Author John Boyne receives abuse from strangers on Twitter

#1 · 17-04-2019 12:08am #1

John Boyne has written a book about a trans kid transitioning and he has been forced to leave Twitter because of the abuse he has received. His crime is apparently misgendering and also saying that he objects to being forced to use the word cis.

The silver lining here is that a lot of mainstream Irish authors are now realising that the trans cult are lunatics.

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-04-2019 12:13am

There was a chap on the RTE programme about this subject who tried to do a paper about young people who regretted going down this road

And he was warned off by the colleges

KungPao · 17-04-2019 12:23am

A boy without a winkle? God be praised, it’s a miracle.

Dante7 · 17-04-2019 1:00am

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

There was a chap on the RTE programme about this subject who tried to do a paper about young people who regretted going down this road

And he was warned off by the colleges

You can't discuss it. As John Boyne discovered, even if you write a book that is mainly trans positive, if you even dare make a mistatement about gender, you will be eviscerated.

Males wearing dresses demanding access to female only spaces will not be stopped.

mrsdewinter · 17-04-2019 1:02am

Dante7 wrote: »

John Boyne has written a book about a trans kid transitioning and he has been forced to leave Twitter because of the abuse he has received. His crime is apparently misgendering and also saying that he objects to being forced to use the word cis.

The silver lining here is that a lot of mainstream Irish authors are now realising that the trans cult are lunatics.

He got heat on Twitter because his article was so lacking in research as to be almost laughable.

Nobody has read his book yet but, I wonder will it put really offensive transphobic sentiments in the mouths of babes and call the results 'young adult fiction'???

hatrickpatrick · 17-04-2019 1:05am

He wasn't "forced" to leave Twitter, he chose not to stand up for his beliefs and to run away from the debate. I have no time for people who claim to be "forced" to leave a platform because of words written by strangers on the internet - grow a f*cking pair* and stand your ground.

*I realise that this particular remark may, in the context of the trans issue, be taken as either an appalling or an incredible pun, depending on one's viewpoint

Dante7 · 17-04-2019 1:09am

mrsdewinter wrote: »

He got heat on Twitter because his article was so lacking in research as to be almost laughable.

Nobody has read his book yet but, I wonder will it put really offensive transphobic sentiments in the mouths of babes and call the results 'young adult fiction'???

No his book wasn't lacking in research. He talked to trans people before writing the book. This is John Boyne!
The one thing he did apologise about is that he referenced Graham Linehan derogatively in his article. He quickly began to see how the trans lunatics will quickly try to destroy your life if you don't subscribe to their cult beliefs.

Dante7 · 17-04-2019 1:17am

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

He wasn't "forced" to leave Twitter, he chose not to stand up for his beliefs and to run away from the debate. I have no time for people who claim to be "forced" to leave a platform because of words written by strangers on the internet - grow a f*cking pair* and stand your ground.

*I realise that this particular remark may, in the context of the trans issue, be taken as either an appalling or an incredible pun, depending on one's viewpoint

He was forced to leave. The trans lobby hammered him with their particular viewpoint and forced him to deactivate.

The funny thing is, his book and article were 99% trans positive. But that is not good enough for the trans lobby. You must capitulate to this new cult or you will suffer a social media pile on.

People are now beginning to see these trans activist lunatics for who they are. Driving John Boyne off Twitter. A gay man and huge LGBT Ally, just cos he he dared question cis.

Your Face · 17-04-2019 1:20am

All these terms are hard to keep up with.

I looked up "cis" and got a construction projects website.
Its quite interesting.

Well done, good work.

Calhoun · 17-04-2019 1:21am

We saw how radical the group can be after the RTE program, i don't know why you would expect any less.

Dante7 · 17-04-2019 1:46am

Calhoun wrote: »

We saw how radical the group can be after the RTE program, i don't know why you would expect any less.

You could kind of laugh it off, except it's coming to your kids' school soon. And don't dare disagree with it.

sabat · 17-04-2019 2:07am

It seems that some transsexuals have a messiah complex and being persecuted forms part of their delusion - hence the requirement to seek out enemies on the most spurious grounds outside the closed feedback loop of their normal social circles.

McMurphy · 17-04-2019 7:12am

Goodbye John Boyne. Whoever the fcuk you are.

super_furry · 17-04-2019 7:22am

Who?

AndrewJRenko · 17-04-2019 7:28am

Dante7 wrote: »

He was forced to leave. The trans lobby hammered him with their particular viewpoint and forced him to deactivate.

How do you 'force "someone off Twitter?

The thread title and this claim is factually incorrect.

punisher5112 · 17-04-2019 7:35am

I don't give a fcuk who you are but if you are actually a male and you are in women's toilets then you should be done.

I don't care if you wake up today and say ah sure I'm female today or tomorrow ah sure I'm an it or whatever you want to call yourself.

Simple you were born with a penis or a vagina....

So if you want to dress differently nock yourself out I couldn't give a rat's a#s....

I think the world is going to actually end up completely backwards if things keep going the way they are.

punisher5112 · 17-04-2019 7:36am

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

How do you 'force "someone off Twitter?

The thread title and this claim is factually incorrect.

Can be done with mental abuse or I could call around and force you to hit the delete button......

Guy:Incognito · 17-04-2019 8:06am

Dante7 wrote: »

No his book wasn't lacking in research. He talked to trans people before writing the book. .

The post you quote says the article lacked research. Not the book

. It also says no one has read the book yet.

Mr. CooL ICE · 17-04-2019 8:48am

Mod:

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krankykitty · 17-04-2019 8:56am

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

The post you quote says the article lacked research. Not the book

. It also says no one has read the book yet.

People have read the book (to review it), have summarised it and have come to the conclusion that yes, the book lacks research

17-04-2019 9:01am

Wait... This is a novel?

OK, that's genuinely ridiculous.

Snotty · 17-04-2019 9:03am

krankykitty wrote: »

People have read the book (to review it), have summarised it and have come to the conclusion that yes, the book lacks research

If it doesn't praise them as much as they wanted, then "there wasn't enough research done", it's the fancy way of throwing the toys out of the pram.

krankykitty · 17-04-2019 9:09am

Snotty wrote: »

If it doesn't praise them as much as they wanted, then "there wasn't enough research done", it's the fancy way of throwing the toys out of the pram.

Nope. They weren't looking for praise, just not to be portrayed in damaging and incorrect stereoypes

weldoninhio · 17-04-2019 9:13am

krankykitty wrote: »

Nope. They weren't looking for praise, just not to be portrayed in damaging and incorrect stereoypes

And they thought the best way to counter this was to act up to the unhinged lunatic stereotype??

valoren · 17-04-2019 9:14am

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Goodbye John Boyne. Whoever the fcuk you are.

super_furry wrote: »

Who?

Remember the film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?
He wrote the novel.

Yurt2 · 17-04-2019 9:15am

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

He wasn't "forced" to leave Twitter, he chose not to stand up for his beliefs and to run away from the debate. I have no time for people who claim to be "forced" to leave a platform because of words written by strangers on the internet - grow a f*cking pair* and stand your ground.

*I realise that this particular remark may, in the context of the trans issue, be taken as either an appalling or an incredible pun, depending on one's viewpoint

Normally I'd agree with you; but there's more to life than getting into a twitter war with an army of the ideologically possessed from all corners of the internet - particularly if one is a successful author, I'd imagine he has more productive things to do with his time.

He'll come back when Wokeus Dei have moved on to feast on their next victim.

Hector Savage · 17-04-2019 9:22am

Saw John Boyne in a WExford bookshop once , reading a chapter from the boy in the striped pajamas.
overrated ...

RWCNT · 17-04-2019 9:27am

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

He wasn't "forced" to leave Twitter, he chose not to stand up for his beliefs and to run away from the debate. I have no time for people who claim to be "forced" to leave a platform because of words written by strangers on the internet - grow a f*cking pair* and stand your ground.

Or hit the block button, or simply log out. Deleting it is such a poncey grand statement.

I don't know what this guy actually said so can't judge this case specifically, but I agree that call out culture on twitter has gotten out of hand in certain quarters and a lot of people would rather score points off someone than have a discussion or try to be patient if someone is being a bit out of touch.

Diceicle · 17-04-2019 9:28am

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

How do you 'force "someone off Twitter?

Usually by bullying them.

17-04-2019 9:30am

krankykitty wrote: »

Nope. They weren't looking for praise, just not to be portrayed in damaging and incorrect stereoypes

what other groups get to dictate what novelists can write

seamus · 17-04-2019 9:35am

punisher5112 wrote: »

I don't give a fcuk who you are but if you are actually a male and you are in women's toilets then you should be done.

Convicted of a crime for using a women's toilets? Draconian much?

I use women's toilets all the time if my daughter needs to go and there's no-one around to go in with her. She refuses to go into the men's, so I go into the women's and I'll take a piss in the next cubicle if I feel the need to. But I suppose for this heinous crime I should be "done".

It's just a toilet. We all share the same toilet at home.

People need to drop their preciousness about segregated toilets. Women fart and sh1t and piss just like the rest of us. If it makes you squeamish that a man might hear you, that's your problem.

My personal belief is that segregated toilets place women at more risk by creating places where women may be alone for extended periods of time.

A straight guy raped a woman in the women's toilets of the George. If there had been a single set of toilets for everyone, there would have been more people milling around.

Author John Boyne receives abuse from strangers on Twitter

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