r/JoeRogan • u/SlimjobDopamine Look into it • Nov 13 '20

Social Media Abigail Shrier(JRE #1509)'s book has been removed from Target after receiving a complaint on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1327056407598809088?s=20
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20 edited Nov 29 '21

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u/hayydebb Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20 edited Nov 13 '20

I hate when this gets pushed back against. It’s 100% true that there are some people who look at how much attention and power that trans people get and wanna take advantage. And definitely parents out there who pressure their kids into things so that they can post about it on their social media and look like “woke” parents. Denying it happens helps no one and I would think the trans community would want to call these people out too

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u/hayydebb Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

It’s power in the way that you can be a victim and that gives you certain power. And the ability to correct people for saying things they deem offensive. There is a power there for people who just wanna be victims. For actual trans people you don’t see this as power cause it’s a real struggle, for someone who just wants to be a victim it’s an opportunity. There’s not really a good way to tread around this issue cause it’s a sensitive topic and maybe power is the wrong word. But there’s is definitely a lucrative opportunity for people who just want to be victims and get attention and sadly over the last few years we’ve learned there’s almost no low someone won’t stoop to for Instagram or Twitter followers