Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears offended trans activists today by referring to a male lawmaker as “sir.” The lawmaker in question, Democrat Danica Roem, identifies as a female and is an elected member of Virginia’s Senate.
"And what would be the exact number for that, Madam President?
"Yes sir, that would be 32."
Afterwards Roem left the chamber and the Democrat-controlled Senate halted all business until Earle-Sears apologized.
"We are all equal under the law … I apologize … and I would hope everyone would understand there’s no intent to offend …
Let it be known I am not here to upset anyone. I am here to do the job that the people of Virginia have called me to do, and that is to treat everyone with respect and dignity," the lieutenant governor said. "I myself have at times not been afforded that same respect and dignity."
Roem wasn’t owed an apology — and if it’s a competition of a white man vs a black woman, the white man wins with the left if he’s “trans.” Lefty Virginia public radio ironically characterized Earle-Sears’s response as the position “couched in victimhood:”
Couching her apology in victimhood did not work for Patricia Lynn Stevens, who was at the Capitol to lobby for women and gender studies.
"I don't think that it is fair that is used as an excuse almost for misgendering someone," Stevens said. "Especially the only trans woman in our Virginia elected stuff."
“Misgendering” is a make-believe offense pulled from the ether by activists and used as leverage in self-victimization. There is zero, none, no offense found in verbalizing scientific fact when referring to a male — but there is offense found in abusing the goodwill of everyday people by demanding that they affirm your false self-perception.
The demand of an apology comes at the expense of a right: the right of a woman to exercise scientific truth in discourse.
The progressive patriarchy, what it has always been, has made a full return.
Some assholes need to get over themselves.
My Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Winsome should never, I repeat refuse apologize for calling a man sir, this jerk should apologize to her not the other way around, I’m sick and tired of all this BS 😡