It looks like Mia Khalifa just can’t get enough of being mentioned in the news in a negative context, as the actress recently drew attention to herself yet again by making jokes at the expense of Caitlyn Jenner, which many have described as distasteful. The jokes were particularly aimed at Jenner’s gender transition, a topic that can be quite sensitive to some people on the Internet, and as can be expected immediately drew a lot of negative attention towards Khalifa.
While most people were commending Jenner for her transition and calling her courageous after she debuted her new identity on the cover of Vanity Fair, there has been a small but vocal minority who seem to enjoy making fun of the situation and have been making unusual comments about Jenner.
One of the comments was aimed at an image depicting Jenner in a bodysuit, on which Khalifa commented “My N***ga went from paying $20 to get in the club to free before 11.30.”, adding a warning to men to be careful of “deceptions”. She also poked fun of a headline above a picture of Jenner wearing a red dress with sunglasses, sitting in a car.
Jenner herself hasn’t commented on the remarks so far, and it doesn’t seem like she was too phased by the comments, especially in light of where they originated from. At the same time, her community of fans were quick to respond to Mia Khalifa and jump at her on social media, accusing her of being transphobic and rude.
One of the commenters asked Khalifa “since when is being happy with yourself a bad thing”, and many of the comments were in a similar tone. However, Khalifa hasn’t been the only one to make similar comments towards Caitlyn Jenner, as other celebrities have “left their mark” with various distasteful statements towards her as well.
So far though, Jenner has been taking everything in stride, and seems mostly unaffected by the negativity that some people have towards her. According to some, this is even more reason to admire her, as she is setting a great example for trans people everywhere, and shows that it’s important to stand up for oneself.
There was even a petition for her to be stripped of her Olympic medals, and some celebrities have been particularly nasty in their remarks towards her, but so far nothing has come out of the whole controversy other than bad comments. Hopefully, at some point people will leave Jenner alone and realize that it’s completely wrong to attack her like that.