What to do when you say something badly wrong on Twitter. (A short contemporary subtweet thread.)
On Twitter, you may eventually say something thoughtless, wrongheaded, not nuanced, or harmful.
It happens. By definition, you're not aware of your blind spots. 1/x
On Twitter, you may eventually say something thoughtless, wrongheaded, not nuanced, or harmful.
It happens. By definition, you're not aware of your blind spots. 1/x
If you say something offensive, you may be criticized for that.
Pause. The criticism is probably correct. Think about it. Then, instead of justifying the self, apologize.
Tweet "I messed up. I'm deleting that tweet, because [reason] and will try to be more thoughtful." 2/x
Pause. The criticism is probably correct. Think about it. Then, instead of justifying the self, apologize.
Tweet "I messed up. I'm deleting that tweet, because [reason] and will try to be more thoughtful." 2/x
That's different than just midnight secret deletion of the tweet. You're acknowledging your mistake, owning it, trying to correct it, and you're being transparent about having made that mistake. People often cut you slack, especially because it's the right thing to do. 3/x
So if (hypothetically) you're a writers' organization that stepped in it, in the future _don't_ fail to apologize, explain your purpose (irrelevant to whether you made a mistake), and quibble about other mistaken criticism.
First, own your oops and apologize.
Best. 4/4
First, own your oops and apologize.
Best. 4/4
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