So here's what happened.
Someone DM me over the discord today and I'm gonna tell this as a story here.
This person, whoever this person is. Came to my DM telling me about there's a huge group of millionaires behind the lit industry that drives the story-telling world of Hollywood and the world entertainment business. And these big shots want to get an author cancelled. So this person told me to be careful not to use my real name online. Because they are going to cancel me for supporting this author. They said they will make sure nobody will see me online. I will be wiped out of the internet SEO and I will never get my publishing dream came true.
This person kept calling me if I'm supporting this author, I'm a terf (person against transgenders). I bet this person never knew I am an LGBT activist in my country. Well, that's the whole point. I am vocal and exposed myself a lot online. And I wasn't a big shot with big dreams. The funny thing is, that's not a person who fight for LGBT-rights should do! That's not what we do in my country.
What's we normally do is going to educate people. About our conditions, about healthcare, welfare, insurance, safety, religion... etc. We never gone in such approach to "cancel" anyone who voice out their opinions. In fact, we do not have much power. Not like what this mobster claimed to be. Millionaires billionaires behind. If there are billionaires, there won't be worry about the survival of the organisation at all.
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What this mobster did, is a great harm to the community. Especially the real transgender community around the world. Such attacks are bringing reverse effect to the community. I read some official posts from some of the organisations that echoes their way of accusation on that author. Okay, Millionaires billionaires powerful people in Hollywood, sure, they may be such kind of people. Hey you! I know your goons are reading this.
But let me tell you this shit. People here are not as privilege as you are! And you are jeopardising your own community. We worry much about our safety, but your online behaviour simply intensify others hate on the community. You are not our heroes! And you might have pushed this author who was once your allies to be far right side of the realm. Is that what you want? You want people to see you as a militant as you so proud to be when you call others Nazi!?
Well, let you tell you this! Why not you come to my country and use your millions and billions to advocate for the trans community you care so much! If you're truly the activist who want to bring transphobia to the end, and want to make this world a better place! Come! I'm in Malaysia! Ya, I'm welcome you to my country and bring all your Hollywood world power and money and influence here to cancel all in Malaysia who are Nazi transphobic terf. I'll give you the biggest kiss ever for doing that! Prove to me you're truly that invincible! I dare you!