The bad-faith recirculation of the clip by right-wing MAGA accounts prompted some commenters to take Fightmaster’s words as the actor saying trans women are “better than” cis women.
The original them.us headline centers on this point: Unpacking the Transphobic, Bad-Faith Controversy Around Drew Afualo and E.R. Fightmaster’s Viral Comments.
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The reaction has become a second layer of the story: the original event is now being followed by public response, rebuttals or fallout.
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