#the moral grand standing while announcing to the world you hate someone is willld

[hawkins-batman]

what is the point of defending noah to the extend that you do? do you actually believe you can/have changed even one person's negative opinion of him? like what is the endgoal here

I don’t think I’ve changed people’s minds — I know it. How do I know it? Because I’ve had many people up in my DMs who have told me so. Directly. Dozens.

Many of those people are now my moots. Some of them even contributed to the fan mail book we mailed Noah back in October.

Why do I do it, though? Because queer people and Jewish people being the targets of violent smear campaigns that threaten to kill them and their families, sexually assault them, doxx them, and weaponize slurs and discriminatory tropes against them are wrong.

Because I never had other queer people stick up for me when I faced homophobia when I was younger and as someone who is just a smidge older than Noah, I believe I have an obligation to stick up for a younger queer person — since it’s clear YOU lot can’t be trusted to call down this behavior.

I also do it because I believe in my values. When I say I support queer and Jewish people (and other minorities), I put my actions where my mouth is. Words without action are meaningless. Which is why online activists so often get labeled as performative. You claim you care about queer people. You claim you care about other minorities.

But what did you do when a mob was unleashed on one? You joined in, at worst, or else just fed him to them. And for what? Some stickers that weren’t even his? For defending a victim of rape, kidnapping, and murder?

So, now, I turn the question back on you. What do you gain from attacking him? From lying about him? From being silent while others are homophobic, antisemitic, and threatening to harm him and his loved ones? Does doing this help Palestinians in Gaza? How?

Does solidarity with minorities mean nothing to you? Or are we props for you to use to show others how “good” you are when it’s convenient?

I’ll be eagerly awaiting your answers. But I won’t hold my breath.