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We had a black president before we had a black photographer shoot a cover image for Vogue. This is insane.
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I would very much enjoy the money and the ability to ride Prince Hot Ginge’s royal fleshscepter whenever I wanted, but everything else about being a royal sounds like a lesser level of hell to me. She held her husband’s elbow at an event? She crossed her legs at the knee? She expressed an opinion?!?! CRUCIFY THE HUSSY. Read more
So what you’re saying is that a secret-ish group of many people who represent a significant portion of those who write the news in the US and who are passively or actively resistant to including trans perspectives in their group, despite the fact that they report regularly on trans issues and as a result have a… Read more
As Harron pointed out, the fact that there is not much research and writing about trans issues means that what DOES get published carries a lot of weight and power with the average joe’s reading it. The fact that this cis person has irresponsibly become a sort of spokesman for “trans issues” (putting that in quotes… Read more
Yup try being trans in Ireland. 14 years of fighting to just have an orchie. FOURTEEN YEARS! Threatened with having my HRT denied for not being femme enough. Threatened with no surgery because, get this, I enjoy sex. Every tiny step dangled over my fucking head until my GP went apeshit and basically tore the fuckers a… Read more
What downsides are you talking about? Perhaps speaking to a real trans person (of which he is not) may help alleviate those concerns? Read more
The fact that they toss out around the word “groupthink” so freely while ensconced in a secret, private listserv where they happily jerk each other off about how great they are is pretty much the epitome of the problem. Read more
I would mock this but I got in a near-screaming argument the other day about the importance of Superman’s red briefs returning to the costume so I have no room to mock. Read more
Yeah, I mean, she could have called and said, “hey, remember when we shared a ride and we were talking about trolls, and you said this. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and I remember you saying it like this. I’d like to use it in my book, in this context, but I want to make sure you’re okay with it and that I… Read more
this story is insane to me. i don’t work in publishing and have never even come close to writing a book, but not verifying or fact-checking seems absolute fucking backwards.
You can. It’s complicated and takes a lot of thought, but this article does a good job explaining how it might be possible. When in doubt, though, just don’t. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/10/30/can-a-white-child-dress-as-a-halloween-character-from-another-race/?utm_term=.242bc65604d3 Read more
This sounds like the kind of principal who would retaliate by contacting the colleges the editors were accepted to and trying to get their acceptances rescinded. I saw something like that happen years ago, though thankfully the colleges told him to piss off. Read more
This former editor agrees with you. Do it guys, it would make an excellent college application essay. Read more