If any TRA decides to physically harm JK Rowling or worse, they will effectively end their own movement.

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[–]jkfinn 50 insightful - 2 fun50 insightful - 1 fun51 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

They’ll wash their hands of any action targeting Rowling, insisting that it was the act of a mentally deranged individual that they cannot be accountable for--but, whose crime is at least understandable given her “transphobic diatribes” against the perpetually abused transgender community. And, if this strategy works for a demagogue like Trump, who also instigates multiple violent acts against his enemies, why not for this male cult.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I was thinking. They’ll blame it on lone wolf.

[–]yishengqingwa666 21 insightful - 2 fun21 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

You think so? I don't.

[–]DifferentAirGC 31 insightful - 3 fun31 insightful - 2 fun32 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Same. The media will play it as "Rowling's words were really violent/harmful and cause trans people to commit suicide and men to murder TIMs, so she deserved it".

[–]Shinjin_Nana 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think this is how it would be spun by the media, and vocal TRA cabal, BUT the silent majority wouldn't accept it.

[–]Feather 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Most people are completely unaware of this nonsense in the first place, so they'd be shocked to learn about it in connection with a horrific news story. They still think TRAs just want to be safe in bathrooms or something.

With that said, it seems unlikely that JKR doesn't have significant personal security, so I hope AND expect she'll stay safe.

[–]fuckingsealions 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I would as famous as she is and with that wretched ex.

[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I can’t see it. It’ll be “oh, he needed mental health services, poor boy!” or “Oh, this is feminisms/his mother’s fault!”

[–]LeyMio 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The TRA community is extremely violent and abusive towards women. However, it is proven that only the victims can be labelled as evil. Even if TRAs beat up women on the street, the media will still defend them and celebrate witches' death. The society do not care about women's rights, therefore will remain blind to the truth.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes. The TRA community helps women "stay in their rightful place", therefor the community will cheer them on. I'm at the point where I'm starting to get afraid of even being online. Starting to dismantle my old email accounts, etc.. These people are tech savvy and psychotic. It will have to come to wealthy children being abused and/or a famous male celebrity to die by the hands of one of them for anyone to get upset.

[–]sisterinsomnia 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe that JK Rowling has very good body guards and is safe in the physical sense. It is more likely that some ordinary woman might be attacked as TERF. I see this encouraged a lot online, and when some years ago I saw incels egging each other toward violence I feared what then came to pass: actual murders of people. So yes, all those tweets advocating violence against TERFs worry me for the same reason that reading the early incel sites did. This is seriously advocating violence but it is not taken seriously by the society early enough.

[–]Tikiri 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I worry about this all the time too.

[–]Maeven 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

There was a school shooting in the news recently. A TIF opened fire in retaliation for school bullying.

Some extremists on Twitter are calling her a hero.

[–]tuesday 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I totally believe you which is why i'm asking for a link or something more precise to google, so i can share with others. name of school/location/name of shooter/something?

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I believe this might be what they were referring to but can't be sure.

Edit: added the link this time

[–]Maeven 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes that's the one. #FreeAlecMckinney was trending when I posted that.