NZ: Police, media and infuriated activists have defended democracy
British gender activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, shared a photo on social media showing her being escorted by police through Auckland Airport.
She left her rally at Albert Park in Auckland yesterday without speaking, after being overwhelmed by thousands of heckling counter-protesters and pelted with tomato juice.
Parker posted to Twitter and said she was leaving 'the worst place for women she has ever visited'.
The activist also claimed she was a victim of a campaign to assassinate her character, boosted by a "corrupt media populated by vile dishonest cult members".
A local group supporting her visit Speak Up For Women NZ had already announced the scheduled rally today in Wellington had been cancelled due to security concerns.
Controversial Harry Potter author JK Rowling took to Twitter this morning to brand the protest scenes in Auckland yesterday "repellent".
During a series of Tweets, she said a mob "had assaulted women standing up for their rights".
A nationalist and populist politician Winston Peters said violence and cancel culture did not represent "the majority of New Zealanders who want an open and free western democracy that values freedom of speech".
Auckland Pride rejected the idea the activist had abandoned her Wellington plans due to threats of violence.
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Сложно понять, что означает термин "gender activist" 😉
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF