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Shouldn't quoting trans people verbatim count as elevating trans voices? I've heard many times that we need to listen to trans women, and Ricky is just making sure a wider audience gets to listen to trans women. Why is this so wrong?

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 10 insightful - 12 fun10 insightful - 11 fun11 insightful - 12 fun -  (1 child)

Two years later, in his first Netflix special, he spent 15 minutes rehashing the controversy while deadnaming multiple times Jenner.

They were so angry they forgot to proofread

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hi, Multiple Times; I'm Dad!

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–]automoderatorHuman-Exclusionary Radical Overlord[M] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

RIP Snappy, I AM THE NEW GOD!

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[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Meanwhile, the Independent plays pretend: https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1529071809131331584

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I didn't find his jokes witty, even though I agree with him politically. They would have been fresh maybe five or ten years ago.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi.[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, his humor isn't really my thing either, but the push he gave to this dialogue along with Chappelle and Maher (and others I am probably forgetting), who reach large mainstream audiences, is the reason it's a significant show.