the original creator said as much about their own work lol

but he’s mamdanipilled for sure tho i think he’d come around

“run by israel” is a little old hat but “pedophile oligarchs are exploiting violent fascist tendencies of a classically American failure to shroud their own abuses and investments” technically does fall within that label so we will let it slide

cc @AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net

again, * my opinion, i don’t believe there’s enough public evidence to convince 100% of ppl either way *

Lorenz is an ally, so her expression of motives is fine. but Lorenz’ “coverage” of the now ultra-influential trans harassment account Libs of TikTok, to me, pulled them out of relative obscurity into the mainstream.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/19/taylor-lorenz-blasted-for-doxxing-libs-of-tiktok-creator/

https://glaad.org/releases/meta-and-twitter-refuse-action-libs-tiktok-posts-doctors-and-staff-boston-childrens/

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/libs-of-tiktok-and-its-dark-influence-on-lgbtq-hate/

by making her “reporting” of the story feel centered on herself rather than the protection of minorities, i genuinely feel more of our trans brothers and sisters have been put in harm’s way.

this is an opinion of mine made more pointed when you look at her other public controversies as a reporter. the details of her departure from the Washington Post aren’t fully public, but based on what is known, i personally read her overall track record as showing a pattern of poor judgment and lying when it’s convenient. Lorenz simply doesn’t, in my opinion, have the basic skills to treat the trans community with the respect and compassion her work requires.

* this is an opinion piece and i welcome others’ perspectives and research. you might even sway my opinion—this isn’t a conclusion I have particularly enjoyed coming to lol *

basically:

(full disclosure i do not like lorenz (OOP) or what she has done to the trans community if that wasn’t already obvious; i encourage each individual to form their own opinion.)

don’t let the bubba news overwrite the fact that they are using the actually its ephebophilia method of excusing sexual abuse now

e: oh and also the steve banon stufs wowow