Thread by @severelynormlAB

Well, here we were, all having nice time.

Then, some trash human in Red Deer decided to make some misogynist, borderline criminal decals with Greta Thunberg's likeness on them.

I tweeted the story, and it hit. It's been everywhere this week. #ableg

Today, some crank decided to report my account, @bymichaeldunn, and that of my buddy Sheena @arbitral, for violating Twitter's Child Exploitation Policy. #ableg

It's high irony that the same people defending that sticker, tying themselves into knots of dubious rationality screaming, "she's not a child, she's 17," while also howling, "why isn't she in school, she's just a child," regarding Thunberg...#thunberg #ableg

...are reporting the accounts that pushed the story for "violating Twitter's Child Exploitation Policy."

Clearly we're dealing with masters of strategy.

So, @arbitral and @bymichaeldunn are now locked accounts, unless we delete the tweets that broke the story. #ableg

I get it. People here in Alberta are scared of #gretathunberg, because she represents a movement that opposes one of the drivers of the Alberta economy. And ohhh are they angry about it. #ableg

I work in construction, both in and out of the oil&gas industry. It's not the only thing I do with my life, and it certainly doesn't define me.

Twitter is a fun medium, and also a tremendous source of information. It's also a dark place, and there are terrible people who use it.

I've been on it for almost a decade. @Arbitral has been here longer than me, and she's one of the funniest, sassiest, take-no-shit women I've ever met.

I don't break rules here. I beak off like everyone, and I criticize, but I'm rarely rude about it. #ableg

Twitter might not let Sheena and I outta jail, who knows? I know the news has been obscuring the image on the sticker, and I'd be happy to do so, but deleting that tweet is antithetical to the medium. It's newsworthy, and a topic of discussion, @TwitterSafety. #ableg

Now, I'm not gonna beg, but I'm definitely not taking that tweet down. If @twitter wants to keep Sheena and I in their jail, that's cool, it's their prerogative.

My response to @TwitterSafety is as follows: #ableg #thunberg

"Hi Twitter. It appears a tweet I sent that hit 1000 RTs/1800 likes this week (the one that started the Greta Thunberg/Alberta oilfield hardhat sticker thing) is being reported, likely by the same kinds of folks who’d support the person who made the sticker, and its message."

"The story has been widely reported on throughout Canada and internationally. I believe it’s newsworthy, and am reticent to remove the post, as I believe it’s provoked discussion in my home province regarding misogyny in the industry I work in..."

"and is having a positive effect on the culture of my industry, through discussion about appropriate images on the job site.
I await Twitter’s response. Thanks for your time.

Mike Dunn" #ableg #thunberg @TwitterSafety

Conversation was how this site began. "Brevity is the soul of wit," if I'm not mistaken?

The medium has changed, and I understand it needs rules to function properly and be a safe place, while maintaining freedom of expression and speech. #ableg #canpoli

Removing this image puts a difficult conversation in jeopardy, and stifles debate about morality in this medium and the 21st century. If the very people who claim that Greta Thunberg isn't a child--yet continually harass her in public and online...

...and then run back to another point of view that she IS a child, and we ought not even consider her opinion and movement--are allowed to silence topics that add to this discussion in a very public space, then what path are we headed down? #ableg #canpoli

I was a journalism student before I started in construction, and have been a published music writer in Canada for 4+ years. I understand ethics, credibility, and reputation. My conscience is clean. If I'm starting over here, let's do it with a classic sign off:

Thanks for listening friends. For @arbitral, I'm @bymichaeldunn, and this has been HAVING A SEVERELY NORMAL ONE. Goodnight, Alberta. #ableg #canpoli #gretathunberg

@shmitzysays @leftyfem @KikkiPlanet @maxfawcett @TabathaSouthey @blakeberglund @michellenarang @GretaThunberg #ableg #canpoli

Wrote this in December 2018, after the PM made comments at the G7 about the need to examine the attitudes and behaviours of workers in remote, isolated areas.
This week’s events prove that @JustinTrudeau was right about oilfield culture. #ableg #cdnpoli

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