Celebrated author J.K.Rowling has long been in the sights of radical transgender activists and their supporters on social networks essentially for not, as a woman, unconditionally and unquestionably - by their standards (and possibly by George Orwell's "1984" standards) - supporting an extremely intolerant narrative that seeks to enforce itself against the will of other participants in what should be a conversation.
That's old news - but what's new is that the aggressive and exclusionary campaign is also spilling over and affecting others who dare speak their mind on this issue.
The climate of blanket censorship online on a number of topics is certainly not discouraging this type of behavior, and now Gillian Philip, an accomplished author in her own right with a strong social media presence, is testifying to what exactly that "canceling" looks like.
As a J.K. Rowling supporter, the day came for Philip to experience backlash and abuse on Twitter by an army of "activists" who reportedly didn't stop short even of death and sexual violence threats, let alone your run-of-the-mill insults, as their messages suddenly inundated her account.
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