There were a number of trans people in the audience tonight and I ended my speech speaking directly to them. The truth is that I’m actually trying to help these people, unlike all of those who “affirm” them
A few people have been attacking me, sending me messages, saying I have "sunk so low" by "giving a platform to people like Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). This is what I have been talking about. We've become so brainwashed and entitled that we now believe some people are less important than others.
So let's talk about her. She is a human being, a Congresswoman, a charismatic figure, a popular politician. Yes, she's controversial and has her unique style. But, there's nothing wrong with that. It's politics! The fact is, she's influential. People are listening to her. And I am not God to judge anyone.
To be a good journalist, you have to unlearn what you have come to believe. You have to accept people as they are, and understand that people come in different varieties. They have different colors, different styles, different gifts, different appeals. Most importantly, new people emerge all the time!
The mainstream media may be telling you, here are the good people, the people who deserve respect, the great people, the superior people, but it's all nonsense. People are people. Life is a comedy. We all live, play our role and depart. My job is just to be a witness to all that, rather than automatically canceling some people because someone said they should not matter! Also, I'm not giving a platform to anyone. Those people are doing their things with or without me!
If that little white girl had been following Angel Reese around trying to taunt her when Angel Reese had just lost the biggest game of her career, hands would’ve been thrown. And everybody would be justifying Angel Reese for throwing those hands. #caitlinclark
Why does this make me so angry? Because it's leaning into the stereotype that women are stupid, it's woman-face. And Bud Light thought it was funny and promoted it.
It begs the question, who is the intended audience for this?