Twitter suspended Rose McGowan for defending assault victims and people are outraged

Frank Sars

7 jaar geleden

Ever since the news broke about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual misconduct, more and more victims of abuse in Hollywood are stepping forward. Actress Rose McGowan is one of them. She vocally defends other victims and calls out people who handle this scandal in the worst way. Until now, that is.

1. Rose McGowan has been vocally supporting women stepping forward with their stories about the abuse they’ve suffered.

https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/916728103027695616

2. She has a personal connection to the news story, as she is an abuse victim herself.

https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/917139398101106689

3. Seeing how powerful men are staying quiet makes her blood boil.

4. She called out Ben Affleck specifically after he came out with an unsatisfying statement.

pic.twitter.com/f5AgemRXds

— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 10, 2017

https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/917844865806778368

5. She did not mince words.

https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/917867520828194816

6. And then, early this morning, McGowan shared on her Instagram that Twitter suspended her for 12 hours.

7. Silencing people who advocate for victims of rape and assault is not a good look.

People wonder why women don’t report sexual assault? Rose McGowan spoke out about her experience and was LITERALLY FORCIBLY SILENCED.

— OhNoSheTwitnt🏳️‍🌈 (@OhNoSheTwitnt) October 12, 2017

8. It sends a very clear message.

https://twitter.com/jojomoyes/status/918378880926388224

9. Twitter’s priorities seem unclear.

Trump threatens nuclear war: no problem

Racism/homophobia/threats? No problem.

Rose McGowan calling people out? Banned from Twitter.

— Simon Brew (@simonbrew) October 12, 2017

10. Twitter’s creator, Jack Dorsey, has got some explaining to do.

https://twitter.com/seanoconnz/status/918349562657439751

11. These rules seem a bit confusing.

Rose McGowan's account was suspended for violating Twitter rules against defending yourself from social media harassment. https://t.co/a35eQq3biQ

— Ragnarok Lobster 🐺 (@eclecticbrotha) October 12, 2017

12. Ben Affleck’s feelings > freedom of the press.

You have millions of trolls breaking your rules and you target a rape survivor for calling her ex boyfriend a liar.

— Hanna Ines Flint – Free 🇵🇸 (@HannaFlint) October 12, 2017

13. At least it’s clear why Twitter handled it this way.

Still having trouble identifying & weeding out neo-Nazis but THIS at least was an open-and-shut case. https://t.co/0LqkIupmep

— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) October 12, 2017

14. More and more people and organizations are coming to Rose’s defense.

.@rosemcgowan's Twitter was suspended.

Women should not be punished for speaking the truth.#ROSEARMY https://t.co/KQfi4Sg7ts

— Women's March (@womensmarch) October 12, 2017

15. The crowd is roaring alright.

16. McGowan’s former castmate is not exactly Charmed either.

Wtf @Twitter @jack? My timeline is inundated with heinously offensive bots daily and this is the account you suspend? I need an explanation. https://t.co/uHrwyl7ZGp

— Holly Marie Combs (@H_Combs) October 12, 2017

17. At least the people are still here to voice their support.

https://twitter.com/scottEweinberg/status/917613791692705792

18. To sum it all up:

Racism: Sure
Transphobia: Whatevs
Harassing Women: Cool
Literal Fascism: Okay
Holding Men Accountable: UM EXCUSE ME? https://t.co/D9L6CIblhq

— lebanese psyduck 🇱🇧 (@hitherehaidar) October 12, 2017

Hey Twitter:

*(header image via Twitter)