I'm making a list of Easter Eggs in The Vampire Lestat opening title sequence... #iwtvsky #tvlsky
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Drop something SMOKING 💨🔥🖤
Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview With The Vampire s2. He's smoking and smokin' hot!!❤️🔥
#InterviewWithTheVampire #iwtv #iwtvsky #TheVampireLestat #tvl #tvlsky #SamReid
#LestatdeLioncourt #Lestat
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Love this! ❤️ We definitely can use a way to find each other & build fandom connections here. Thanks for putting the pack together! 🥰
#IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky #Vampires
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ALRIGHT nobody asked for this but i’m doing it anyway:
❣️ like this post if you want to be added to an updated iwtv starter pack. the one from october has a fair few inactive accounts on it and needs an update imo (although it’s still a good resource to start with!) #iwtvsky #tvlsky
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If it turns out that any of these named users are innocent of harassing other #IWTV fans & are not part of the group, then I will amend this thread.
And if anything else comes to light, I'll likely be back to add more to this already long story. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
Now I'm gonna go touch grass.
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Note: This is not a courtroom; public opinion is public opinion & operates on a lower threshold of proof. I don't care if they weren't behind #SDCC. They're still bullies & stalkers & need to be expelled from active fandom alongside whomever caused this recent event. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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3rd: A list of IWTVtwt users who had access to the initial doxxing/harassing Google doc. I do not know if it is complete/fully representative of the scope of this group & they have not yet (YET) been definitively connected to the #SDCC incident. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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2nd: A shorter set of screencaps where
A) some of the group mock/plan to doxx someone via LinkedIn
B) A user who has doxxed others showing no sympathy for the women who were targeted at #SDCC
C) The same user trying to deflect from their involvement of minors #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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If you brave it, note how extensively this group has stalked--because let's call it what it is--other fans. Also note the lengthy (blurry) notes on fans near the bottom & the full blown delusional red-string chart in the middle that's reminiscent of conspiracy theorists. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Ok. I think that's everything at this point, but for the receipts. Let's go through them.
1st: A series of images, hard to follow, where a targeted user finds out about the Discord & the group's harassment plans. It specifically details events around the Google doc drop. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Forgot to alt-text part of that image. At the top, the user says, "surprised it took this long to see you, old friend." They are 1 of the people who've been subject to this harassment campaign long-term. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
(Frivolous OT: I want to reintroduce the world to capital letters.)
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An anon message that says: "so is this doxxing story a way to try and get like a pity invite to an official event for you and your friends? or is there any actual evidence that this happened except for word of mouth?" ...And yes, that hurt my grammarian soul while transcribing.
Aha. Here it is. An anon message sent to one of the women on the #SDCC list (who did not attend). I've cropped her username just to keep some modicum of privacy outside IWTVtwt. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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They're doing that right now. Acting confused & claiming to be horrified at what happened at #SDCC now that the larger fandom is out for blood. But when it 1st broke? Silence or doubt. I saw one suggest the women made it up so they'd get a pity invite to a #IWTV event. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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There are screencaps of some of this (which I'll link to at the end), so I'm not going 100% on unfounded rumours. Again, Proper Research = Important.
On the Discord, they have discussed "best practices" for causing harm/carrying out harassment/feigning innocence. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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There is, apparently, a Discord where they have both been planning these acts & roping in minors to help carry out these actions. (Funny how when you point a finger it often points back at you, huh?) My understanding is that the ringleaders are adults in their early 20s. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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So, about a month ago--& this is another Fuzzy point--they compiled a Google doc w/doxxing info & (I think?) a bunch of made up accusations re: fans they didn't like. Then they dropped it anonymously in public. They then seeded scorn & disgust for the fans they named. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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My understanding is they've used intimidation, harassment & bullying in big & small ways to drive fans that like the "wrong" character/ship out of fandom. They are, in short, unhinged, broken people who have no business being in our spaces & should not be tolerated. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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They've accused a fan of pedophilia b/c the fan recc'd some NSFW fics in a space s/he later realized had minors. They've since targeted that fan's (I think?) LinkedIn in order to destroy their ability to find work. Fuzzy: They may have weaponized LinkedIn more than once? #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Apparently, there's other crap involved, where they target people who like Loustat or who don't see Louis as submissive/a bottom (did...did they watch S2 at all? 🤔) & they may be the same group who tried to dig up shit on Sam Reid a year or so ago. (They found nothing.) #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Now, please understand. There is absolutely room for good faith discussions about how race & violence are portrayed in #IWTV. This is not good faith. Note, especially, that this group is specifically targeting PoC. They are racists who are weaponizing conversations about race. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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My #IWTV spaces are here & reddit, & this has explained a great deal about how these otherwise reasonable places have been slowly growing more toxic over the hiatus. For months, every conversation about Lestat quickly devolved into accusations that liking him made you a racist. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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They go after Lestat fans. Yeah. The main character of the books, & the co-lead of the show. They have been sowing discord amongst IWTVtwt & have tried it on outside that space as well. They weaponize social justice conversations regarding race & domestic violence. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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While the link between the 2 has not been definitively proven, the doxxing/framing that happened @ #SDCC appears to be part of a larger campaign of harassment by a small group of people on IWTVtwt (IWTV spaces on X/Twitter). Their motivation is bonkers. No, really. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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So this is what I've gleaned. Be aware, I spend NO time on Ex-Twitter, b/c 🤮, so my details might be fuzzy. Feel free to correct/update me, b/c Proper Research is Everyone's Friend.
Also: 99% of #IWTV fans are lovely, kind, decent people. There are bad actors in all fandoms. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Starting to look like this is part of an effort by a group of #IWTV fans to doxx & harass others. Don't have a great deal of info yet b/c I'm struggling to understand the details. If that's the case, then we need to expel the bad actors from our spaces & encourage legal action. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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Folks, spread the word. The way to stop this type of behaviour in our fandom starts with making sure everyone knows it happened. Sunlight cleanses. Don't let the people who did this have shelter in the shadows. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
...Also, #SDCC has a lot to answer for in this matter too.
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Whomever did this to those women deserves a lot of things, the least of which is shaming, shunning & expulsion from all fannish spaces. For good.
Old school fandom was the wild, wild west a lot of the time, but I miss the self-policing, where this shit was not tolerated. #IWTV #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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This? This is utterly beyond the pale. I know Ex-Twitter (where it started) is toxic, but this is beyond even that. Someone(s) in the fandom gave #SDCC a list of PoC #IWTV fans, claiming they were stalking Sam Reid. Utterly unfounded allegations. And they have caused real harm. #IWTVsky #TVL #TVLsky
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