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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by statstutor on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:09PM (#26244272)
I would take "go fuck yourself" to be a clear request for personal disengagement and, if that is as far as it goes, is crass/profane but not abusive (in the sense intended here).
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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by qPM9l3XJrF on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @01:23PM (#26253550)
In the case I have in mind, the woman of color who said GFY initiated the interaction
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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by statstutor on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:05PM (#26255010)
That seems unlikely.
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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by qPM9l3XJrF on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:41PM (#26255557)
https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1346940524603858944

She initiated the interaction by quote tweeting him

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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by statstutor on Thursday February 25, 2021 @08:02PM (#26270400)
Apologies, I thought you meant they initiated by saying "GFY".
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