and notice how she still won’t answer it... just ask a few dodgy “who me?!” questions and then run along to write something else.

It wasn’t a criticism, it was an observation. I can recall seeing Jez writers/editors claim that, while Jez is directed toward woman, it is not a feminist website. If this is no longer the case and Jezebel now embraces ths “feminist” label I would be more than happy to stand/sit corrected.

Eh, if I change even one person’s mind it will be worth it. That’s the lesson I’ve learned from the gay rights movement: be out, and call out folks on their ignorance, and over time things will get better :)

sorry for the way a lot of these so called feminists are acting. you’re a better person than i would be for taking the time to respond to all of these ignorant people. fuck trans exclusionary feminism.

Ignoring trans people’s comments and experiences in favor of your own opinion makes you a bad ally. No need to displace that onto me.

Yeah...This is exactly the sort of reason that I’m of two minds about Gawker.com going under-Some of the articles and commentariat are great, and some are...well...some are commenting on this article.

That reads as 100% concern-trolling.

I completely agree;

Thank you. I have real problems with Caitlyn, but her being trans isn’t one of them. I look for clear ways to say it.

Yeah, it’s kind of amazing. Thankfully, there are at least a few people who seem to get it.

i can’t believe how everyone is speaking over you right now.

Just say she’s a phony! Say she got a divorce for ratings! Say she lied about whatever, as long as you don’t say “She isn’t trans because she’s a liar.” Don’t misgender her. Don’t imply that she went to the massive expense and the massive emotional journey of transitioning in order to get attention. That makes light…

Ugh, I really did expect better from you. This is pretty disheartening, to be honest.

See, that’s just the needle I’m trying to thread here: joke all you want about her being a liar or an egotist or just an asshole, but don’t degrade trans identities to do so. Don’t misgender her. People here seem to be of the opinion that once you decide that someone is a phony in general, you don’t need to even do…

I’m not defending her, and I don’t consider her the face of the trans community. In fact, if you do, that says a lot more about how little you know my community than it does about me. And, you have no way of knowing what surgeries she’s had. But even that is beside the point: not liking someone or not trusting them is…

Whelp, you’re a shit ally to the trans community, then.

Generalities aren’t what’s important. The basis of her joke was that Caitlyn Jenner’s trans identity is a costume that she put on for ratings. That is predicated on the idea that transitioning is easy, fast, and reversible. She’s punching down, and you’re excusing her.

Say that her divorce was for ratings. Say that she’s using her trans identity to make herself a face for a movement she barely understands. Say that she’s clueless, out of touch, egotistical, self-centered, and lacks any ability at introspection. Do not say “he”. Do not say she’s “going back to being Bruce”. Do not…

It implies that trans identities are a suit one can put on, or not “real”. I think Milos Yiannopolous is the scum of the earth, but it would be really shitty of me to say that he’s playing at being gay as a way to gain attention. These attitudes hurt trans folks.

I've read The Road to Serfdom and Free to Choose.