the idea that trans issues are bourgeois is such an inherently anti-materialist perspective that it doesn't even deserve a response. any leftist who makes such a claim needs to log the fuck off and seriously question the company they keep, imo
if rightwing dingbats assume from twitter trends about elliot page that the transgender cabal has captured the media, it is due to a much larger cascade of circumstances going back decades and actually has very little at all to do with "the left," especially on twitter
i have my own reservations about the ease of access rich trans people have to essential health care but even my dumb ass can recognize the root problem is actually institutionalized transphobia and economic inequality and not, like, the existence of a single human person
i'm just gonna be a codger here and say almost every american movie and television show of the last decade looks the same and sounds the same and feels the same. such inexpressive and disposable media. netflix hbo and disney ought to be nuked from fucking orbit
even when i'm watching shows i nominally enjoy, my praise is like picking flecks of gold out of a bowl of porridge. our idea of "prestige" media is so brainsplittingly bland it's no wonder adults flock to children's media just to remember what colors look like
folks mourning the impending death of the cinema as if it's been anything more than an overlong roller coaster ride since 2007.
lrt really cool how 2017 is "ancient history" for some people
dude got fired for sexual harassment and publicly disowned by griffin mcelroy, and yet he still gets millions of views on his youtube channel. i guess this is what "being held accountable" looks like online