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Katrina Gulliver's avatar

I had never read her books but she turns out to be much braver than almost every writer out there (exception being obviously Rushdie). That so many writers organisations have been mealy mouthed instead of in full defence of her free speech is not only disappointing it's pathetic.

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AlabamaSlamma's avatar

Writers who oppose freedom of speech are, by definition, apparatchiks.

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QX's avatar

Don't forget Stephen King mealy mouthing. The man can't be cancelled either and he too bent at the knee instead of standing with Rowling who's his friend.

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A. Klarke Heinecke's avatar

I had to mute King's tweets. What a conventional mouthpiece.

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QX's avatar

I still remember how it all went down. First he had to unlike her tweet even after she heaped praises on him for his support. But of course that wasn't enough for The Mob. Then he tried to mealy mouth his way to explain himself. None of it was enough until they pinned him agains the wall. It was really something to watch him finally capitulate with the last single tweet "Trans Women Are Women". And then they let him go.

The whole thing was wild! It was like watching Peter denied Jesus three times and the rooster crowed. Tell me again this isn't a religion.

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