Also I'm gonna go there This is exactly how stereotypes and bigotry perpetuate themselves People make up or exaggerate anecdotes that fit what their audience wants to hear and the audience decides it doesn't matter if it happened because it's "the kind of thing that happens"https://twitter.com/Nymphomachy/status/1343000164378689537 …
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It would be a far more controversial opinion to generally hold if you spent your online time on Mumsnet (even before Mumsnet became TERF Central), or on a sub like r/breakingmom Opinions about which anecdotes are "the kind of thing that happens" or are "propaganda" would differ
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I mean, I'll be honest, I'm coming at this from having followed TERF Reddit before it went down The TERFs went ahead and poached a generic sounding sub name (r/thisneverhappens) to swap anecdotes about trans women being rapists and perverts
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Was there any verification or fact checking on any of the stories? Of course not Did it make any difference? Also of course not Many people professed being radicalized by being overwhelmed by the "sheer weight of the evidence" in that sub
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