Before the game came out we had two major leaks. The first one was that Joel gets killed, and that Abby is the one who does it. The second one was that it features a trans character. Abby being a muscle mommy made those people assume that Abby must be the trans character. So from their perspective, a trans character murders their beloved (and definitely no closeted gay feelings attached) daddy Joel. This fabricated & deluded image became their perfect scapegoat for their fake outrage.