Labour MP Jess Phillips being attacked on Twitter for her reasonable approach to gender bill

How much are threats of violence on twitter actually translating into physical attacks? I know about the recent one at Speaker's Corner and the one after that but haven't read about any others. Which isn't to say the threats aren't horrendous and that something won't happen in the future. I'm just trying to gauge how much it's hot air.

Whitehandled her email is on her website sure it will be appreciated-
Re violence -
for many people I would be warriors she is already targeted by so many unpleasant types it’s not going make a material difference sadly
So the mugging could have been any group although sounds normal crime to me

retweeted and added support. Hoping that this wave of anti-women feeling can be turned soon.

I'm also minded to contact and offer support. I work in her constituency, although I don't live in it. I don't do twitter, would the constituency email be the best way?

That was on Tuesday though? She did not make the tweet that angered them until Thursday. So not sure how it could be targeted, unless she has made previous comments before.

Anyone wondering if this attempted theft was opportunistic or targeted?

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-mp-jess-phillips-mugging-13916344

This woman and her mindset is what we want more of in politics. Another girl crush here.

I genuinely hope she does know what she has got herself into. I actually fear for her safety after angering the transactivists and hope she is aware of how violent they can actually be

Ha she is one of the reasons I am still in the Labour Party!

She's great. If she manages to do something about this I will (re)join the Labour party and vote for her to be leader at the first opportunity. In fact, the first party who sorts this shit out will get my vote for life. The politicians better start taking us seriously, because there are more of us than the small number of trans activists, although they have the louder voice at the mo'

I am moved to contact Jess Phillips to offer my support. I don’t live in her constituency, but I think she is doing important work for all women in the UK and she needs positive feedback to balance all the fuckwits.

Just to say I have a massive girl crush on Jess and have met her a couple of times - She will know exactly what she is doing - she has just tweeted today that she has good filters so doesn’t see most of abuse and I know she has good security anyway

I wonder if she had any idea what sort of response she would get

I've followed Jess Phillips online for a while. She gets loads of abuse and some incredibly awful abuse, rape threats etc - from a wide range of people. I don't know how she does it. I think one night she got 600 rape threats and death threats

metro.co.uk/2017/08/26/twitter-trolls-send-600-rape-and-death-threats-to-labour-mp-in-one-day-6880394/

She is a fantastic MP and she has done a lot to raise awareness of women's rights in the House.

The responses to her tweet are appalling and just repeat the same words again and again.

The fucking two-facedness kills me.

Oh, but Jess, Jess we just want to go to the toilet without terfs inspecting our genitals. We don’t advocate surgery for children just a breathing space, won’t you think of the suffering children?

Women, die cis scum, you should be raped with a broken bottle, kill all terfs, look forward to your erasure, bitches, don’t say vagina, you transphobe, suck my lady dick, bigot.

Right so legally you can't consent to sex, but you could consent to a sex change?
What a complete fucking idiot.

Some gems from dykeprk;

On Jess Phillips;
''this nasty bitch needs to be deselected already''
twitter.com/DykePRK/status/931634117053173760

''hurry up and die already''
twitter.com/DykePRK/status/931603905351438336

'Lads' comment. Of course, we all use the term 'lads' all the time.
''things are looking up lads, Gerry's getting back into the RA''
twitter.com/DykePRK/status/931692632480284672

scattermoon posted;
''No-one is performing trans surgeries on children, no-one is even suggesting that.
If you're against treatment for trans kids because of that, maybe admit you don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about, and trust those who do.''
twitter.com/scattermoon/status/931322227794108416

dyke prk replied;
''actually we are. I'm suggesting surgeries and hormones should be available for children who want them.''
twitter.com/DykePRK/status/931324666249207809

I wonder if she had any idea what sort of response she would get.

I have to say, most of it is fairly tame in comparison to what other women get.

They still look unhinged, though.

Exactly the sort of person you want to share a bathroom with.

The Twitter thread is a proper shit show

twitter.com/jessphillips/status/931093574011191296

TRAs saying 'die terf bitch', and Jess saying 'I am the one who pushed forward for these changes, you are being counter-productive'.

So glad to see that guardian article. Baby steps...

It turns out that Ada Wells* is all about violence to women who have the temerity to have their own views. Now there's a surprise.

• It is annoying that he's appropriated the name of a campaigner for women's rights. Kind of like a twisted deadnaming through a distorting mirror.

He has an alternative account 'trannarchy' which has this as it's pinned tweet. 7 day ban for promoting violence/threatening Jess Phillips.

twitter.com/DykePRK/status/931603905351438336

Apparently this is the twitter account of Ada Wells* but I can't find confirmation that this is the case.

• LBGT+ Convener at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association who resigned over tweets that appeared to incite violence against police officers.

DJ can you link the 'die already' tweet? thanks

I agree - the "die already" comment towards an elected member of parliament should warrant a friendly chat from the police.

She's a female MP. People cant even be bothered to talk to her like she's an MP. She asked for respectful dialogue and they respond with violence and dogma, the irony is overwhelming.

'die already'' said to a female MP isnt something we should tolerate.

Have you noticed how many femle TRA allies are very young and stupid? Wonder how they'll feel in a decade or two when their career is ruined after that second baby or men stop being nice to them as they age.