Yeah honestly I liked this video, it was up to Lindsay's usual standard, but I have no idea why she decided to lean on that gag so hard. It was disgusting and off-putting. I'd get if it was to...
Yeah honestly I liked this video, it was up to Lindsay's usual standard, but I have no idea why she decided to lean on that gag so hard. It was disgusting and off-putting.
I'd get if it was to emphasise the weird transphobic reaction of disgust that media displayed so often (seriously, what was up with that), but then I feel it's anvilicious. Like, yeah, trans women were always portrayed as literally vomit-inducing, I got it. The Family Guy clip wasn't necessary.
It's a bit too much, for sure. That said, it did get the point across in a way that's a lot more memorable and emotional than just mentioning it, so I get it. I do feel like Ellis is sometimes a...
It's a bit too much, for sure. That said, it did get the point across in a way that's a lot more memorable and emotional than just mentioning it, so I get it.
I do feel like Ellis is sometimes a bit too willing to go in with making jokes out of just how bad something is. I appreciate that it means she doesn't tiptoe around awful shit, but it does occasionally come off in a way that'd probably be fine to do around a specific trans friend or something but is a bit flippant given how public it is. While I and a lot of other trans people I know are cool with it, I think I'd probably avoid showing this to certain friends for that reason. Minor in the grand scheme of things, of course.
(Incidentally, Katy has an excellent youtube series called (This Week in the TERF Wars)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4meMZ8kXcC4] where she talks about the bizarre conversations she has with gender critical people on Twitter.
Take that vomit tag seriously, there's a LOT of it and it's fucking gross.
Yeah honestly I liked this video, it was up to Lindsay's usual standard, but I have no idea why she decided to lean on that gag so hard. It was disgusting and off-putting.
I'd get if it was to emphasise the weird transphobic reaction of disgust that media displayed so often (seriously, what was up with that), but then I feel it's anvilicious. Like, yeah, trans women were always portrayed as literally vomit-inducing, I got it. The Family Guy clip wasn't necessary.
It's a bit too much, for sure. That said, it did get the point across in a way that's a lot more memorable and emotional than just mentioning it, so I get it.
I do feel like Ellis is sometimes a bit too willing to go in with making jokes out of just how bad something is. I appreciate that it means she doesn't tiptoe around awful shit, but it does occasionally come off in a way that'd probably be fine to do around a specific trans friend or something but is a bit flippant given how public it is. While I and a lot of other trans people I know are cool with it, I think I'd probably avoid showing this to certain friends for that reason. Minor in the grand scheme of things, of course.
I enjoyed this!
Here are some links for further reading:
Katy Montgomerie "Addressing the claims in JK Rowling's justification for transphobia" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/addressing-the-claims-in-jk-rowlings-justification-for-transphobia-7b6f761e8f8f
(Incidentally, Katy has an excellent youtube series called (This Week in the TERF Wars)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4meMZ8kXcC4] where she talks about the bizarre conversations she has with gender critical people on Twitter.
Maya Forstater judgment: https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/maya-forstater-v-cgd-europe-and-others-2200909-2019