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So where does this leave us now? Well, the puzzle remains unsolved. Anna is still MIA. Her Tumblr and Twitter continue to post daily
at the same time. If one has been observing,
you would see that her accounts were reblogging anything hash tagging
"SpnPhxCon" or "PhxCon".
It was amazing how many were hash tagged in that fashion. The posts are generally pretty tame, pretty
vanilla, but no longer are they controversial, bold, engaging. They also no longer talk about the wives with
the recent exception of this post, which was interesting:
Awwww
It
is a reblog of a post about Jensen face-timing Danneel with a caption of
"Awwwww", something that doesn't seem in character with Anna's
beliefs that the J's were in marriages not of their preferential life choosing.
So
in one attempt to go back to June 13, the last day that Anna was active on her
social media and inter-acting, I thought I would try to see if there was a post
which could have been a trigger. In
doing so, it was clear that from the very beginning of her Tumblr, Anna had
always frequently posted about the marriages and the beards in detail. So it didn't seem likely now that this could
be the reason for her being rid of, not if she was active on social media since March. So
what was one thing that did stand out?
That there were two posts within a couple days of each other, where Anna
hash tagged Jared's publicist:
On June 10th, Anna hash-tagged "Chico" and "Suzanne
Gomez" in an Anon Ask post focusing on the children and Genevieve,
analyzing a picture:
On the 13th, Anna responded
to another Anon Ask titled, "Genevieve seems to be close friends with Suzanne
Gomez isn't she CW PR rep".
The
second post came on the day she was last active on social media. Did something hit a nerve? Were these the posts that went too far? Hard to tell, but they do stand out to me. Why?
On both posts, Anna tagged both "Chico" and "Suzanne Gomez"
where she never had done so before. And
this was a publicist in a fairly influential position. Publicists' jobs are to carry out a
narrative, preserve the image. These
were two posts which came before another direct contact from another Tumblr account
which was negative and disapproving, a person-to-person engagement that seemingly
was one of her lasts, if not the
last.
In
conclusion, questions remain in addition to regrets on not knowing how serious
the threats were, being unable to intervene somehow and prevent Anna from
reading whatever damaging and threatening DM's were coming in to her. Because
she disappeared promptly on the 13th. There was radio silence on her account
between July 13 and the 17th. That
signals to me that something happened
on the 13th.
And
finally, a PSA to all of us on social media.
This is all very real. Please
take it seriously. Anna told two of us
on social media that she felt she was being watched, creeped on, and was
threatened. These Management teams mean
business. They have their ways of
contacting civilians. My best
suggestions to you to avoid something like this happening should you be one to post anything controversial concerning
closeted celebrities:
1) Please consider not allowing Anon Asks on Tumblr. Make folks put a
name on it. If you do allow Anon Asks,
the minute one person gets abusive? Stop
the Anon Asks. Making folks put a name
on their asks makes them somewhat accountable if they're being abusive.
2) On Twitter?
Same. Blocking is there for a
reason the minute someone gets abusive. By
abusive, I'm not talking the simple arguing. I'm talking about name calling and
anything with a threatening tone, or even a nagging, annoying harrassment. You
don't have to listen to it or take it. #Blockem.
3) Do
establish social media friendships when possible. The support is important as well as
protective. It's like knowing your
neighbors and watching out for each other.
Management will see that you have a bit of a "posse" that
keeps in regular touch with you.
These
steps aren't bulletproof, but at least they are steps we can proactively take
to try and protect ourselves. lol, I know most folks are on Twitter and Tumblr
to have simple fun, post pics and act silly. These words of advice are mainly for a few of
us who can get more involved and post in particular about closeted celebrities.
I
hope this helps bring to light what happened to one of our colleagues and I
miss Anna very much. She was a very friendly
person, quite curious and interested in learning about the celebrity closet,
just a great student. She did her
homework and her blog was already a great resource. I seriously doubt we will see her again, which
was the main reason why I posted a piece of our DM exchanges.
Anna's
online disappearance has NOT gone unnoticed and it will not be for naught if we can learn
from this internet bullying experience.
If I'm any closer I will be here
I can feel but I can't see
To tell you the truth I'm not the only one
Who's tried to find that key
I'm so loud that
I am climbin' out of my mind
Walls are crumblin'
I got out, I made it just in time - If I'm Any Closer by Seal. Composers: GUS ISADORE, SEAL SAMUEL
source: Tumblr
song: If I'm Any Closer - Seal
I'll Find My Way Home - Jon and Vangelis
