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Janet Mock

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The Resume

    (March 10, 1983- )
    Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
    Transgender rights activist
    Contributor for Marie Claire Magazine
    Staff Editor for People Magazine (2006-12)
    Appeared on HBO's 'The Trans List' (2016)
    Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People (2018)
    Author of 'Redefining Realness' (2014) and 'Surpassing Certainty' (2017)

Why she might be annoying:

    She admitted to funding her gender reassignment surgery with sex work in her late teens.
    She had an awkward face-to-face interview with Piers Morgan while discussing transgerism during the promotion of her 'Redefining Realness' memoir (2014).
    She feuded with Morgan after the interview aired, tweeting out several messages criticizing the host by name (he responded that he had 'never been treated in such a disgraceful manner' by a guest).
    She canceled a speech at Brown University after students protested the invitation by Hillel, an organization with explicitly pro-Zionist views (2016).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first person in her family to go to college.
    She is named after Janet Jackson.
    'Redefining Realness' made The New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction.
    Her memoir is the first book written by a trans person who transitioned as a young person.
    She started the social media hashtag #GirlsLikeUs to empower young transgender women.
    She returned to Piers Morgan Tonight to reconcile with the host, who continued to berate and interrupt her throughout the interview.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 140 Votes: 61.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying