Hot take: I used to think celebrities deleting their old tweets was a bad move.

I always figured it was cowardly, like they were hiding their past. But then I saw a clip from a live stream where a singer accidentally posted her entire grocery list as a public story for two hours. The comments were brutal and it clearly messed with her head for a week. Now I get it, it's not about hiding, it's just about not having a dumb typo from 2012 define your whole career. Anyone else have a specific celeb social fail that made you change your mind about something?

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riley_taylor26d ago

That "dumb typo from 2012" point is so true. It makes me wonder, where do we draw the line between a simple mistake and something that actually shows bad character? Is it just about how old the post is?

jade_davis26d ago

I read an article about a college professor who lost his job over tweets from 2009. He was 22 and making edgy jokes. The context matters more than the date. A typo is one thing, but a pattern of hate speech, even from a decade ago, shows a real mindset. People grow, but they also need to own their past.

grace_bailey17d ago

Saw a piece about a local politician who had old forum posts dug up. They were just bad jokes, not hate. The age didn't matter as much as the intent behind the words. A typo is clearly an accident, but targeted meanness is a choice. It's less about the calendar and more about what the words were trying to do.