefully getting out there and actually talking to people will change for the better. Hopefully?