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The campaign echoes tactics first popularized by controversial figures like Milo Yiannopoulos and others from prior polarization campaigns, such as targeting Leslie Jones during the Ghostbusters remake controversy. These tactics capitalize on targeted harassment campaigns rooted in identity politics, often with the intent of silencing critics under the guise of fighting racism or bigotry.
Notably, actor Manalès Stenberg, who starred in The Acolyte, recently expressed her own distress publicly about the vitriol and bigotry she faced online following her roles. Such stories are often used to amplify the narrative that criticism is inherently racist or sexist, when in reality, much of the criticism is based on the quality or storytelling choices of the shows.