No, let me be very clear, I'm not saying it's deserved. I'm saying it was inevitable. There's a very important difference.

The issue with the question "what is a woman?" (which I agree is often used is a gotcha against trans people), is the idea that everybody agrees this is a question about gender and gender is complicated. Asking the question highlights the word games being played.

Gender is complicated. But the question of what a woman is was very simple until what? 5 years ago? Is the question of what a hen is complicated? Or a lioness? Or a doe? The question has been deliberately obfuscated in people's minds because of a desire to expand the category of "woman" to include people who would never previously have been considered women.

As I've pointed out before, this hasn't happened in any culture, even those who were thousands of years ahead of us in recognising gender diversity. Two-spirit people aren't considered women. Nor are the kathoey. Nor are the Muxe.

As I've said many times, I know that trans people in general are not represented by the nastiest people online. As no group of people are. But for the vast majority of people who don't know any trans people in real life, this inevitably becomes a representation of what trans people are like. And the logically incoherent arguments being used to defend their positions will fall apart under public scrutiny precisely beacaseu they don't get much better than the arguments offered in the film.

Trans people on the internet have been mean to me. 😅 I'm genuinely touched by your apology on their behalf. But hand on heart, this hasn't made me feel any ill will to trans people in general. This article is a warning about a growing problem that I see very clearly. Not a "Ha! you deserve it."