I never got a response from that anon, so I'll be turning anonymous asks back on tonight. But I just want to clarify something for everyone.
Don't get sucked into callout culture.
It's very easy, particularly on tumblr, to see a post saying "X is an awful person" and there to be a screenshot of something that's taken out of context to frame them. And people do that maliciously for many reasons so I encourage you to Check first before you reblog a callout.
Here are some things you should check for:
Make sure you check the dates of any particular posts in question. Chances are, if a post is above 3 years old, the person has either apologised or forgotten it existed. Particularly with people who blog a LOT of stuff, they can't always go back through thousands of posts to delete things. People grow, people become better, you MUST take that into consideration.
If a blog is using multiple sources of information (I.E. Discord conversations, Twitter posts, Tumblr posts) then that can be more reliable provided they come with the dates as well. Using one single source is a red flag, using one single source where you can very easily lie about the date is an even bigger red flag.
This one can be a little tricky depending on the accusation in question. If it's someone who's been effected directly by the person they're calling out then skip this step because that becomes more personal. But if it's a general callout, check who made it otherwise you might be contributing to cyberbullying they have already received. I'm not kidding, these days it's a popular tactic for cyber bullies to use callout culture to make someone a target. If it is anonymous, watch out.
Sometimes you can just trust your gut with these things. If you find yourself reading through with the feeling of "Oh, but I'm still not sure..." then TRUST IT. Same with if you read through with an instant "Yep, I trust this." Then go with it. Your gut will guide you, it's a great tool.
This is the MOST important step. If you've checked all these and are still on the fence, please THINK about what it can do. If you're someone with a huge following, you might be spreading false information to thousands of people without realising it. And if something bad should happen, you're one of the people involved. Think about what you're doing.
This is in no way a post saying you shouldn't report your abusers, because you absolutely should and I encourage you to do that, but this is a post to say you can't always trust "Callout posts" or "Reciept Blogs" and everything else and I encourage you to CHECK FIRST before you reblog.
The anon in question wanted me to spread that someone who's unfortunately had a receipt blog made about her recently is something very bad, and after checking I am not willing to spread that kind of information to 3k people when it's very clearly false.
If people could reblog this to boost to others what they should look for, I'd also deeply appreciate it.
