Janet Mock: Caitlyn Jenner Doesn't Represent Transgender Community
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | June 22, 2017
During an appearance on Netflix's talk show Chelsea, transgender author-activist Janet Mock distanced herself from Caitlyn Jenner.
During the interview, host Chelsea Handler asked Mock about a joke Jenner, a Republican, recently made at the expense of liberals.
“Liberals can't even shoot straight,” Jenner answered when asked about last week's shooting at a Republican baseball practice that severely wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Several others were also wounded.
Jenner, who faced a backlash for her comments on social media, has previously said that she voted for President Donald Trump and stands by that decision.
“Do you feel a responsibility to defend her?” Handler asked. “Or that she's representing your community in a bad way?”
“I think my community has overwhelmingly said that we don't want that,” Mock answered.
“It's Caitlyn Jenner, who's a very specific person, with a specific set of experiences that are very moneyed, very white, and very privileged. … She can say that on behalf of herself, but I don't think on behalf of the community,” Mock added.