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In reply to the discussion: BET did a story about Sarandon harassing @bravenak & Twitter responded in the most racist way. [View all]Ms. Toad
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And everything to do with her repeated bullying behavior being cheered.
This is exactly the bullying behavior that I experienced in high school - with the exact same defenses being offered by at least some of her defenders here.
Notes circulated broadly that weren't specifically directed to me, but were about me. Games of telephone in which the original message "whispered" to the next person in the chain was whispered loudly enough to ensure that not only did I hear it through the chain - but that I heard it directly from the person I was next to - and had to repeat to the person after me in the chain.
When called on it - the response was, "We weren't talking about Ms. Toad. She shouldn't have butted into our private conversation. It's not fair that we are being punished (on the very rare occasion that any of them were actually punished)
Here (in this thread or others of the many bravenak fan clubs), her fans are insisting that she didn't tweet it to Sarandon (because she did not specifically tag Sarandon), therefore it was fine because it was ontly directed to bravenak's followers - even though bravenak broadcast it to anyone with a Twitter account. So, according to them, Sarandon started it by butting into a conversation she wasn't a part of - therefore bravenak is completely innocent and is being harassed by Sarandon (who, as near as I can tell, made one very restrained tweet in response) - and putting a hold on her account for unacceptable behavior must be racist..
The fact that bravenak chose someone well-connected with fans who will defend her, and alert, does not change the nature of the behavior (regardless of who it was directed at).
Frankly, this should come as a surprise to no one becasue she behaved similarly while an active poster here.