Yeah I noticed that too. I guess in their minds, there is no connection between a culture of microaggressions and subtle (and not so subtle, thanks seatonsatin) anti-trans rhetoric and actual violence against trans people.

honestly, how fucking disgusting is it that some of the same folk who just shown they ass on the Bette/Caitlyn story are in here pretending like they give a fuck bout trans women.

Yeah this coming on the heels of that Bette Midler article’s shitshow of a comment section is...well...really disheartening.

Is it actually possible, somehow, that the guy who is a big fan of rape humor actually isn’t right about things?

Sharp completely ignores the demeaning and humiliating things that Semenya has had to go through. Fivethirtyeight had a wonderful, feminist argument for celebrating Caster.

Agreed. Ugh, this leaves a horrible taste in my mouth. This woman’s argument is all about how they all feel together, they know how they all feel, feel feel feel all the fucking feels. Yet, not once does this trick even bother to think about how Semenya feels. That her very fucking existence is being challenged,…

Yeah, no. Nature gives certain people advantages in certain tasks. I could have trained from birth and I’d still never be as fast as Sharp, let alone Semenya. Sometimes life is unfair. I feel for Sharp, and for all athletes who get to that level and realize they still can’t be the best, but that’s how competition…

Eh.

Seriously. Is it an influx of Gawker refugees, or are long time Jezebel commenters really this obtuse?

Taking Caster out doesn’t get you a medal, but thanks for being a sore loser, Lynz.

What the fuck difference does it make how hard she worked? All the hard work in the world doesn’t earn you the right to get a pass on oppressing queer people. Are you under the impression that none of the people whose identities she’s calling into question have worked less hard, just because most of them have gotten…

Yeah. It’s never ok to belittle someone’s gender identity...unless you don’t like them apparently. In which case go right ahead and make sure you don’t attack them for any of the legitimate reasons to dislike them, just focus on the fact that they’re trans because we all were really only being progressive about the…

The comments on this article may be the most disgusted I’ve ever been by the Jezebel commentariat. This is . . . upsetting.

No one has a problem with taking down Caitlyn Jenner over her political beliefs etc. The tweet implied her gender identity was a publicity stunt. It is never cool to disrespect a person’s gender identity.

Why do you think Bette Miller has any particular knowledge or respect about trans rights? Sure, she is seen as a supporter of gay rights, but even there she doesn’t seem particularly up to date. I mean, she Said she was against gay marriage because gays can’t be faithful. And even if you see her as a supporter of gay…

Yep. There are a hundred things she could have rightfully gone after Caitlyn for. Being trans shouldn’t ever be one of them. I’m quite disappointed.

I'm not trans but I'm horrified by Bettes tweet and the people defending it. There is nothing cute or funny about misgendering people. I'm shocked at the amount of people defending Ms. Midler in the comments here.

I wonder how many of the folks here in the comments saying what she said was ok are trans? Let’s reiterate for those who may be slow on the uptake: even if you disagree with someone, that doesn’t give you the right to undermine their identity with impunity. Don’t misgender trans folks.

Can someone please explain to me her appeal? I’m not being snarky. I just don’t get it. Maybe it’s because I don’t like chick flicks and musicals and those are pretty much her forte? I dunno. You tell me.

So they are basically calling out misoginy in Islamic countries that tell women how much they have to wear while imposing legislature telling women how little they have to wear? Splendid. This will certainly solve everything.