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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The center-left is abandoning trans people, under the belief that it will inoculate them against right wing attacks. It began with commentators doing the "well I'm pro trans but..." line-toeing, and now it's progressed to full blown transphobic fear mongering.

Calling the uncritical repeating of an unofficial claim made by the very people perpetuating a negative stereotype "careless" or even "negligent" is massively underselling what happened here. WSJ heard a rumor, saw money signs because they know conservatives are looking to scapegoat trans people, and fired it off. This wasn't carelessness, it was opportunistic fear mongering for clicks.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

The center-left

What the fuck does the center-left have to do with WSJ? Not even the center-left read WSJ.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That WSJ is neither center nor left and it never has been, even by American standards