[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

One of the most ironic, troubling, but ultimately unsurprising aspects of all of this is that it's blatantly gendered. Gender critical men on Social Media don't face the threats, they don't face the harassment, they certainly aren't abused and doxxed to anything like the degree that women are. A complicated combination of women being seen as fair game, and women simply being held to higher standards. Knowing that if they get aggressive with men, men are socialised to A) not be as intimidated in the first place and B) get aggressive back at them (and have that be expected and acceptable). If women respond aggressively, it only leads to them being further branded bitter/aggressive/hateful. How many male celebrities are OPENLY gender critical all over the media and face a fraction of the backlash JK Rowling has had ... for (initially) simply seeking an open good faith discussion of the subject.

I see it literally all the time.

There's something Daniel LaRusso's daughter in Cobra Kai says at one point - obviously relating to kids beating each other up with Karate - but she says something like "When boys fight back they're called heroes, when girls fight back we're called psycho."

Cobra Kai with the facts.

Absolutely spot on. You forgot the most important one we're called though "hysterical"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

and that we seem to be at the point where some people find it acceptable

like the Professor who was intimidated into resigning from her job, that is done and dusted now and forgotten about

I actually read the other day about some Doctor called Adrian harrop, he's a gay man and transactivist who is currently been investigated by the medical board for doxxing people and sharing their personal details online. He seems like a particularly nasty character

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...der-views.html

[Niamh.]

Good article here on it by Julie Bindel

https://unherd.com/thepost/the-sinis...st-jk-rowling/

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I actually read the other day about some Doctor called Adrian harrop, he's a gay man and transactivist who is currently been investigated by the medical board for doxxing people and sharing their personal details online. He seems like a particularly nasty character

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...der-views.html

I've been aware of this fellow for a while - an example of someone who has become increasingly emboldened by lack of repercussions for "minor" social media aggression, and thus has ended up taking it past the point where it can be ignored and found himself in real trouble. And will no doubt cry "oppression" (or bigotry) in the face of the consequences.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I've been aware of this fellow for a while - an example of someone who has become increasingly emboldened by lack of repercussions for "minor" social media aggression, and thus has ended up taking it past the point where it can be ignored and found himself in real trouble. And will no doubt cry "oppression" (or bigotry) in the face of the consequences.

Well hopefully he will be struck off after this. I remember him now actually, he was the guy debating Kellie Jay keen Minshull about that Adult Human Female poster stuff a couple of years ago (Can't believe he actually says at one point that a woman's group were appropriating the definition of women, women are appropriating the word that describes themselves??)

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[Tom4784]

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[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well hopefully he will be struck off after this. I remember him now actually, he was the guy debating Kellie Jay keen Minshull about that Adult Human Female poster stuff a couple of years ago (Can't believe he actually says at one point that a woman's group were appropriating the definition of women, women are appropriating the word that describes themselves??)

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Kellie Jay

She was talking about this in a recent stream, delighting in the fact he is no MISTER Harrop

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Kellie Jay

She was talking about this in a recent stream, delighting in the fact he is no MISTER Harrop

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well hopefully he will be struck off after this. I remember him now actually, he was the guy debating Kellie Jay keen Minshull about that Adult Human Female poster stuff a couple of years ago (Can't believe he actually says at one point that a woman's group were appropriating the definition of women, women are appropriating the word that describes themselves??)

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He just about sums the face of these activists doesn't he

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

IMO it has more to do with "joining in" (group mentality) than being dumb, per se. Worryingly enough, some very intelligent people can be drawn into these sorts of mentalities by a strong group branding.

There's alot of jumping on bandwagons with these things, but like I said anyone sending 'death threats ' is not a rational nor a stable person to begin with.

But it's all too common with social media and trolls , celebrities seem to get 'death threats' on a daily basis, can be such a toxic place.