After MAC Cosmetics announced it was collaborating with Caitlyn Jenner on a lipstick, news sites were quick to praise the company for its inclusive choice. Just as Make Up For Ever did with Andreja Pejic, MAC's decision is proof beauty brands are finally opening up their restrictive doors to feature transgender women.
Fast-forwarding to today, MAC has made the Caitlyn Jenner Finally Free lipstick available for purchase and released a beautiful image of Jenner applying the shade to go with it. But with the release has come a heated comments section.
And, unsurprisingly, not all the commenters agree. While some of the conversation is essentially transphobia in action, much of the discussion touches upon what Jenner stands for politically. And even more comments show unabashed, positive support. Here's what one photo can engender:
1. Cue the transphobic haters.
Even though there's a growing acceptance and understanding of transgender identity, at least in the fashion and beauty industries with the rise of models like Pejic, Hari Nef and Valentijn De Hingh, the comments on this photo make it very clear there's still a long way to go.
Some comments on the photo include: "I don't wanna live on this planet anymore," "Not right at all...really Mac," "I was a big fan of MAC Cosmetics, after this I think I'm not anymore, you're making it ok to become a transgender to the young," and "Anyone can represent MAC now adays."
Others specifically questioned Jenner's identity as a female, with comments like "Yeah, you go Bruce," "Couldn't have found a woman for this ad," "this is no woman," and "He was born a man and he stays a man, no surgery will change that."
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