I now have chest pain!

I don't want to further your discomfort cafe but here is a young woman on the side of the transactivitists who tried to stop one of them beating up Maria at speakers corner.

He turns round and shoves her and it's bloody intimidating.

I'd be amazed if the online fury against those nasty terfs didn't make him feel a bit righteous in hitting any woman who disagrees with him

And if she's not got herself well away from this bloke, she'll have learned what happens when you don't go along with it

Grim isn't it - and so easily it rolls off their keyboards! I'd agree with thelily that there are decent real life reasons to fear actual violence, e.g. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3036489-Woman-attacked-by-transactivists-at-speakers-corner-part-deux

and www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3102159-Helen-Steels-speech-from-Cambridge-Womens-Place-meeting

But even if all this online fury produces is the perception that speaking out will be dangerous, then it does its work.

And it teaches people who are wavering in their loyalty to the group, what will happen if they transgress.

See also Jack Monroe getting "die terf cunt" for rightly calling out dodgy rape stuff on a profile belonging to an elected Labour Party women's officer

cafeaulaitpourvous
Youre brave! I darent go on there.
I have a permanent pain in my jaw so I know what you mean!
JAPAB
Whilst I agree its probably not a good idea to live in fear all the time I disagree with very little seems to happen outside of words on a monitor screen.
Did you not see what happened to so called terfs at hyde park recently? Also to women trying to organise and speak at gender critical feminist meetings?

You could probably find similar vitriol against racists and homophobes.

In fact, one even says something like 'destroy all terfs, racists, misogynists, transphobes...'.

Yes, some people really do hate those who are against, or perceived to be against tnem and their rights, but despite all the sounding off, very little seems to happen outside of words on a monitor screen.

So while stuff like that all looks horrible, if you are anti-trans, anti-homosexual, anti-black, or their rights, while you might expect extreme words you probably don't need to go into hiding.