HAVEN'T CHECKED RETRO SPRING IN A HOT MINUTE! whoopsies, sorry for the late reply.
ANYWAYS!
Yes! To be honest I got the idea initially just from seeing people get their dirty laundry aired out so often. As much as I often disagree with what these people have done, I find myself more inclined to criticize the people who call them out in such outlandish ways.
How I see it, there's often already enough people denouncing obvious bad actions, but not enough people thinking critically about the actions of the other side involved.
I think some of the worst moments I've seen were kids inadvertently being racist in trying to denounce the idea of someone being racist (I mention it in my summarized essay), as well as a rentry document I saw on someone detailing a teenagers hormonal experience. That was absolutely disgusting to me, no teen should have to be judged just for being sexually attracted to their girlfriend, those feelings are natural and human.
What /really/ motivated me to write it right then and there was when someone and I got targeted, but I often feel like I'm under an NDA when it comes to that matter. witness protection may be more accurate. I will admit I think the anger clouded some of my perspective, but I still stand by the contents of the essay.