But really this is a fact of life on @Twittet that women, particularly those from the left like Walsh, have been forced to grow accustomed.
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They laugh 'cause they know they're untouchable.
And not because what I said was wrong."
-- Sinead O'Connor
Asking any of us to give @jack the benefit of the doubt assumes that we have any left to give.
Fresh out.
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"Through their own words,
They will be exposed.
They've got a severe case of
The emperor's new clothes."
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It didn't take long to recognize another shared trait among the women being attacked.
Clinton.
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Male trolls, studied Twitter's terms of service closely, and found creative ways to express threats and personally attack women.
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Gaslighting.
Exaggeration.
Manufactured Outrage.
Ridiculous expectations applied to no one else.
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They attacked well-known supporters viciously & called bot armies to overwhelm them.
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Twitter began silently shadow banning many Clinton supporters, myself included.
A process we joke about as being put in jail.
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It has failed to do its one job.
It has failed itself.
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Hannity gets a call in.
But.
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There are no words to describe how disappointed @Only4RM & I were to watch our dear friend Kimberly (@outerbororoyal) exit.
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Well, after enduring a long conversation with a white man who, while defending family separations, was dealing in the worst kinds of racist tropes, And she told him to "Drop dead."
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But the racist white snowflake reported that the black woman had threatened his life and created an unsafe environment and @TwitterSupport agreed and suspended her.
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It's jaw-dropping and profane. Its exactly the type of thing one would expect to happen in a country about to give way to authoritarian rule.
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I suggested that before they sat down and shut-up that they maybe punch themselves in the face for me.
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We should never have nice things again.
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Recently I've noticed that several younger male friends have been issued verified status. From my perspective they each deserved the distinction.
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The optics are bad. @SusanBordo, @Karoli, @VABVOX, & @GottaLaff deserve verification. 25/