and before anyone says “deplatforming cunningham won’t matter” or “defeat her in the marketplace of ideas” 1. deplatforming works 2. dealing with bigots seriously in the marketplace of ideas does not defeat them, it legitimizes bigotry 3. the past 9 years have been proof of both 4. watch kat’s clip

"The marketplace of ideas" is absolute bullshit. Whoever made up that bullshit clearly hasn't studied the Weimar Republic and learned why verbally defeating someone won't actually accomplish shit.

I reported her when I learned she was on here, and I think it’s the wrong move to let her stay. She had a couple of innocuous posts on her timeline interacting with other UK barristers, but more recently it’s all transphobia. If that’s all she’s here for, she shouldn’t have an account.

and here we go. leave the door open to bluesky’s unmoderated marketplace of ideas for naomi cunningham’s brand of “trans women should be denied presumption of innocence & treated as predators” & creatures like this come along like a wave of hot, filthy sludge from an exploded molasses factory.