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[–]SerpensInferna 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Jeffree Star is a controversial make-up artist and all around celebrity whore, but I LOVE the fact that he is a gender-bending dude that just likes to wear make-up and stylish clothes and doesn't feel the need to jump on the trans bandwagon.

[–]lunarstrain 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Jeffree Star is unfortunately not a good look for us. He's a very wealthy gay man in the make-up industry but he's also known for being catty, fake, and having a racist past. Plus he's friends with Shane I made out with dogs on camera Dawson.

Here's a link to his controversies from the early 2000s to 2020. There's something that they didn't include here because it wasn't about a hot topic but there have been instances where his brand's quality has been awful. Regardless of what you or I may think, his reputation is very mixed. Wouldn't be surprised if it were mostly negative.

[–]Kai_Decadence 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When you really think about it, when it comes to prominent gender nonconforming men on the YouTube which seem to be Jeffree Star and James Charles (Both "J's" lol), both are horrible representations. Jeffree Star for what you shared and James Charles for being pushy on straight guys and messaging underage high school boys. Just yikes.

[–]reluctant_commenter 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There's something that they didn't include here because it wasn't about a hot topic but there have been instances where his brand's quality has been awful. Regardless of what you or I may think, his reputation is very mixed. Wouldn't be surprised if it were mostly negative.

^ Came here to comment this. I'm glad he didn't fall for the cult for his own sake, but he is definitely not the first person I'd pick to represent LGB interests...

[–]lunarstrain 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm glad he didn't fall for the cult for his own sake,

Yeah, the closest he ever got was when he used the fictitious trans murder epidemic to deflect from his YouTube drama.

[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh wow, I missed that one...

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

To me he will always be a MySpace celebrity lol.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Funny, I just posted an interview of a detrans gay man who also mentions Jeffree Star. Have not heard him mentioned in years, now twice in one day.