OK, time again for Twitter harassment 101.

Never tag an account known for harassment in a minority creators mentions; also conversely never @ that creator in any thread in which also @ the harasser.

This is known as "snitch tagging" and it is deeply harmful.

When a minority creator complains about harassment, the least helpful thing you can do is pop into their thread and ask them to name the harasser.

If you're looking for dish, do the research yourself. You're not the one at risk.

Concern trolling a minority creator who is warning others about a harasser ("oh but aren't you just fighting hate with hate") adds nothing, is exhausting at best, and the creator is well within their rights to assuming you are bating them into an online clash.

Many top harassers have highly organized, coordinated followings who regularly target these creators.

Trying to "educate" this creator or help them find "common ground" with their harassers or trolls is NEVER helpful. It helps ONLY the troll.

Please read this paragraph twice.

Before you engage a creator about harassment, ask yourself:

1. Is this engagement really necessary?
2. Really?
3. Would a troll write anything even close to what I am writing?
4. Am I sure about that?
5. How else could I support that creator?

Reducing known harassers to "people you disagree with" erases the harm these people have done to countless minorities.

This bears repeating: You may think you're being rational in this situation, but you are being harmful.

If your primary reaction to this thread is desire to debate these points, chances are you're not the type of person that minority creators want to publicly interact with.

You may believe that's unfair. Maybe it is.

If it is unfair, how much does that _really_ effect you?