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Originally Posted by Russ
What a nasty evil little woman she is. It's a massive shame the charges are dropped, this will allow people to think that coming out with such rubbish as what she tweeted (plus the whole "I can't be racist/sexist" crap) is acceptable. That will likely lead to further racial tensions and a whole lot more.
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Originally Posted by Osem
Well that's ok because the targets of her venom and hate were only men...
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It's not acceptable nor 'ok' but it shouldn't be illegal. It also was clearly not a serious threat in context. People all over Twitter were Tweeting that hashtag in the aftermath of her arrest and didn't get a visit from the police which highlights how stupid her initial arrest was and how poorly implemented this law is.
As for this leading to 'further racial tensions' I seriously doubt it. Most people don't know or care about this level of social justice or identity politics. It mains a subculture confined to the Internet and the more militant parts of Student Union politics.
We all pay far too much attention to the wider, more extreme, proponents of any issue and it doesn't do anyone any good. All it does is cause our reaction to them to become more extreme as well until everyone is just shouting at each other and using words like 'evil' for someone.
You are giving her too much attention and significance than she deserves.