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Question:
If so many men argue that the assholes are the minority, (NOT ALL MEN!!!) why do we never see giant groups of men flooding women's accounts with nice, respectful messages or support?
Why doesn't dogpiling get responded to by a flood of help? Where is the support for women being stalked and threatened? Where are y'all?
I have never in my life been overwhelmed by kindness. But men literally attempt (and often succeed) destroying my life on the daily.
Where are the "good guys"?
@ginnymcqueen It depends. I've seen several love floods (prompted and unprompted), and some fairly impressive defensive actions from time to time, but I can't say why you haven't had the same experience.
For myself, I'm pretty bad a lovebombing other than close friends, and tend to send unsolicited @'s mostly when there's something I disagree with from someone I think might be persuaded somehow, so obviously I'm not contributing very well to the general picture.
I think the general response to dogpiling on the birdsite and other similar places would be to report the involved accounts, which very seldom has any effect, as I'm sure you're aware. Actually putting yourself out there visibly exposes you to secondary harm, and honestly, there's simply not that many people who'd take that kind of figurative bullet for a stranger on the internet, and accept becoming a target with all the entails for themselves and their friends/family.
For myself, I'm pretty bad a lovebombing other than close friends, and tend to send unsolicited @'s mostly when there's something I disagree with from someone I think might be persuaded somehow, so obviously I'm not contributing very well to the general picture.
I think the general response to dogpiling on the birdsite and other similar places would be to report the involved accounts, which very seldom has any effect, as I'm sure you're aware. Actually putting yourself out there visibly exposes you to secondary harm, and honestly, there's simply not that many people who'd take that kind of figurative bullet for a stranger on the internet, and accept becoming a target with all the entails for themselves and their friends/family.
@pettter It's been a while since I've seen a good love bomb though!
