19 Kids and Counting star Derick Dillard is in hot water after making transphobic remarks on Wednesday.
Dillard, who is married to Jill Duggar, became incensed by a tweet from TLC advertising its show I Am Jazz, which follows the life of a transgender 16-year-old, Jazz Jennings.
Remarking that "'transgender' is a myth," Dillard's tweet went on to state that "gender is not fluid; it's ordained by God."
Dillard, a 28-year-old father of two, is part of a family that is no stranger to controversy.
In 2015, reports revealed that Josh Duggar had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter, which led to TLC temporarily cancelling 19 Kids and Counting.
And the show that took its time slot? I Am Jazz. Which could potentially be a factor in Dillard's negative tweet.
Twitter instantly took Dillard to task:
\u201c@derick4Him Is it necessary for a grown man to throw shade at a teenage girl?\u201d— Shannon Miller (@Shannon Miller) 1501728252
None— BoughtMilkMan (@BoughtMilkMan) 1502057031
\u201c@emmalatifah @Auntie_Allison @portiajules @Suhr_Enity @derick4Him @TLC Right he's ok with with josh molesting his wife but trans gender not ok?? He needs to reevaluate his life\u201d— sabrina nickerson (@sabrina nickerson) 1501783949
Dillard claimed to have "nothing against him," of course refusing to use Jazz's preferred pronoun:
\u201c@notthegymnast I want to be clear. I have nothing against him. I only have issue with the words and definitions being propagated here.\u201d— Shannon Miller (@Shannon Miller) 1501728252
But for some, that wasn't enough:
\u201c@derick4Him @TLC ARE YOU SERIOUSLY OK WITH THIS??? YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW A GROWN MAN CHILD TO BULLY A CHILD ON YOUR WATCH???\u201d— Simone Marie (@Simone Marie) 1501732662
\u201c@Suhr_Enity @derick4Him @TLC @TLC doesn't seem to care or support its own antibullying campaign because they pay a scum like him to bully a little girl\u201d— Simone Marie (@Simone Marie) 1501732662
Many felt like it might be time to take the Duggars off the air for good:
\u201c@derick4Him @TLC Time to get rid of the Duggars for good!!!!\u201d— Tinah!!! (@Tinah!!!) 1501728354
\u201c@lakyraanderson @AngelicBabyRuth @JonsTubeGirl @derick4Him @TLC @TLC are hypocrites leaving this family on the air, they create moments on the show but don't show the online fire and brimstone \n #bullies\u201d— Tonya (@Tonya) 1501761460
Looks like Dillard needs to think twice next time before tweeting:
\u201c@derick4Him @derick4Him I think you should consider transitioning into a real man. #CountingOn\u201d— RYAN (@RYAN) 1501730699
\u201c@PomMomMarcia @derick4Him \u201d— BasicMillennialMom (@BasicMillennialMom) 1501737842
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