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[JackBeck]

'Someone needs to school not only Mr. Svetkey, but the editor's of EW on the differences between gender and sexuality. My Svetkey's review of The L Word concluded with some disturbing observations about the transgendered. First, it is extremely offensive to refer to anyone who is transgendered as "he/she", regardless if they have transitioned or not, but especially more so when they are, as Mr. Svetkey puts it, "pre-op". Secondly, just because Max may be attracted to Jodi's interpretor, doesn't make him a "waffling transsexual". His own personal revelation and journey may be that he's a female-male transgendered man who may be attracted to other men, which was The L Word's point, and which Mr. Svetkey entirely missed in his rush to be offensive and bigoted.'