That vaping dude gave more details about this incident over on reddit
Here’s the backstory: this guy started threatening with violence since I started hanging my friend’s (girl next to me) channel. Today, he tried calling me on my Instagram and then started to threaten to murder me because I was hanging out with her in real life. This whole situation transpired with my friend (girl next to me), as she was already being harassed by him prior to me even meeting and talking to her on twitch.
The clip doesn’t even shed light on the whole interaction.
Regardless, if you don’t like me as a streamer or even as a person, you should never be DMing people to murder them. Let alone be harassing another female person through private DMs. I know a lot of people say I should be ignoring and blocking him, but this is something serious that the public should be informed about especially the ill intentions of that person.
And they’ll completely ignore the vast majority of naval history and the disastrous choices of men in charge of ships to make this point. 
Including creating toxic work environments for women in general, burying years of reports / complaints, shielding offenders, and ending investigations with delayed apologies before making changes.
Given how difficult it must be in any branch of a military to have such a long career, I hope the captain in this case gets a fair hearing:
At least everyone in charge seems to be responsible and level-headed. Although the reason they even had to say that is of course because it the disgusting public backlash.
Luxon also said an inquiry into how the accident happened had been set up, and “that should be not speculation, but a facts-driven process”.
A very fair and balanced take on the events, explicitly calling out the misogyny.
As the commanding officer of the last Royal Navy ship to nearly sink – that was HMS Endurance – I have views. I’m giving them here partly to inform, but partly also to correct some of the narratives and commentary that have emerged following the incident, many of which appear to have their basis in misogyny rather than hard-earned sea time.
I like the pink one.
Rugged individualism is fine - unless you’re a woman!
Perhaps someone should teach him the distinction between need and want.
It’s perfectly OK for a woman to want to be with a particular man. It just probably won’t be him.
“They probably left that tiny piece so they won’t have to do the dishes,” one user wrote.
Scratch the “probably”.
This seems like it’s going to be an interesting documentary to see…
https://www.jezebel.com/tegan-and-saras-catfishing-doc-will-make-you-want-to-sign-off-for-good
If this is happening to people who at the time were quite high profile, what about others. Not too long ago, a conversation here turned to discussion about the band Rasputina and I wondered why they were not doing much these days (I did see that she’s working as a musical director in upstate NYC and did a show at Graveside Variety in Woodstock before it closed up)… turns out (according to some detective work done by @danimagoo maybe) that she’d been bullied offline. How common is this kind of thing, then for women in general? If it’s happening to people like Chappell Roan and Tegan & Sara, what about the rest of us…
Available for purchase.
Social media and fandom can become a very toxic mix. Some of this reminds me of another case, detailed in a series:
I’m afraid that it’s all too common. For some professionals in the public eye, I’ve seen controls on their contact with fans/supporters. It’s usually handled by an agency, but what fans see is a clear message about how to recognize official or “real” communication. That filters out a lot and helps fans defend themselves, too.
Using a third party also insulates those in the spotlight from the worst of the content from haters, scammers, and schemers. I used to do that job for a politician. IMO, it’s worth the investment for security and peace of mind. There are ways to protect your personal information and secure interactions with fans, customers, clients, constituents, etc.
Unfortunately, a lot of people believe that it’s simple so they try to do it themselves. One issue is setting boundaries and another is volume. When people are just starting out, they should consider how much to reveal as well as the time and effort it takes to manage contact. Over the years we’ve heard about celebs with a completely different persona IRL. This is why they need one, but when it makes the news I hope they have others that they keep to themselves.
Every time I read about a woman in politics or another prominent position who quits because of online threats, I ask why/how they saw it in the first place. It is avoidable, but it’s a choice to make it so. It’s something that has to be managed, or it can quickly spiral out of control.
