Has the Social Justice Community Turned On Laci Green?

A prominent feminist YouTuber has drawn the ire of many of her former supporters after creating several videos criticizing contemporary feminist doctrines and calling out figures in the online social justice community.

Last week, Green released the final video in a two-part series on gender identity titled "How Many Freakin Genders," during which she accused trans rights activist Zinnia Jones of advocating sexual assault against straight men. Although she did not identify her by name, Green used a censored screenshot of a tweet by Jones as evidence, referring to its content as "gross and creepy." Immediately after, Green found herself in hot water among those who argued the tweet was taken out of context, and that it was actually a joke written in response to a Twitter troll.

Green's path to ostracism originally began back in May when she released a video titled "Taking the Red Pill?", which discussed her evolving opinions toward activism, free speech and encouraged her viewers to open up a dialogue with those they disagree with. The video didn't go over well with everyone, leading many to accuse her of being a traitor to the social justice community at large.

The following month, Green drew more criticism after announcing her romantic relationship with "anti-SJW" YouTuber Chris Maldonado (a.k.a. Chris Ray Gun), a pairing many of her former fans found unacceptable. Among her detractors was Zinnia Jones, who publicly condemned the relationship on Twitter by saying "there's a legitimate case to be made for us trying to push the Laci situation into some kind of breaking point as soon as possible."

To make matters worse, Green subsequently found her Twitter feed added to the Block Bot, a public blacklist described as a tool to "silently block trolls, abusers, and other unsavory people." In response, Green criticized the use of mass-blocking lists, arguing that it "just creates echo chambers (and drama)."

To top it all off, Green was accused of bigotry earlier this month for mocking a controversial anal sex article published on Teen Vogue, which referred to biological females as "non-prostate owners" in diagrams of human reproductive anatomy.

While Green's has attempted to bridge the ever-growing gaps between the warring camps in the online culture war, it remains unclear how successful her efforts will be in the long run. Perhaps, in the end, she will only find herself welcomed by those who previously saw her as an enemy.