Fox Panel Explodes When Co-Host Insists It Does Not ‘Hurt’ to Call Lia Thomas ‘She’
The co-hosts on a Fox News panel had a heated exchange about whether it would “hurt” to use someone’s preferred pronouns. During a segment of “The Five” Thursday, liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov brought up attacks…
The co-hosts on a Fox News panel had a heated exchange about whether it would “hurt” to use someone’s preferred pronouns.
During a segment of “The Five” Thursday, liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov brought up attacks targeted against transgender people.
“It is important to treat people with dignity and respect when you are talking about these issues,” Tarlov began, adding, “And part of that is using the correct pronouns…”
Co-host Jeanine Pirro quickly interjected to say, “No.”
“Yes, it is. It doesn’t hurt you at all to call Lia Thomas ‘she,'” Tarlov shot back.
The panel briefly exploded with various co-hosts talking over each other to debate her point.
Guest Joey Jones said, “It makes me a liar.”
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And co-host Greg Gutfeld chimed in, “Don’t compel my language. You have no right to compel me to say anything. That’s the beauty of this world.”
He later argued there was “a trend in Jessica’s defense… that when you make a criticism, you then connect it to attacks against these groups.”
“We should be able to criticize anything and not be blamed for a rise in attacks against trans,” he added.
Conservatives have argued against adopting preferred pronouns for transgender people.
In 2022, Thomas became the first transgender woman