I definitely considered that but imo if they demonize me, so be it, they'd demonize me for ignoring it as well. if I could maybe help prevent somebody from falling down a TERF pipeline in the case that it is real, then that's worth it for me. like I had a feeling it would probably get me yelled at to respond firmly yet kindly (bc the internet has zero concept of crisis intervention bc when somebody genuinely comes to you with thoughts about wanting to hurt others but still seems lucid enough to know that that's wrong? you don't just start fucking screaming at them. that helps no one. and it would seem that that's what people think is the "moral" thing to do in that situation but sorry not sorry I disagree).

ultimately, I value preventing somebody's descent into TERFism over internet reputation points and realistically I think it actually shows just how accepting of trans fems the community I've cultivated is because there have been SO many positive posts. like my first thought when I get an ask like that is "where the fuck have I gone wrong that somebody feels this way based on things I've said" and I will continue to strive to make sure that kind of transmisogyny isn't welcome in this community. but I also recognize TERF recruitment tactics and a lot of cryptoTERFs have caught on to the intracommunity issues and are exploiting them to try to convert people over. it's disturbing. but I think highlighting it is in part a reminder of the work we all need to be doing to keep transmisogyny out of our communities and prevent people from getting sucked into pipelines like with TERFs.