Babylon Bee Vows Not to Delete Tweet Labeling Rachel Levine the ‘Man of the Year’ After Suspension
Seth Dillon, the CEO of the Babylon Bee, a satirical Christian website, is refusing to take down a tweet that labeled Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, who is transgender, a man. The site’s account received…
Seth Dillon, the CEO of the Babylon Bee, a satirical Christian website, is refusing to take down a tweet that labeled Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, who is Transgender, a man.
The site’s account received a suspension from Twitter for mocking USA Today’s decision to name Levine the “Woman of the Year.”
The Bee’s tweet read, “The Babylon Bee’s Man Of The Year Is Rachel Lavine.”
Dillon tweeted on Sunday, “I just received this notice that we’ve been locked out of our account for ‘hateful conduct.'”
He explained that the account could be restored “in 12 hours,” but “the countdown won’t begin until we delete the tweet that violates the Twitter Rules.”
However, Dillon signaled that the Bee is not going to comply with the requirement.
“We’re not deleting anything. Truth is not hate speech. If the cost of telling the truth is the loss of our Twitter account, then so be it,” he wrote.