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adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:
Empathy and accountability are not mutually exclusive.
Manton writes about "sides" here, which is interesting to me. There's always a line drawn between sides. I'm on the side that says that when you have an employee who harasses a trans person, you should fully acknowledge that—for accountability. When you have a Nazi dogwhistle on your website, you should change it promptly rather than complain about it—for accountability. When you ignorantly fawn over a transphobe CEO and get backlash for it, you should apologize (and not delete people's critical responses)—for accountability. And Manton has shown that he’s on the other side of that line, each and every time.
If Manton actually tried taking some accountability for his actions, maybe he would be able to experience a little more of that empathy that he’s seeking.