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Thread of people who got ‘cancelled’ by centrists and the right, with *actual consequences* for them, starting with Aman Thakar, who got suspended from his job after calling in to a Tory debate; https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/aman-thakar-tory-debate-bbc-tweet-hitler-suspended-leigh-day-labour-a8966361.html
Munroe Bergdorf was sacked by L’Oreal for stating the self-evident truth that white people brought up in a society rife with systemic racism are likely to be racist: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41127404/loreal-sacks-first-transgender-model-munroe-bergdorf
Omar Salem, who confronted Boris Johnson in Whipps Cross hospital while his daughter was sick, got a load of horrific abuse: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-hospital-brexit-nhs-cuts-labour-activist-parent-whipps-cross-a9111261.html
He, of course, had the hounds set on him by one Laura Kuenssberg: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-laura-kuenssberg-boris-johnson-labour-omar-salem-tweet-a9111416.html
Historian Mike Stuchbery, who had Tommy Robinson and other thugs turn up on his doorstep on the regular. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-robinson-mike-stuchbery-twitter-doorstep-video-luton-a8807916.html
The guy who milkshaked Nigel Farage, which was a Good Thing, lost his job and threats were made to a dog charity where he volunteered https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/18/nigel-farage-milkshake-attacker-pleads-guilty-to-common-assault
The Sun outed a nurse as a former porn star with literally no public interest excuse to hide behind: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/02/13/nhs-nurse-outed-outed-as-a-former-gay-porn-star-by-the-sun-for-no-reason/
Norman Finkelstein was denied tenure and fired from his job after debating (and demolishing) Alan Dershowitz: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1279174799969959936.html
Ash Sarkar got horrific death threats for using the orange emoji 
as a caption to a photo of her eating an ice lolly on Twitter: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/reading-stabbings-muslim-journalist-death-22227933
as a caption to a photo of her eating an ice lolly on Twitter: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/reading-stabbings-muslim-journalist-death-22227933
On the topic of death threats, senior bishops got lots of these after criticising Dominic Cummings’ lockdown travel shenanigans: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-52804464
Two elderly Labour activists were assaulted while campaigning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50552115
Owen Jones was assaulted outside a pub in an attack motivated by his sexuality and political views: https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/attack-guardian-owen-jones-motivated-political-views-sexuality-judge-rules/
Going back a bit, protesters were mistreated by police, convicted and lost jobs after the peaceful UK Uncut sit-in at tax-dodging Fortnum & Masons: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/it-was-my-first-protest-now-i-might-lose-my-job-2255730.html
Dawn Butler MP was very recently forced to close her constituency office after threats against her and staff escalated: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dawn-butler-black-lives-matter-constituency-office-close-racism-a9610626.html
Professor John Ashton was dismissed as a ‘ranting lefty’ for criticising the government’s coronavirus response: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsliverpool/liverpool-professor-dismissed-as-a-ranting-lefty-whos-been-getting-it-right-on-coronavirus/ar-BB12wnFp
That’s before we get to Jeremy Corbyn, on whom you could base a whole series of threads like this, Diane Abbott, who receives the most abuse of anyone in Parliament and all trans people everywhere, who get cancelled every day of their frickin’ LIVES by the media.
I might add to this later if I can face it. Send me more examples!
Always find it so verrrrrry interesting that certain people are so vociferous about, for example, receiving criticism or being boycotted or removed from social media for doing or saying objectively shitty things, which are pretty fucking benign consequences in the grand scheme
This is a great thread saying very similar things: https://twitter.com/anerdskull/status/1281717229998882816?s=21 https://twitter.com/anerdskull/status/1281717229998882816
