
Geena Mons†er @geenagaga
I just want to address the subject of Twitter.
I just want to address the subject of Twitter.
I am so tired, EXHAUSTED actually, of the petty drama and hateful accounts on Twitter. I'm tired of the people who sit behind a computer screen and say hurtful things to other people just to make themselves feel better.
Twitter has changed so much since I first joined, and it makes me really upset, because it's kind of a love hate relationship. On one hand I love it because I have met so many amazing people who have gotten me through so much, and been my friends when I really needed people the most. And on the other hand, I have been involved in so much drama over things that don't even matter.
When I'm on Twitter, you will never see me tweeting mean things. Ever. I see people all the time talking about how Gaga's message of #PromoteOnlineKindness shouldn't matter and that some people take it too seriously, but I disagree SO much, and it upsets me that people say that. I take it seriously. Everything I say and do on twitter i do with the intention of kindness.
However, I am tired of being taken advantage of for that. Just because I'm always kind, doesn't mean I won't stand up for myself. If someone is mean to me I will block them and avoid them at all costs, but sometimes it doesn't just stop there. Sometimes harassment continues, which it has for me many times. And what bothers me is that no one seems to care. Twitter should be a fun place, but instead it's become a bit of a mess, and if it wasn't for my friends on there, I probably would delete my account and move on to something else. Because it's just too much for me to take at times, to be honest.
I think online kindness is very important. Just as important as kindness in real life. People need to spread positive energy, love, and light. It really sucks seeing negativity being spread around like it's no big deal. I'm tired of it and I wish more action could be taken.
There have been cases where I've tried to report an account for harassment, but Twitter states that when they contact the person, they won't hesitate to share your name (real name and twitter name) along with it. I think there should be an option to anonymously report someone and tell your story along with it. When you fear someone, you want to avoid contact with them and their hateful ways, and you just want to feel better and safer with yourself. I just wish that was possible.
I'm tired of being stalked and harassed and not being able to do anything other than ignore it/try and forget it, when at the end of the day it really does hurt and upsets me.
Why can't people just be kind to one another? If everyone did one kind thing for someone once a day, the world would be a brighter place. I'm tired of all the hate and negative energy going around on Twitter. I know it's just a social networking site, but it's a place that a lot of people gather, and being kind on Twitter is just as important (in my opinion) as being kind anywhere else. Including in real life.
Be kind to others because you never know what they're going through. Words can hurt and impact someone without you even realizing it, but it's worse when you DO realize it and continue to harass/bully someone.
I stand by @gaga and her message about online kindness, and I wish more people would.
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