Caitlyn slammed!

Caitlyn Jenner was confronted by angry members of the transgender community who protested outside a charity event on Thursday. The demonstrators were angered that the 66-year-old former Olympian, who they dubbed “a clueless rich white woman”, was being held up as a representative of their community.

The reality star had been giving the keynote address to an audience of 1,000 at the Speaker Series luncheon for the Chicago House.

She attempted to engage with the protesters as she left, sparking a confrontation which was caught on camera. the protesters were shouting slogans such as “You are an insult to trans people, you are an insult to women.”

In a video of the altercation posted on Facebook by the protest group calling themselves I Ain’t Cait, Caitlyn can be seen being angrily berated, with demonstrators telling her “You have no right to represent us”.

In the footage, Caitlyn attempts to reason with them, before she is escorted away by her security guards. The protest group explained in a statement that Caitlyn’s wealth made her unrepresentative of the average member of the trans community.

 

 

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