As Twitchy reported, an opinion piece on #Shirtgate by Glenn “Instapundit” Reynolds published in USA Today brought out the crazy in a big way, with people accusing Reynolds of “doxxing” (publishing private information about) Atlantic writer Rose Eveleth, whom he called on his blog a (gasp!) “horrible person” for ruining one of the best days of a man’s life in order to feel important.
One tweeter demonstrated how to downsize false accusations by first accusing Reynolds himself of doxxing Eveleth, then backing off and blaming him for encouraging others to “go after” her, and finally admitting that she “cannot prove otherwise” that Reynolds “wishes no harm to anyone.”
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that libeling a law school professor is a suboptimal life choice
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) November 15, 2014
However, it’s a choice some just can’t avoid. Here’s another tweeter who started off strong.
Thanks to the deeply unprofessional actions of @instapundit, journalist @roseveleth was doxxed and her family is getting threats.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/533731387509981185
https://twitter.com/TheHumungus5309/status/533731670159917057
@instapundit You have an odd sense of professionalism. You called her a "horrible person" and encouraged the mob.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 15, 2014
This sounds familiar.
@dschumann0 @instapundit With great power comes great responsibility.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 15, 2014
Recommended
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/533737130640408576
@instapundit @dschumann0 Indeed it is. People with large followings can de-escalate, if they chose. Or, they can stoke the fire.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 15, 2014
@instapundit @redsteeze @Myrmecos @dschumann0 The Atlantic has close to 900k Twitter followers. They can defend their writer at any time
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) November 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/533732654986715136
@instapundit Your opinion was ad hom. "Horrible person" That's unprofessional. And you know full well what your readers do. #instalanche.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/533733722814558209
https://twitter.com/DouglasLevene/status/533768270126407680
Instead of a citation, would you settle for a push of the reset button? Hours later …
1. Yes, the doxxing happened.
2. No, @instapundit didn't do it, directly. I didn't mean to imply that.
3. @instapundit fanned the flames.— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) November 16, 2014
@Myrmecos @instapundit You didn't imply it. You actually said it, "Thanks to…"
— Sierra Bravo (@NWInfidel) November 16, 2014
.@Myrmecos You lie. @instapundit @roseveleth
— jon gabriel (@exjon) November 16, 2014
Saturday night’s new Twitter hotness: accusing Glenn Reynolds of doxxing another writer and then backing off.
Unsubstantiated #CharacterAssassination by @Myrmecos!
Drama queens are dramatic when faced w/ scrutiny/backlash
~ @instapundit @roseveleth— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) November 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/533789092421857281
Not to mention Instapundit.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/533789775581679616
Join the conversation as a VIP Member