Does she speak for a "silent majority" of trans people? Or is she just a shill to the right, or a mix of the two?
Seems to me lots of her detractors are disingenuous and think crazy trans are ok or don’t even answer her critiques.She's a trans version of every minority that grifts for the right. Think Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, Tomi Lahren. Her entire thing is "I'm not like THOSE trans people over there, I'M ONE OF THE GOOD ONES!"
This sounds like you think Blair is right and that you think all trans people are crazy. This also sounds like you think being a against transphobia, even from within the community, is a bad thing.Seems to me lots of her detractors are disingenuous and think crazy trans are ok or don’t even answer her critiques.
I'm not trans, but yes, i do. i think there are bad actors out there that bring down trans people. I am an ally to any marginalised group, since i believe we all have the same standing and rights in society. People like Tino, Yaniv, etc. have done or are doing bad things for trans representation. I won't ever say all trans peopel are crazy. they're just trying to be themselves and are transitioning to be more comfortable with who they are.This sounds like you think Blair is right and that you think all trans people are crazy. This also sounds like you think being a against transphobia, even from within the community, is a bad thing.
Had you read my comment thoroughly, you'd see that I said "it sounds like", not "you are". I didn't say you were anything, I said it sounded like you felt a way based on your previous comment.
Ultimately it seems yours is a issue of respectability politics and passability. I have no idea who the others you've mentioned are, but unfortunately, every single community has members that don't make the community look good. Does that mean the others that cater towards our detractors are correct? No. It means that, like any marginalized group, there are some that monetize the hatred others have for us at our community's expense.
I'm sure you could look at any other community and find similar examples, Milo Yiannopoulos, Omorosa, etc. People so desperate for approval from the same people that think our denigration is entertaining that they participate in the denigration hoping it garners them some approval and monetary gain.
As for "the tolerant left" comment, there's a thing known as the "Paradox of Tolerance".
"The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance; thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945),[1] where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to deny tolerance to those who promote intolerance. Popper posited that if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices," as summarized but Wikipedia.
I hope that helps you to understand that I wasn't labeling you as anything, I phrased my previous comment in a way that have you the benefit of the doubt and you decided I was being insulting. you clearly don't have a good grasp on why grifters grift, or you'd be able to see through them regardless of political affiliation. You then made a political assumption by labeling me "the tolerant American liberal", also incorrect. I care about accuracy, not virtue signaling. She is a grifter for the right wing who's only goal is making money by saying whatever she can without getting sued. She says the shit she says about the trans community bc right-wing idiots will believe her and then use her shit as fuel for why "those freaks don't deserve rights".
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