Right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair has a long history of transphobic behavior, including authoring a children’s book promoting those views. When she recently expressed regret for that past behavior, Elon Musk threatened to petition for sole custody of the child they share.

Parker Molloy — writer and editor of the popular newsletter The Present Age — joins me to grapple with St. Clair’s apology, what accountability can look like in the public eye, and what happens when someone attempts to step off the outrage machine that once rewarded them.

Read Parker’s piece: A Conservative Influencer Apologized for Her Anti-Trans Past. Elon Musk Is Trying to Take Her Kid
https://www.readtpa.com/p/a-conservative-influencer-apologized

Parker previously worked at Media Matters. You can listen to our deep dive into Elon Musk’s legal attacks on the organization here:
https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-tweet-and-advertisers

Right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair has a long history of transphobic behavior, including authoring a children&rsquo;s book promoting those views. When she recently expressed regret for that past behavior, Elon Musk threatened to petition for sole custody of the child they share.
Parker Molloy &mdash; writer and editor of the popular newsletter The Present Age &mdash; joins me to grapple with St. Clair&rsquo;s apology, what accountability can look like in the public eye, and what happens when someone attempts to step off the outrage machine that once rewarded them.
Read Parker&rsquo;s piece: A Conservative Influencer Apologized for Her Anti-Trans Past. Elon Musk Is Trying to Take Her Kid <a href="https://www.readtpa.com/p/a-conservative-influencer-apologized">https://www.readtpa.com/p/a-conservative-influencer-apologized</a>
Parker previously worked at Media Matters. You can listen to our deep dive into Elon Musk&rsquo;s legal attacks on the organization here: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-tweet-and-advertisers">https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-tweet-and-advertisers</a>

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

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Ashley St. Clair Apologized. Elon Musk Threatened to Take Her Kid

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