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Lily Madigan - Twitter Update

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DarthArts · 07/04/2018 20:43

LM has changed the name of their twitter account, deleted all previous posting history and unblocked lots of users.

Has tweeted (in response to someone else) that non-one has spoken to them about online behaviour.

LM did get in a twitter spat after comparing trans struggles to racism and slavery and got a lot of previous supporters complaining. LM did issue a twitter apology about this then took a twitter break and has resurfaced with this new "clean" account.

@Madigan_lils

So not sure what's happened here.

I would hope maybe a degree of self reflection.

As ever, let's make sure any posts are not offensive please.

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Ellenripleysalienbaby · 07/04/2018 20:45

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SuburbanRhonda · 07/04/2018 20:48

So the tweet asking for money to pay for Lily to travel to Hull to give a talk has been delete then?

Ellenripleysalienbaby · 07/04/2018 20:50

I'm not sure it's a huge step away from the former account tbh! Confused

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ScarletBegonias · 07/04/2018 20:50

And there's a recent tweet from LM which seems to say that denying people can change sex isn't necessarily to be transphobic ...

Cocolepew · 07/04/2018 20:51

I'm still blocked. Probably for the best.

NotTerfNorCis · 07/04/2018 20:53

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SirVixofVixHall · 07/04/2018 20:54

I’m still blocked too. Really bizarre as I haven’t had any interaction with lily. Seems to be due to who I follow.

Thanksforthatamazingpost · 07/04/2018 20:55

LM is at an age where she can and should be changing her mind pretty regularly. Heaven knows I did at that age.

HannahGlasgowGal · 07/04/2018 20:56

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TheGoldenBough · 07/04/2018 20:56

Tried looking and got page does not exist message.

SirVixofVixHall · 07/04/2018 20:57

Lily is not an anonymous 20 year old man living a quiet life. Lily has an official role and is using that role for attention and to add weight to any comments about women. 20 is young but it isn’t 12.

SirVixofVixHall · 07/04/2018 21:00

Hannah over 2000 people, including me and other Mumsnetters, were put on a tweeted block list/ black list by Lily. As this could have an impact on my personal safety i am glad that the op is bothering to check and update.

FencingFightingTorture35 · 07/04/2018 21:01

Lily isn't a teenager.
Lily has a position which means it's ok to discuss them (civilly, naturally)

PiggyPoos · 07/04/2018 21:01

Lily is an elected officer for a political party and practically begs for attention on Twitter so the "teenager" comments aren't appropriate. Lily is also 20 I believe

Bit odd, I thought it was to clean it up a bit but not much seems to have changed.

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DarthArts · 07/04/2018 21:02

Here are the recent tweets that caused controversy with LM's followers.

I've copied them from screen shots from Jennifer James.

@suburban - all tweets have been deleted apart from new ones today.

Its appears to be a re-naming of the old account, hence all the followers etc are the same, but its been cleaned as vociferously as if Kim and Aggie had been called in.

As for the blocking - I was unblocked for a while, but its now back up so I suspect LM is fast re-implementing a TerfBlocker shared block.

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thebewilderness · 07/04/2018 21:05

Referring to Madigan as anything but sher or the name will get you reported and your comment deleted. It is known.

yetanothertranswoman · 07/04/2018 21:05

Blocker is back in place.

SuitedandBooted · 07/04/2018 21:06

I think some of the messages were a bit much even for his uber-trendy followers. When the tweet about coming out as a "Gay girl" went up, complete with silly flirty gif, it didn't have many replies and retweets - I remember one just saying "So you're a straight bloke then"!

Time for a re-brand?

PiggyPoos · 07/04/2018 21:06

Would that be Lily going through and manually deleting things?

Surely there must have been words had.

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DarthArts · 07/04/2018 21:08

Hannh

I'm not stalking....

It came up on my twitter feed from someone I follow.

It is of interest as LM holds an official position within the Labour Party. What LM tweets is therefore a reflection of the current state/position of the party as despite some imho offensive tweets they have, to my knowledge not been censured by the party.

LM is not therefore not a private individual - by their own choice.

LM is also not a teenager any more.

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Gileswithachainsaw · 07/04/2018 21:09

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PiggyPoos · 07/04/2018 21:10

Following politically active people and talking about what they say is hardly stalking.

SirVixofVixHall · 07/04/2018 21:11

I can’t believe LM is still employed.

SirVixofVixHall · 07/04/2018 21:12

There have been a few racist comments. Specifically relating to women. What the hell is wrong with the Labour Party that they have allowed LM to stay on as women’s officer ?

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/04/2018 21:13

When I was 20, I was studying full-time, working full-time in the holidays and on the point of getting married. I could have had children, been in the armed forces or the police force or training to be a nurse or a doctor or a teacher or doing any number of really responsible things, all of which I'd have been held accountable for if anything had gone wrong. I don't get this 'poor vulnerable teenager' thing at all.