Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to people sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week, Lucy Reade reluctantly explains why so many right wing incels are now writing their own Harry Potter fanfictions. Meanwhile, James Ball brings us part two of the Kelly Clarkson mechanical bird saga. We are serious journalists.
The 2012 tumblrgirlification of the right:
https://x.com/robrousseau/status/2112226711932633173?s=20
https://x.com/ThatchEffendi/status/2112253253333446703?s=20
https://x.com/BadWritingTakes/status/2108261674163585155?s=20
https://x.com/makooor/status/2109480540328038550?s=20
https://x.com/logosoverflow/status/2112257859732090923?s=20
https://x.com/freeborn_wolf/status/2110908338578055170?s=20
https://x.com/feyriswheel/status/2112085955607695638?s=20
https://x.com/instain_mother/status/2112005855969484930?s=20
2 Kelly 2 Furious:
https://x.com/JonPaula/status/2110370590213423407?s=20 https://x.com/cutelipssx/status/2110402553636626789
https://x.com/popcrave/status/2110183559353057771?s=46
https://x.com/tommyhawkins/status/2110156221432946701?s=46
https://blisskolb.com/
https://x.com/redhotnerd/status/2110856628295647610?s=20
Presented by James Ball and Lucy Reade
Produced by Matt Withers
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Touching Grass
Right wing Harry Potter fanfiction and 2 Kelly 2 Furious
This week, Lucy Reade reluctantly explains why so many right wing incels are now writing their own Harry Potter fanfictions. Meanwhile, James Ball brings us part two of the Kelly Clarkson mechanical bird saga
21 October 2026 12:00 AM
