How did this happen?

Why wasn’t I warned?

You were.

You mocked those warning you and called them paranoid, like good little gatekeepers.

Snotty trust fund liberals (who also decided I was anti trans; my trans partner laughed long and hard about that one) gave me some shit about black helicopters. It was over online privacy concerns: my address visable online, as a single parent. Nothing about ghetto birds, thanks.

Now they are clutching pearls, confused.

Sure, take all the time you need to process your feelings, like people aren’t dying every day.

You played a role, not just by ignoring, but by arguing with those raising concerns.

You continue to play a role waiting for an election or white knight (sounds klanny, right?) to fix this.

Gatekeeping must be a helluva drug, because it seems like a hard habit to break.