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Right-Wing Trolls Are Freaking Out After Learning They Can Get Sued For Calling People 'Groomers' On The Internet (pressprogress.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Other right-wing accounts variously reacted by describing the move as Orwellian, lamenting the death of free speech and even contemplating leaving Canada for good.

Oh no. Not that. Please no.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They can freak out all they like. Often someone who is trans will be called a groomer for no reason.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It's actually an antisemitic trope repurposed to attack the LGBT* community.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Not for no reason the reason is the same with all conservative ( or Far-Right kinda the same thing) canadian or otherwise and that reason is Projection they do what they say other people do