Thread by @rollwthepunches

Hey, my lovely writers.

I'm so glad my Sia thread really helped condense a lot of info for you and connect dots you hadn't!

But when you write an article, delineating all her inconsistencies, in order, include references to exact written interviews I found, and even

bullet points I listed out as notes to consider but didn't have time for, it starts to just feel like plagiarism, not reporting.

We've ALL had screenshots of our tweets thrown into articles while many just add words around our Good Thoughts™️. But when you don't even do that?

Make it look like you did all the investigative work, found all these nuggets and drew important conclusions often missed in other articles? Mmm.. that feels.. exploitative? Of another disabled person?

No mention, hidden link, screenshot, nada? But do link/add names to OTHERS?

Again, it feels exploitative of my work. I put a ton of effort into the digging, reading, listening, screen recording, transcribing, screenshotting, pattern recognizing, etc etc, bc something felt off to me. Even more off than the obvious ableism of her tweets.

Just a nod helps!

Every single writer who asked to reference or use my thread received an immediate yes, no questions asked, EAGER to help - just get the info out there! Bc ego is nil to me.

So to have ya just steal it and present it as your own when I was happy to share? Real bummer man.

Be kind. Respect journalistic integrity.

But above all, please don't write articles about the ableism in Sia's film, and the exploitation of Maddie, only to exploit the labor of so many autistics on Twitter. They/we put in days of work, through pain, and deserve respect.
Thanks!