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'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« on: March 15, 2025, 01:23:00 PM »
The woman is an idiot but as soon now the reaction to something I disagree with is worse than the action


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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2025, 02:09:38 PM »
The woman was an idiot to do what she did with that baby wombat and should be very ashamed of herself.  >:( But those sending death threats are completely off their heads!  :o
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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2025, 09:31:49 PM »
The woman is an idiot but as soon now the reaction to something I disagree with is worse than the action


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d1x4ykvgo

She’s a social media influencer. The reaction should not be in the least bit surprising to her. I have no sympathy.
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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2025, 09:42:06 PM »
She’s a social media influencer. The reaction should not be in the least bit surprising to her. I have no sympathy.
So death threats are ok for you.

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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2025, 09:56:37 PM »
So death threats are ok for you.

I didn’t say that but you are never beyond twisting my words so I shouldn’t be in the least bit surprised I suppose.

It’s social media. Millions of death threats are issued on it every day. Are you surprised at the reaction?

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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2025, 10:09:26 PM »
I didn’t say that but you are never beyond twisting my words so I shouldn’t be in the least bit surprised I suppose.

It’s social media. Millions of death threats are issued on it every day. Are you surprised at the reaction?
Well that was the clear implication of what you said. Am I surprised, no. But you wrote that you had no sympathy for her having received them, which implies that you are OK with them.

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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2025, 08:31:24 AM »
I didn’t say that but you are never beyond twisting my words so I shouldn’t be in the least bit surprised I suppose.

It’s social media. Millions of death threats are issued on it every day. Are you surprised at the reaction?

You seem to think it is ok to make a death threat. :o It is illegal to do so, people making them could end up in prison.
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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2025, 10:57:56 AM »
Well that was the clear implication of what you said.
No it isn't.

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Am I surprised, no. But you wrote that you had no sympathy for her having received them, which implies that you are OK with them.

She's whining about getting death threats on the Internet. By now, as an influencer, she should be ware that death threats come with the territory when you publicly post certain things. Furthermore, the vast majority of all death threats on the Internet are just arseholes mouthing off.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

You seem to think it is ok to make a death threat. :o It is illegal to do so, people making them could end up in prison.
Yes they could go to prison and they certainly shouldn't be making them. However, this person did something pretty bad for views i.e. for making money and the reaction was entirely predictable. I have zero sympathy for her. Of course, she doesn't deserve to die, so I certainly hope that all of the death threats were issued without any real intent.
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Re: 'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2025, 01:50:20 PM »
Never mind the wombat - anyone who makes a living as an "influencer" deserves anything they get.
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