
This
week, Caitlyn Jenner was the first trans woman on the cover of Vanity
Fair. She revealed her new chosen name to the world and became the most
notable celebrity to ever publicly transition to the gender they
identify as.
Obviously,
it was a major moment in LGBT history and trans visibility. But did you
know that Akon put solar panels in Africa? And that overfishing and
overpopulation are still a thing that's happening? Because Snoop Dogg
and Connor Cruise think you should be aware of that, and not of some
minor celebrity gossip story like "former Olympic athlete and
super-wealthy reality star publicly transitions."
Hateful petition seeks to take back Caitlyn Jenner's Olympic medal
The
two took to social media to remind us all that more than one thing is
happening in the world at once. Because you, and the media, are only
capable of caring about one thing at at time, and no more. If people
care about Caitlyn Jenner and trans issues, they obviously don't care about anything else, in any way, ever.
Snoop Dogg posted a meme to Instagram with a photo of Akon and a transphobic comment about Jenner's transition.
The
text in the photo reads, "Shout out to Akon! He is about to supply 600
million Africans with solar power. Im really upset that this isnt major
news but that science project bruce jenner is #society"Snoop captioned
the pic, "News flash. @akon
tune in to ggn for some real news." (GGN is the rapper's weekly talk
show, which in the past has focused on such significant worldly issues
as Seth Rogen's upcoming projects and Jamie Foxx's beef with T.I.)
(And for the record, Akon's incredible charitable work did in fact make the news.)
Meanwhile, on Twitter, Tom Cruise's 20-year-old son Connor went on a Twitter rant for the ages, complaining first about Caitlyn Jenner's Arthur Ashe ESPY Award win,
and then reminding us all that war and poverty are still in existence,
therefore we should stop being happy for a trans person. He has since
deleted all the tweets -- a sign you really, truly stand behind your
words there, buddy -- but E! Online has the transcript.
"Really??
Winning the AA award for courage?? Ashton is gonna come out and yell
PUNK'D," Cruise tweeted. "Don't get me wrong. Do what you feel like
doing and don't let anyone stop you. But everyone is taking this way too
seriously...There are so many more important things that should be
talked about...And SO MANY MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE that actually deserve
an award."
(He declined to suggest any nominees for next year.)
"I'm
totally supportive of people staying true to themselves and finding
true happiness in whatever way they can," he wrote, possibly putting
himself in the running for the ultimate "I'm-supportive-BUT" statement.
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