Left-wing Young Turks commentator infuriates woke mob by blasting trans-friendly terms such as ‘birthing person’ and ‘person who menstruates’

One of the hosts of The Young Turks faced intense outrage from a woke mob – which included some of her own loyal fans – after she criticized a series of ‘trans-friendly’ vocabulary. 

Left wing commentator Ana Kasparian tweeted that she finds certain trans-inclusive ways of addressing ‘women’ – such as person with a uterus and birthing person – as degrading.

But Kasparian’s comments were then heavily criticized by a woke mob online – pinning her as being transphobic and trans exclusionary for her opinions. 

Earlier this week, the social commentator wrote: ‘I’m a woman. Please don’t ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates. How do people not realize how degrading this is?

‘You can support the transgender community without doing this s**t.’ 

‘I’m a woman. Please don’t ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates. How do people not realize how degrading this is?’ Kasparian said

One person called Ana a ‘TERF,’ an acronym meaning ‘trans-exclusionary radical feminist,’ a term that most notably entered the public eye after Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling (pictured above) made anti-transgender statements

‘Those words are meant for AFAB [assigned female at birth] people as a category, not individual people. Get a grip,’ transgender journalist Katelyn Burns wrote

Her comments did not go over well with Twitter users on both the right and the left with one person saying: ‘Ana, that might be one of the most TERF things you could say.’ 

A TERF is an acronym meaning ‘trans-exclusionary radical feminist,’ a term that most notably entered the public eye after Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made anti-transgender statements. 

Kasparian’s tweet, posted just before 2.30pm on March 22, has been viewed on the social media app more than 20 million times.

One transgender journalist and MSNBC contributor called out Kasparian and told her to ‘get a grip’ on her tweets. 

‘Those words are meant for AFAB [assigned female at birth] people as a category, not individual people. Get a grip,’ Katelyn Burns wrote. 

One person who identifies themselves as a psychiatrist for transgender youth also called out the tweet. 

‘Who called you that? I’ve only ever heard that used when referring 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 needing to discuss a relevant topic,’ Turban tweeted.

Mike Figueredo, who goes by the ‘The Humanist Report’ on Twitter, said in a tweet that he believes Kasparian is playing into anti-trans rhetoric. 

‘I respect you a lot, but this notion that the mere existence of trans-inclusive terms (rarely used in casual convos) somehow degrades women comes right out of the right’s anti-trans ‘war on women’ playbook,’ Figueredo tweeted.  

‘There’s a reason why they’re praising you for this,’ he continued. 

Her comments did not go over well with Twitter users on both the right and the left with one person saying: ‘Ana, that might be one of the most TERF things you could say’

Mike Figueredo, who goes by the ‘The Humanist Report’ on Twitter, said in a tweet that he believes Kasparian is playing into anti-trans rhetoric

Another person on Twitter said ‘speaking with inclusion does not erase your womanhood’ in response to Kasparian’s tweet 

One Twitter user blamed ‘the right’ for creating the division between transgender and cis women, saying they are the ones who want ‘to label people based on their genitals’

Among those ‘praising’ Kasparian was former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who tweeted her support for the host’s statements. 

‘A broken clock…’ Lake wrote in response to The Young Turks’ host’s tweet. 

Kasparian did not appear to want Lake’s endorsement, however, responding: ‘I think you’re an embarrassment to this country and full blown lunatic.’ 

British rapper Zuby joined in, stating: ‘Your side is going to roast you now. I hope you’re ready for the tolerance.’ 

Kasparian also responded to that tweet, saying: ‘They have the right to speak their piece, as do I.’  

‘A sensible, mainstream take… that is going to absolutely trigger the s— out of Very Online progressives,’ journalist Brad Polumbo responded in a tweet. 

‘Your comment section has turned into a lunatic asylum. Some people just can’t accept your remarks,’ Ian Miles Cheong said.

The backlash comes just weeks after Kasparian sat down with right-wing podcast host Ben Shapiro to talk about some of the biggest issues in the country. 

Among those ‘praising’ Kasparian was former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who tweeted her support for the host’s statements. Kasparian did not appear to want Lake’s endorsement, however, responding: ‘I think you’re an embarrassment to this country and full blown lunatic’

British rapper Zuby joined in, stating: ‘Your side is going to roast you now. I hope you’re ready for the tolerance.’ Kasparian also responded to that tweet, saying: ‘They have the right to speak their piece, as do I’

‘I get so much flack for saying this: I want an actual solution,’ Kasparian said while talking with right-wing podcast host Ben Shapiro about the homeless crisis in Los Angeles 

‘Ben has a bigger following than me. I can assure you he’s platforming me and his audience isn’t crying about it,’ Kasparian said

At one point, Kasparian called out left-wing policies in Los Angeles in regards to the homeless crisis in the city.  

‘The approach that we have implemented is clearly not working; more people are dying,’ Kasparian said. 

‘I get so much flack for saying this: I want an actual solution,’ the host continued.   

‘It is insanely cruel to watch people die on our streets and then give yourself a pat on the back because you think you did something compassionate. That is not compassionate,’ Kasparian continued. 

After the sit-down where the pair discussed a myriad of topics, Kasparian received backlash for ‘platforming’ Shapiro, who he base vehemently disagrees with. 

She fought back saying that Shapiro’s audience didn’t appear to have a problem with her talking to him and the issue seemed one sided.  

‘Ben has a bigger following than me. I can assure you he’s platforming me and his audience isn’t crying about it,’ Kasparian said.