One of The Young Turks hosts faced intense outrage from an aroused crowd, which included some of her own loyal supporters, after criticizing a series of “trans-friendly” vocabulary.
Left-wing commentator Ana Kasparian tweeted that she finds certain trans-inclusive ways of addressing ‘women’, such as people with a womb and those giving birth, demeaning.
But Kasparian later found herself heavily criticized by the awakened online mob, calling her transphobic and transexclusive for her mere opinions.
Earlier this week, the social commentator wrote: ‘I am a woman. Please never refer to me as a person with a uterus, a person giving birth, or a person who menstruates. How come people don’t realize how demeaning this is?
“You can support the transgender community without doing this shit.”
On Wednesday, Ana Kasparian tweeted that she finds certain transgender ways of addressing “women” as “demeaning,” much to the chagrin of social media.
‘I’m a woman. Please never refer to me as a person with a uterus, a person giving birth, or a person who menstruates. How come people don’t realize how demeaning this is?’ kasparian said
One person called Ana ‘TERF’, an acronym that stands for ‘trans-exclusive radical feminist’, a term that came into the public eye after Harry Potter author JK Rowling (pictured above) made statements against transgender people.
Those words are intended for AFAB (assigned female at birth) people as a category, not individual people. Get a hold of yourself,” wrote transgender journalist Katelyn Burns.
Her comments were not well received by Twitter users, both left and right, with one person saying, “Ana, that might be one of the most TERF things you could say.”
A TERF is an acronym that stands for “trans-exclusive radical feminist,” a term that came into public view after Harry Potter author JK Rowling made statements against transgender people.
Kasparian’s tweet, posted just before 2:30 p.m. on March 22, has been viewed on the social media app more than 20 million times.
A transgender journalist and MSNBC contributor called Kasparian and told her to “monitor” her tweets.
Those words are intended for AFAB (assigned female at birth) people as a category, not individual people. Get a hold of yourself,” wrote Katelyn Burns.
A person who identifies as a transgender youth psychiatrist also mentioned the tweet.
‘Who called you that? I have only heard it used to refer to a population, not an individual person,” wrote Jack Turban.
“Obviously those terms are meant to be precise to include all people who meet one of those characteristics, when they need to discuss a relevant topic,” Turban tweeted.
Mike Figueredo, who calls himself ‘The Humanist Report’ on Twitter, said in a tweet that he believes Kasparian is playing on anti-trans rhetoric.
“I respect you very much, but this notion that the mere existence of trans-inclusive terms (which are rarely used in casual conversation) somehow degrades women comes straight from the anti-trans playbook of the ‘war on women’. women’ of the right,” Figueredo tweeted.
“There’s a reason you get praised for this,” he continued.
Her comments were not well received by Twitter users on both the right and left with one person saying, “Ana, that might be one of the most TERF things you could say.”
Mike Figueredo, who calls himself ‘The Humanist Report’ on Twitter, said in a tweet that he believes Kasparian is playing on anti-trans rhetoric.
Another person on Twitter said ‘speaking inclusively doesn’t erase your femininity’ in response to Kasparian’s tweet.
One Twitter user blamed “the right” for creating the divide between transgender and cis women, saying they are the ones who want to “label people based on their genitalia.”
Among those who “praised” Kasparian was former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who tweeted her support for the host’s remarks.
“A broken watch…” Lake wrote in response to The Young Turks host’s tweet.
However, Kasparian did not appear to want Lake’s endorsement, responding, “I think you are an embarrassment to this country and a full-fledged lunatic.”
British rapper Zuby joined in, saying: “Your side is going to roast you now.” I hope you are prepared for tolerance.
Kasparian also responded to that tweet, saying, “They have a right to speak, just like I do.”
“A sensible, conventional take… that is going to absolutely unleash the s**t on Very Online progressives,” journalist Brad Polumbo responded in a tweet.
‘Your comment section has become a madhouse. Some people just can’t accept their comments,” said Ian Miles Cheong.
The backlash comes just weeks after Kasparian sat down with right-wing podcast host Ben Shapiro to discuss some of the country’s biggest issues.
Among those who “praised” Kasparian was former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who tweeted her support for the host’s remarks. However, Kasparian did not appear to want Lake’s endorsement, responding, “I think you are an embarrassment to this country and a full-fledged lunatic.”
British rapper Zuby joined in, saying: “Your side is going to roast you now.” I hope you are prepared for tolerance. Kasparian also responded to that tweet, saying, “They have a right to speak out, just like I do.”
“I get a lot of flak for saying this: I want a real solution,” Kasparian said while speaking with right-wing podcast host Ben Shapiro about the homeless crisis in Los Angeles.
Ben has more followers than me. I can assure you that he is using a platform for me and that his audience is not crying over it,” Kasparian said.
At one point, Kasparian called out left-wing politics in Los Angeles regarding the city’s homelessness crisis.
‘The approach we have implemented is clearly not working; more people are dying,’ Kasparian said.
“I get a lot of flak for saying this: I want a real solution,” the presenter continued.
“It is unbelievably cruel to watch people die on our streets and then pat yourself on the back because you think you did something compassionate. That’s not compassionate,’ Kasparian continued.
After the meeting in which the pair discussed a myriad of topics, Kasparian received backlash for “platforming” Shapiro, with whom he vehemently disagrees.
She defended herself by saying that Shapiro’s audience did not seem to have a problem with her speaking to him and that the problem seemed one-sided.
Ben has more followers than me. I can assure you that he is using a platform for me and that his audience is not crying over it,” Kasparian. saying.
