Emmett Rensin and transgender people
Emmett Rensin is an American writer who appeared on anti-trans podcast Blocked and Reported.
Rensin is a strong proponent of disease models of neurodiversity. Rensin has a deep personal identification with metaphors of disease and impairment as self-descriptors.
Background
Emmett L. Rensin was born January 20, 1990 and earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Chicago in 2012.
In 2009 Alex Aciman and Rensin published Twitterature, a book that reimagined notable works of literature as Twitter threads.
Transgender issues
Because Resnin is a Twitter-addicted philosophy major who believes in mental illness models and is critical of liberals, anti-trans activist Jesse Singal saw a kindred spirit and invited Rensin on the podcast Blocked and Reported.
References
Rensin, Emmett (April 21, 2016). The smug style in American liberalism. Vox https://www.vox.com/2016/4/21/11451378/smug-american-liberalism
Klein, Ezra (June 3, 2016). Statement on Emmett Rensin. Vox https://www.vox.com/2016/6/3/11853096/statement-on-emmett-rensin
Books
- The Complications: On Going Insane in America (2024
- Twitterature: The World’s Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less (2019)
Media
Jesse Singal (May 18, 2024). Episode 216: Emmett Rensin on Going Insane in America: and his prescient essay on liberal smugness. Blocked and Reported https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-216-emmett-rensin-on-going
Resources
Emmett Rensin (emmettrensin.com)
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