So DP posted something on the "idiots on the internet" thread, and I responded, then realized what thread it is. So I'm gonna repost here, because it's more relevant to this conversation, and also expand on it a bit.
My first reaction was to call Poe. After looking at
her Twitter account history, I still cannot tell. Either she's doing an impression of the humorless, manhating, lesbian TERF stereotype, or she embodies it.
However it does appear that
there's a conspiracy theory that she's trans and the media is covering it up.
People are also focusing on the fact that she's Iranian-American, however aside from the fact that Shiites generally don't commit Islamist terrorism (even Hezbollah is more about killing Jews than spreading Islam), in my experience Iranian-Americans are the group of Americans from Muslim backgrounds most likely to be atheists, presumably for the same reason Cuban-Americans tend to be anti-communist.
People are also apparently focusing on the fact that she's an animal-rights activist. Which... I hate animal rights groups with the fires of ten thousand suns, but I see no evidence that that had anything to do with the shooting. Well, aside from her being an animal rights activist suggesting she's a crank.
But if she's a crank, it would indicate that her stated motivations are her actual motivations.