People Think James Charles Made a Transphobic Joke on Twitter and They’re Pissed
James Charles posted a joke about avoiding the draft by dressing up as a woman, and Twitter is pissed.
People are calling James’s joke transphobic, and he had to issue a response to the backlash.
It’s been *checks watch* five days since we rang in 2020, and YouTuber James Charles is already on his third scandal of the year, which is truly impressive!
First, on Wednesday, James got into hot water when he filmed himself singing the N-word TWICE in his Instagram Story. James claims he skipped over the word, but you can see for yourself:
Why is nobody talking about James Charles SAYING THE N WORD TWO TIMES IN A IG STORY. ?? pic.twitter.com/oZy9oXX3IA
— Joaquín (@JoacoSevitz) January 1, 2020
And then the next day, James thought it would be a great time to joke about his epic fallout with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook. He tweeted, “THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE BEST COACHELLA YET!!!! no boys or vitamins!!!!!!!! just good music, outfits, photos & memories let’s GOOOO.” And for someone who said the gummy-vitamin drama was so upsetting that he considered self-harm at the time, that seems pretty questionable!
THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE BEST COACHELLA YET!!!! ?? no boys or vitamins!!!!!!!! just good music, outfits, photos & memories let’s GOOOO https://t.co/Au7pJCOt1X
— James Charles (@jamescharles) January 3, 2020
Which brings us to Friday (dear lord, someone send help), when James tweeted a joke about avoiding a potential draft by...dressing up as a woman. Especially considering that James is part of the LGBTQ+ community and that President Trump banned transsexual people from serving in the military, many read the tweet as transphobic.
me when the government comes knocking on my door for the draft pic.twitter.com/gitX4Q1qHi
— James Charles (@jamescharles) January 3, 2020
And of course, people let their thoughts be known, tweeting things like:
trans women get killed for purely existing and ur out here being all ??????????I am going to dress as a woman to avoid being drafted even though I am a cis white gay ?????????? cut the shit james
— liam (@hcbliam) January 3, 2020
yes, transphobia... very funny, james.
— alexander | ? ?????? (@widowsdoctor) January 3, 2020
posing as a minority that gets killed daily for a meme. wow.
— Alexei | Rudy Wade love bot| QUEEN IN FEB (@80sjoaquin) January 3, 2020
I’m gonna say you didn’t realize the transphobia in this. But a cis make saying he’d pose as a woman to avoid something, even as a joke, creates a narrative that trans people might only be trans to gain some sort of benefit. Like how the GOP says men will claim trans identity to
— Cinderblock’s Weightloss Journey (@Coreyobr) January 4, 2020
— Abaddon ?? (@Abaddons_Key) January 4, 2020
This is transphobia at its finest! You can take off the wig and the clothes at the end of the day and still be fine where as trans women are getting MURDERED for doing the same. Being a woman shouldn’t be a costume especially when you’re just trying to get your way.
— Gabe-erooni (@artandprocrast) January 4, 2020
James responded to the backlash, writing, “Just to clarify, this tweet has nothing to do with the trans military ban, which I obviously do not support. it’s a lighthearted joke regarding the fact that I had to register for the draft when I turned 18, just like every other boy, & i don’t wanna fight in a war. that’s all.”
just to clarify, this tweet has nothing to do with the trans military ban, which I obviously do not support. it’s a lighthearted joke regarding the fact that I had to register for the draft when I turned 18, just like every other boy, & i don’t wanna fight in a war. that’s all
— James Charles (@jamescharles) January 4, 2020
On the same day, James also tweeted, “I’m the happiest I’ve been in so long FUCK YEAAHHHH 2020 is off to a good start,” which is not how I read his first few days of 2020, but sure, whatever you say, James!
I’m the happiest I’ve been in so long FUCK YEAAHHHH 2020 is off to a good start
— James Charles (@jamescharles) January 4, 2020
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