The debate Douglas Murray is referring to is when Nimco Ali - godmother to Boris Johnson's child - refused to accept the term "bum boy" is homophobic.
https://twitter.com/DouglasKMurray/status/1422907572999364611
Here’s a classic example of how this works.
I challenge, as a gay man, an associate of the prime minister over homophobia.
That’s then spun as misogynistic bullying, added to a file of other twisted claims to prove I’m a misogynist.
I challenge, as a gay man, an associate of the prime minister over homophobia.
That’s then spun as misogynistic bullying, added to a file of other twisted claims to prove I’m a misogynist.
Anti-trans activists have settled on a narrative that supporting trans rights is misogyny, so supporters of trans rights are therefore misogynists.
They work backwards to prove this claim, inventing or twisting episodes like this to prove their point.
They work backwards to prove this claim, inventing or twisting episodes like this to prove their point.
It doesn’t matter to them that it’s not true - it matters that it sticks.
They know, too, that in Britain’s media ecosystem, you can say more or less anything you want about someone who is left wing and get away with it.
They know, too, that in Britain’s media ecosystem, you can say more or less anything you want about someone who is left wing and get away with it.
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