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The backlash against the complaints about the guy are largely because -- on the surface -- it looks like yet another example of the same group of hyper-political complainers trying to ruin someone's life over unsubstantiated claims or differences of opinion.

I'm not going to weigh in on whether or not that's the case in this particular example. It might well be true, and if it is then my sympathies go out to the aggrieved parties.

But the problem is that this has happened so many times against people that don't deserve it that there's a substantial group of people that oppose these kinds of call-outs on principle and will fight against the group of people that's signal-boosting it regardless of the subject matter.

(EDIT: That's not to say that they're consistent about their stance. Said counter-protesters are often perfectly happy to call out people THEY think are worthy of shame and bullying. Internet drama sucks no matter who's doing it.)