Thread by @keikoinboston

1. Lovely to wake up and see a tweet (via quote tweet from friend) from a woman I used to know socially claiming the mantle of victimhood (mild online sexual harassment) when I know she’s guilty of far worse sexually predatory behavior. 🤨

2. But it’s not like I have proof and confronting her would accomplish nothing.

But it really underscores how differently we read stories online when we have more context.

If I didn’t know her I’d likely be more sympathetic. 😕

3. Too tired to pick a fight and without evidence it’s just my word against hers about incidents I was not present for but which multiple people confirmed to me. So I just DMed my friend and gave her a heads up. She had no idea.

4. In this case the woman has a screenshot so the complaint looks legit, but the missing context is that she’s complaining about behavior that is mild by comparison to what she’s alleged to have done to some men.

https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1366566000477556738

5. For all we know, the framing of her complaint may be false. Maybe the guy wrote what he wrote because of past interactions with her in which sexual compliments were welcome.

6. Even if her framing is accurate, her complaint reads as hypocritical to me given the insider knowledge I have. 🤷🏻‍♀️

But the sympathy is rolling in so the story is doing its job.

7. Also the righteous indignation.

Meanwhile I’m over here laughing while I wonder what people would say if they knew the kind of behavior she’s engaged in.

8. Of course being a predator in one situation does NOT negate the possibility of being a victim in another situation.

But it’s difficult to claim the moral high ground if you’re known to engage in entitled behavior with no respect for other people’s boundaries.