When we first saw the ad for the Phillips Satinelle Ice, we were excited: finally! An ad that treats a transperson as a real person, not just the punchline to a joke or a visual gag! Then were were confused: why were people across the internet…

Kudos to Philips for using an MTF transperson in their latest ad for the Satinelle Ice — and for managing to do it in a way that’s celebratory, respectful, and, well, pretty awesome.

Semi-related: we’re a little confused about why the whole internet is referring to…