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No. Not in the least. The argument is that normal people (not Adichie, not celebrities) see the bigotry of celebrities in the media, and see it as justifying t
by jolux 5y ago
No. Not in the least.
The argument is that normal people (not Adichie, not celebrities) see the bigotry of celebrities in the media, and see it as justifying their own bigotry. Some of those non-celebrities might be violent.
- leephillips 5y agoBut Ms. Adichie says that she was telling people to pick up machetes and attack her. Is she lying?
- jolux 5y agoI think she misunderstood what the person was saying, which is understandable because at minimum it was poorly phrased and inflammatory, and Adichie already had a negative personal history with them. It's possible that the person intended to advocate violence against Adichie personally, I just find that interpretation less likely given the context ("the harm transphobes like Adichie & Rowling seek to perpetuate") and my experience with how these people talk.