Eminem mentions Caitlyn Jenner in six songs on “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” including “Guilty Conscience 2,” which is on the latter half of the track list. He suggests that every offensive thing he said previously was just a dream before walking back that claim at the end of the song.
In an era where being bombarded with offensive content on social media has become a common occurrence, Eminem’s old act just doesn’t have the same effect on people. Internet trolls are the Slim Shady spawn of cyberspace and they’ve subjected netizens to far worse transphobic remarks. The tired trope of trashing the trans community for shock value has also already been beaten to death by comedian Dave Chappelle, who has turned off some audience members by doing it. Chappelle also earned a shoutout in the “Habits” verse where Eminem claims that having two daughters who are college grads means he can’t be considered a misogynist. Sigh.
On X, some users complained about Eminem’s habit of using Jenner, who has actually defended Chappelle before, as a punchline. One person wrote, “Take a shot every time he mentions Caitlyn Jenner. It’ll kill you but at least you won’t have to finish the album.” Another joked, “Dave chappelle is listening to this eminem album going ‘jeez that’s a lot of caitlyn jenner material, give it a rest.'” Maybe Eminem is just Jenner’s biggest Stan?
