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You asked us to imagine how the scenario would play out given somebody that the left hates as much as the right hates Mulvaney -- it turns out there was an actual example, and the left got all pissy and tried to enact a boycott of a product that wasn't even targeted at them in the first place.
I'm not sure why this is surprising to you -- have you seen the things people have been up to in this CW?
Trump though is political Mulvaney is trans but not (as far as i can tell a political activist). The reaction to them simply being trans seems over the top to me.
Like if it was a minor Christian (or some other right coded identity) but otherwise standard celeb. Without political valence of their own, just their identity
You think trans activism is not political? I don't know what to say. Literally.
Is Mulvaney a trans activist or just a trans celebrity?
If it were Caitlyn Jenner would the reaction be the same do you think?
Honest question. I have no idea clearly.
I suspect that, at the moment, there isn't much of a clear delineation, hence your confusion. I guess you could say that for a lot of celebrities who happen to represent some uncommon trait, but still.
Mmm quite possibly. Though that tends to suggest the old saw "the personal is political" is pretty much accurate. If it is just the fact that picking a trans celebrity causes a backlash then if you think trans people should be treated generally as anyone else, you are going to have to push back on it.
Though the OP did suggest that the particular person picked was also a factor so maybe it isn't quite that cut and dried.
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