http://io9.gizmodo.com/steven-universe-artist-quits-twitter-over-fan-harassmen-1785242762



It happened to Steven Fry, and now it’s happened to Lauren Zuke, and what has happened is harassment under the veil of “justice”. Let’s make one thing clear, I don’t care for labels in any capacity because calling someone an “SJW” or “problematic” doesn’t do anything other than strengthen the metaphorical castle either side has built up, and so nothing changes, just more insults and harassment. But I digress.

Steven Fry left Twitter quite some time ago after a joke failed to sit well with some people, a joke he shared with Jenny Beavan, whom he called a “bag lady”. Of course, Jenny and him are good friends and no offense was taken. However, this didn’t seem to stop others for feeling offended for Beavan, calling Steven a misogynist (a baseless insult if anyone actually knew Fry) and such.

And that is how Twitter managed to drive away a person beloved by many - by yelling at them incessantly, trying to make them see the error of their ways, of which there was none.

This has now happened to Lauren Zuke, a storyboard artist for one of my favorite cartoons in quite some time, Steven Universe. The show boasts as being one of the most (of not the most) inclusive shows currently on television, and being extremely and un-apologetically gay, consisting of mostly female-identifying characters.

And Lauren received harassment based on shipping two of her favorite characters.

As you can see, something is very wrong here. We’re currently in an age where being who you are is finally being accepted, and yet the very people who want this are pushing others out of the way in a misguided and hateful quest for… the same thing?

Both Fry and Zuke are gay and create things. These people spearhead the true cause for social justice; the fight for people to be not afraid of who they are - not the hateful charade that some would have you believe is the real fight. But if you need to harass people to get your view across, maybe you’re not on the side you thought you were.