I had an editor of a publication accuse me of writing inaccurate and misleading information about the bill against gender affirming healthcare for transgender minors. Never mind that I live in the state the law was passed and it affects my child directly, and that an attorney at the ACLU explained the law to me.

It ended up as a pissing contest that seemed to come down to the fact that he was male and I was female so I need to bow to his will. He couldn’t understand why I’d be so upset about being accused of lying. So then he came back at me with how he thought I had so many grammatical and spelling errors and he had to spend ages fixing them (he was ruining the article changing a lot of stuff). I know I have issues sometimes but not to that extent. He was just pissy and had to win. I no longer publish with him but he still tags me in the weekly newsletter.

Most of the editors Ive worked with have been excellent and professional. One said she hated a particular word and I asked her why, not to be confrontational but to understand.

She said something crazy and it’s a word I know exactly what it means and the proper usage of stuff and have extensive knowledge of it.

I’m okay with her not liking the word, and she let it stand, but it shows how people can be misinformed and then double down when they don’t know what they are talking about.

However, that person is an excellent editor normally. She can have her preferences on word usage even though she’s 100% wrong. I would publish the work elsewhere rather than remove that particular word, though.

It’s crazy how some people absolutely will not listen to reason but will make accusations like the first person I mentioned.

The second is just lacking the knowledge of the proper definition and appropriate usage of a word but did let it through. I’m okay with that.