The emotional damage is he identifies as she making the cover a painful reminder of societies oppression of trans yada yada whatever.

The irony isn’t lost on me - a guy who complains out of one side of his mouth about being so hurt over name-calling while the other side of the mouth belittles the entire global population who identify as non-binary or another gender. Prejudice has no place on these forums and I’m shocked the moderators feel no need to purge such content. How in any universe can this comment be construed as anything but non-relevant blather that is intended to deploy hate?
Prejudice has no place on these forums and I’m shocked the moderators feel no need to purge such content. How in any universe can this comment be construed as anything but non-relevant blather that is intended to deploy hate?

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Spencer Eldon is an actual young man, and like the rest of us, his emotions may not be consistent or logical. Though I don’t see the image as child pornography, I’m not surprised it’s screwed with his head over the years. Should he get a cut? As a matter of fairness, I think it would be great for the band or record company to make him a nice settlement. It’s not unlike people who donate cell lines for research that yields hugely profitable treatments. Let them share in the rewards.

Trans and nonbinary people are actual humans, too. I’ve met quite a few. Many -- perhaps most -- have suffered considerable hardship, both physical and emotional. If we need to make fun of something, let it be the many absurdities in our own hobby: $8,000 power cords and such.