this is a very common question!! ⬇️
when i first started out, i didn’t censor the username, but I didn’t want anyone receiving hateful messages because of it (leave it to me to dissect them) and people would complain about how it might not be my right to use it in my own content. I don’t think it’s true that it’s “illegal,” but still, I want to make sure that my content doesn’t ever get deleted or penalized for a mishap like that.
i also do it because a lot of people criticized me for just chasing clout or placing myself above them (the commenter). But if I censor the username, I think it’s more clear that I’m not discussing their comment/belief just because of my “ego.” It’s such a stupid argument to try to make me the villain (yes I’m in my disabled villain era but not like this?!) to take the attention away from the real problem, which is the comment itself.
Also, sometimes people say that the commenter is just a troll looking for attention. This could be true, (although whatever they’re spewing is probably at least partially true within themselves anyway) so they don’t actually get any extra attention if I remove their username. they likely will never see my post about their comment, and the rest of everyone else will not even know who they are!
I’ve accidentally posted a couple comments before covering the username, but it was an accident!
Yes, some of these people are disgusting little humans, but it’s more fair to still cover the username! I’m not exactly protecting them, I’m usually going ALL in on their comment, but I also want to protect myself and my content!
Of course I want to be petty and expose them for being an asshole, believe me I wanna be evil like that, but I don’t think I will probably change on this in the future! What would you do? Cover or leave uncovered??
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