We had a lot of respect for former Andrew Cuomo staffer Lindsey Boylan when she came forward with disturbing sexual harassment allegations against the demonstrably skeevy then-Governor of New York. That took guts, particularly given Cuomo’s reputation as a bit of a major thug. And we were happy to see her be one of the forces that finally helped take him down long like he deserved to be taken down.
That said, though, Boylan’s progressive politics are still terrible. That definitely hasn’t changed at all.
For evidence of that, look no further than her take on Elon Musk suspending Kathy Griffin from Twitter for impersonating him:
It’s not about Musk suspending Kathy Griffin from Twitter (or anyone else who impersonates him for that matter).
It’s about making you just uncomfortable enough to avoid tweets critical of him or posting that next expose on him.
That’s the goal and that’s fascism.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) November 7, 2022
That’s … a bad tweet. Like, it’s just straight-up bad. Also silly and stupid and wrong.
— Whig Wants His $8 (@RandomWhig) November 7, 2022
We are all Mary Katharine Ham in that gif. There are countless critical tweets from countless people out there who loathe Elon Musk with a fiery passion that burns deep within their souls, and they’re still around. Musk hasn’t nuked their accounts.
No, it's about Twitter's longstanding terms of service. Hope this helps: https://t.co/gG0qowZcEx
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) November 7, 2022
It’s pretty simple, actually.
"that's fascism" lol
Lady, Elon said you have to label yourself if you're going to do parody.
— InTheRightColumn (@TheRightColumn) November 7, 2022
Heh.
— Gretchen Lynn (@Bubola) November 7, 2022
Not everything you don’t like is fascism, guys.
Respectfully: Using the word “fascism” like this denudes it of meaning, which is actually harmful.
— Moses Kagan (@moseskagan) November 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/IzaBooboo/status/1589574861143572480
Y'all really, really need to learn what "fascism" is. https://t.co/TqgcA4SgsB
— ⚜️ Ellen Carmichael ⚜️ (@ellencarmichael) November 7, 2022
You know, Lindsey would have a lot more time to do that if she’d just take a break from Twitter.
And yet, you are still here. Crazy.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) November 7, 2022
Crazy.
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