So just a heads-up that some of the worst antis are apparently taking JB’s actions as a hearty personal endorsement to attack Reylo shippers, so for those of you who weren’t around for the 2015/2016 days, welcome to the trenches. I’m very sorry we’re here again and I hope it doesn’t reach the levels of what we went through in the beginning.
As I’ve said in response to several asks, the best advice I can give is to block liberally and proactively and don’t engage. Ever. You’ll also want to stay out of the Reylo tag, make sure your blacklists/filters are updated and robust, and just generally keep as far away from antis as possible (yes, even if you have to unfollow people. It’s not worth your mental health to keep people around who are going to make you feel like shit or side with those who do).
If you’re not really sure what to do, feel free to reach out to those of us who were here for the first go-round; we had to kind of figure it out as we went. It’ll be okay — just look out for your own well-being, take breaks when you need to, and remember that none of this is real or a commentary on who you are as a person. The people who are attacking you are not okay, and the best thing you can do is leave them to their own misery and live your best life.
Stay strong, guys. We’ll get through this round too.
(Oh, and use the kiss GIF if you’re being gaslighted and need to get your bearings. Remember, we have WAY more ammo now than we did back then. It’s actually kind of ludicrous that we’re going through all of this with a canon ship, but, well, here we are.)