Controversy over the platform that I use to write this newsletter, Substack, has been roiling around Twitter and, well, the other Substack newsletters lately.
How is you seem utterly confident that Sady is a he and seem to have the same confidence in Singal's transphobia?
On the one hand, unless I've missed something Sady has lived her whole life as a woman, only recently deciding to up her intersectional victim hierarchy game by trending.
One the other hand, as any literate and non ideological member of the reading public, Singal is a scrupulous to a fault, utterly good faith journalist, who when deciding to cover trans issues decided to actually cover trans issues, of course this has upset those who fancy themselves gatekeepers, really they are just super privileged brats and in some cases evil people, evil because all the attacks thus far lodged at Singal have been exhaustingly and summarily refuted, to a fault.
But good luck jumping on the moral panic outrage train to nowhere.
As to should you be writing this....I and probably most reading and probably yourself already know the answer to that.
You are a small person and you should learn more about the psychology of those who feel the need to virtue signal without doing the slightest due diligence.
I have no idea why Doyle left Substack. It is sad to think that it was because Singal wrote a balanced article on Trans. Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill before she left Congress that was to address Trans-women competing in women's sports. There was an excellent discussion on Reddit /r/tulsi that included two former HS sport stars who had transitioned. They did not "take sides" but provided an overview of the problem. If athletes are prohibited from taking steroids, how do you deal with the extra testosterone that some trans-women have? It is a very complex issue.
Pointing out the conflict is not being anti-trans.
Maybe we should just abolish all men and women bathrooms and let everyone in. But, I can understand why some women might not want to do this.
However, screaming as Doyle seems to have done (metaphorically) just hardens the sides of the conflict which accomplishes nothing.
As I’ve noted elsewhere, Substack provides an excellent tool for newsletter publishers, and when everybody gets handed that tool and given the same opportunity to make of it what they will, I’m fine with the fact some people will use it to express viewpoints I deplore. It’s when Substack starts giving people like Jesse Singal money to set themselves up that I take issue with the fact that (in principle) they’re using money I raised for them.
But you’re right: There’s precious little guarantee that anybody in this marketplace is going to be better about this and STAY better about it, so I’m sticking with the tool I like—which means the only way I have to guarantee that my money doesn’t pay for the likes of Singal et al is to stop sending Substack money, which I can only do by no longer charging for the newsletter.
Also, as to the latter half of this article, I am very happy to be publishing the book based on my newsletter with Belt. 🙂
But they never gave Jesse any money. This has been KNOWN, KNOWN. Extra performative theatrics from sad men with weird obsessions......
Jesse Singal is a self made man. You are a smear artist who is making yourself look very bad.
One of Singals smearers has been offered like 30000 to a charity of her choice were she to grace us with the supposed receipts she holds regarding Jesse's reprehensible behavior.
Alas, no receipts and a baseless smear all because Singal is covering the full story instead of Vox approved takes.
How is you seem utterly confident that Sady is a he and seem to have the same confidence in Singal's transphobia?
On the one hand, unless I've missed something Sady has lived her whole life as a woman, only recently deciding to up her intersectional victim hierarchy game by trending.
One the other hand, as any literate and non ideological member of the reading public, Singal is a scrupulous to a fault, utterly good faith journalist, who when deciding to cover trans issues decided to actually cover trans issues, of course this has upset those who fancy themselves gatekeepers, really they are just super privileged brats and in some cases evil people, evil because all the attacks thus far lodged at Singal have been exhaustingly and summarily refuted, to a fault.
But good luck jumping on the moral panic outrage train to nowhere.
As to should you be writing this....I and probably most reading and probably yourself already know the answer to that.
You are a small person and you should learn more about the psychology of those who feel the need to virtue signal without doing the slightest due diligence.
Punk bitch.
Folks might want to read Matt Taibbi's article on Jesse Singal.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/meet-the-unsuccessfully-censored-0aa
I have no idea why Doyle left Substack. It is sad to think that it was because Singal wrote a balanced article on Trans. Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill before she left Congress that was to address Trans-women competing in women's sports. There was an excellent discussion on Reddit /r/tulsi that included two former HS sport stars who had transitioned. They did not "take sides" but provided an overview of the problem. If athletes are prohibited from taking steroids, how do you deal with the extra testosterone that some trans-women have? It is a very complex issue.
Pointing out the conflict is not being anti-trans.
Maybe we should just abolish all men and women bathrooms and let everyone in. But, I can understand why some women might not want to do this.
However, screaming as Doyle seems to have done (metaphorically) just hardens the sides of the conflict which accomplishes nothing.
Usually when you accuse someone of being something, you provide some sort of evidence... if you're a competent writer...
Hey, maybe that's why no one's offered you anything - they don't want to get sued!
Stupidest take from here is: they never offered me a pro contract. Almost zero subscribers and bad content. That's why!!
superb rundown . . . thank you. (ultra minor-point. . . FSG is owned by von Holtzbrinck (same company that owns MacMillan), not Hachette.
As I’ve noted elsewhere, Substack provides an excellent tool for newsletter publishers, and when everybody gets handed that tool and given the same opportunity to make of it what they will, I’m fine with the fact some people will use it to express viewpoints I deplore. It’s when Substack starts giving people like Jesse Singal money to set themselves up that I take issue with the fact that (in principle) they’re using money I raised for them.
But you’re right: There’s precious little guarantee that anybody in this marketplace is going to be better about this and STAY better about it, so I’m sticking with the tool I like—which means the only way I have to guarantee that my money doesn’t pay for the likes of Singal et al is to stop sending Substack money, which I can only do by no longer charging for the newsletter.
Also, as to the latter half of this article, I am very happy to be publishing the book based on my newsletter with Belt. 🙂
This man is a very sad IDEOLOGUE who delights in signaling his lack of virtue all day long on twitter instead of doing anything worthwhile.
What a pussy.
But they never gave Jesse any money. This has been KNOWN, KNOWN. Extra performative theatrics from sad men with weird obsessions......
Jesse Singal is a self made man. You are a smear artist who is making yourself look very bad.
One of Singals smearers has been offered like 30000 to a charity of her choice were she to grace us with the supposed receipts she holds regarding Jesse's reprehensible behavior.
Alas, no receipts and a baseless smear all because Singal is covering the full story instead of Vox approved takes.
Silly Asshole Liar Hog Man