There probably is a fair question to be raised on cancel culture - just not the one Roisin has asked.
In our zeal to shut down SHIT OPINIONS, do we sometimes squander opportunities to re-educate / save people?
Whilst I can imagine Roisin was already further down the rabbithole than she let on, on the surface her initial comments were more mis-informed than ill-intentioned. She questioned specific medical treatments for children based on incorrect knowledge, but she wasn't all-out Rowling shrieking about toilets and rapists and wanting to outlaw an entire identity.
The speed which we all turned on her likely allowed less time for self-reflection and instead cornered her into battle mode. She wasn't going to go off to research the facts; she was instead panicking that her career was over. And the only comfort would have come from the unfortunately loud and sizeable troup of Twitter TERFs lining up to assure her that she was a champion for all women.
I'm not surprised at all that we're now getting unapologetic and frankly CHILLING comments about minorities conforming.
As I type this, I don't really know what the solution is. We obviously do still need to call out SHIT when SHIT is spoken. But could we do with being more nuanced about it and less KILL KILL KILL? Engage her in reasoned debate before we campaign for her to be dropped from festivals? Roisin likely isn't going to be the last lost soul.