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[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not surprisingly, here's UN Women getting a similarly-lopsided response to their own TRA spew:

https://mobile.twitter.com/UN_Women/status/1627095687824564225

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

Ten years ago, TRAs on r/ainbow couldn't shut up about how much they DESPISED the HRC for not bowing to trans demands. And now all the organizations we founded have been captured and turned against us.

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

Look at the pushback, though!

[–]MBMayfair 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

OMG THIS WILL SUSTAIN ME FOR WEEKS 🎉🥳🥂

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Like Mermaids, the HRC lacks basic foresight and are over-playing their hand. The Streisand Effect in action.

Simultaneously I think the overblown censorious response to Hogwarts Legacy is peaking more people as well.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I had to click "show more replies" dozens of times when reviewing that thread again just now. Didn't have to do that at all this morning. So if you only see a few, just keep clicking. There are tons of responses.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Here's some good background on this whole NYT kerfuffle from GB News in the UK:

https://mobile.twitter.com/andrewdoyle_com/status/1627415050636914690

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Don't forget to read the quote tweets for more replies:

https://mobile.twitter.com/HRC/status/1626597355142418436/retweets/with_comments

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

That was glorious.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Here is more context regarding the letters that were sent to the NYT after their defense of JKR.

  1. Bev Jackson quote-tweeting one of the other complaint sources: https://mobile.twitter.com/BevJacksonAuth/status/1626575210928304129

  2. The NYT standing up for itself: https://mobile.twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/1626324277422133253