Let’s break this down: Hannah uses her mother’s maiden name on social media for years, all before she actually makes the legal switch. And what do we get from the corporate media? A narrative that spins this as some quirky, relatable story of identity. Oh, please! If this were a narrative pushed by anyone but a privileged individual like Hannah, you can bet CNN would be twisting it into a dark tale of gender identity crises or social construct confusion. Instead, it’s framed as “accessible” and “endearing.”

Meanwhile, Fox News would have you believe there’s a growing crisis of “fake identities” on social media, framing Hannah’s choice as emblematic of a wider societal breakdown—an agenda undoubtedly designed to rattle their base into submission. But where’s the real journalism? Why isn’t anyone dissecting the implications of using a name that doesn’t belong to you and how that fits into our era of rampant misinformation?

It’s downright insulting how the mainstream media selectively amplifies these narratives, depending on who’s speaking. If Hannah were a conservative making the same identity choices, we’d see a more sinister tone, an emphasis on “confusion” rather than authenticity. It’s a glaring double standard, and the public deserves better than this fluff.