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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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I think what I love best about all these "Woman/PoC/Queer/whatever turns out to be a straight white guy" narratives, is that the detractors immediately turn around and start saying things like "Oh, well he wasn't that funny anyways..." or "Oh, his books isn't even that good..." even though the white guy has gotten tons of acclaim and prestige heaped on him for his work.

From here, only two conclusions are possible: 1) We grade minorities on a curve (no pun intended), and therefore what is "good" for them, isn't good when considered against what a white guy is capable of, or 2) it actually isn't good and was only being promoted because of the identity of the author, which says an awful lot about the critics and their standards, doesn't it?
 
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“The anonymity was very liberating, and honestly who would want to be a man on the internet,” he continued, apparently implying that being a woman on the internet is easier.
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Linking to an article about men being the prime suspect for everything wrong about the Internet and a race-baiting article doesn't exactly debunk the "implication" which sounds more like a self-deprecating joke. And in the process the first of the two articles would indeed support the implication that it sucks to be a man on the Internet if "men" are to blame, ya fucking idiot.

But women suck at jokes so it's no wonder this one went woosh over Elizabeth's head.
 
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Two Daily Dot articles nannying twitter accounts, what a world. Will we be getting biographies of popular Warcraft players and Fortnite fantasy drafts next?

This is the real whopper of a statement though:
CatParty said:
“[He] most importantly, violated the trust of Elle’s female friends and gained emotional intimacy with them in a way only a woman could. Which is gross behavior.”
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I can't even begin to untangle this word knot without wasting about a thousand characters & it's not worth it.
 
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Furry Facts said:
While Isabelle Facts certainly was wholesome and queer...
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There is no such thing as "wholesome and queer".
And using a mascot from a children's game as a mouthpiece of promiscuous troon degeneracy is as far away from "wholesome" as imaginable.


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“I took Isabelle Facts down after so many death threats I got"
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You catch the drift: donate to his Patreon and maybe the site will come back!
 
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Clop said:
Linking to an article about men being the prime suspect for everything wrong about the Internet and a race-baiting article doesn't exactly debunk the "implication" which sounds more like a self-deprecating joke. And in the process the first of the two articles would indeed support the implication that it sucks to be a man on the Internet if "men" are to blame, ya fucking idiot.

But women suck at jokes so it's no wonder this one went woosh over Elizabeth's head.
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By being a man successfully pretending to be a very visible woman on the internet for years he would have some real insight on being a man vs being a woman on the internet. Their "what does he know!" angle just falls apart.
 
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“As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, Animal Crossing really helps me when it comes to calming down from panic attacks or losing myself in a world where a dog wearing a yellow Gucci jacket, or a goat dressed as a clown being so excited to see you again, really takes my mind at ease from the harsh world we live in.”

Isn't this game made for like 8 year olds?
 
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