Quote Originally Posted by McDouggal View Post
Do you understand the concept of satire?
Not that the tweet was the most egregious sample of transphobia ever, but seriously, transgender people asking for their gender identity to be respected is a really stupid damn thing to satirise. Satire is supposed to draw attention to real social problems so they can be improved, not be used as a thinly-veiled excuse to make fun of marginalised people.

It's also low-hanging fruit. He might as well have made a 'har har, I identify as an attack helicopter' joke.