This is a very confusing Christmas for a lot of people who apparently have never seen a guy dress up like a chick for comedy. Now it’s a big ol’ social justice movement. Because everything is now.
Here’s the commercial everyone is angry about:
And here are the people who are upset that Old Navy is mocking transgenders. Which they’re not.
@OldNavy I feel that your #runtooldnavy commercial with "Alexandra Gert" is very insulting to the transgender community and gender roles
— Lauren ❤️ (@theguitarsolos) December 24, 2015
@OldNavy are you ridiculing the #Transgender #Trans community with your new advert?
— Louie b Free (@louiebfree) December 25, 2015
“Alekxia” is a trangender who is offended by the commercial taking the plight of the tranny much too lightly:
“ID, yeah why are you asking?” @OldNavy #ChristmasHaul Some #Transgender people have trouble getting -new- ID https://t.co/djpnlO3V8e
— Alekxia (@alekxia) December 25, 2015
@TheGigiGorgeous Pls tell @OldNavy that this “Christmas Haul” ad in drag isn’t funny #Transgender #LGBT #Holiday https://t.co/6PbDn9RfXt
— Alekxia (@alekxia) December 24, 2015
Drag? @OldNavy pls hire REAL #Transgender men & women in 2016 ads. If you need me for TV/Print, let me know. Thx https://t.co/QevceLdn2S
— Alekxia (@alekxia) December 24, 2015
Uhh, you can’t just have a guy comedian pretending to be a girl as a joke? Now it HAS to be a trangender actor!!
But on the other hand, there are people who just didn’t like the ad at all exactly because it has a supposed “transgender” actor!!!
Man trying to be like a woman on an old navy commercial!! Creator..we need you to protect our NativeSouls! God Bless You NativeSoulDieRs.
— Nativesoul (@my_nativesoul) December 25, 2015
The old navy commercial with the tranny really weirds me out
— Gage wiethorn (@gwiet71) December 25, 2015
Did anyone see the old navy commercial with the 50 year old transvestite? Wth
— Jesh Clanton (@JoshClanton_) December 25, 2015
Grandma just got really angry about Fred Armisen in drag in the Old Navy commercial, so it's officially christmas.
— Marnie (@MarnieNichole) December 25, 2015
I just saw the most ridiculous Old Navy commercial… And I blame Bruce Jenner. Wtf. #runtooldnavy #ffs #sigh
— Cory (@xguntherc) December 25, 2015
The dude in this old navy commercial dressed and acting like a girl go kill yourself and why tf they keep playing it
— Brett Duzan (@Bdoozy23) December 25, 2015
@OldNavy the new commercial with the disgusting cross dressing thing has got to go! It turns my stomach every time it comes on! #grossedout
— Aaron Lehnen (@ralehnen) December 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/AprilC423/status/680490181447794689
Merry Christmas! I may never shop at old navy again w their new commercial? Not judging, but not gonna make me shop
— luckygirl (@lifeisbeatifu10) December 25, 2015
I will never step foot in an old navy after that commercial
— Phillip Lyons (@lyons_phillip) December 25, 2015
And then there are PRO-TRANNY people who LIKE the commercial!!
Just saw a positive portrayal of a trans woman in an Old Navy commercial #Christmasmiracle
— pizza kitten (@ellentweetsyou) December 25, 2015
@OldNavy thank you for creating your after Christmas sale commercial. I think it's super cool.
— Tara Salewsky (@taratarataraaaa) December 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ambitious_Ny/status/680456503199924224
Either the new Old Navy commercial is trying to reach out to the trans market or I'm still drunk.
— Jack Neil (@AJackNeil) December 25, 2015
HUGE CHRISTMAS SHOUTOUT TO THE TRANS GIRL IN THE OLD NAVY COMMERCIAL
— Actually Trump (@faggotexpress) December 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/allykoci/status/680413012742782976
https://twitter.com/_BeAdvised/status/680295745287798784
Does no one understand that Fred Armisten is a comedian and he’s just pretending to be a girl? He does it every single week of his show “Portlandia,” and yet everyone is offended all over the place!!
I guess that makes this a holiday fail, Old Navy.
Or maybe it’s an America fail.