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Dictionary.com Just Educated Fox News After Transphobic Error

"Transgender is an adjective, not a noun."
August 16 2018 1:27 PM EST
August 16 2018 2:33 PM EST
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"Transgender is an adjective, not a noun."
It's 2018, and nobody really expects Fox News to be fully woke to the common human decency that is social justice. But a recent broadcast included a transphobic error that made social media cringe.
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"That transgender beat the 14-year-old," said Ainsley Earhardt, in reference to Christine Hallquist, the United States' first transgender major party nominee for governor.
\u201cHer name is Christine Hallquist. More about her here: https://t.co/6zaFuDnecO\u201d— Chelsea Clinton (@Chelsea Clinton) 1534342213
It's no surprise that some on social media took notice of the flub and called it out. Even Chelsea Clinton spoke up, to which Hallquist responded with gratitude of support she's recieved and some helpful gender pronouns. But it's a tweet from Dictionary.com that's made its way around the internet, which serves as great education and an even greater clapback to Fox News.
\u201cTransgender is an adjective, not a noun. \n\nhttps://t.co/LixUm5PIdr\u201d— Dictionary.com (@Dictionary.com) 1534340463
They also followed up with a tweet showing support of trans people and gender pronouns.
\u201c\u250f\u2513 \n\u2503\u2503\u2571\u2572 In this \n\u2503\u2571\u2571\u2572\u2572 house, \n\u2571\u2571\u256d\u256e\u2572\u2572 we \n\u2594\u258f\u2517\u251b\u2595\u2594 recognize \n\u2571\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2594\u2572 \n gender neutral pronouns. \n\u2571\u2571\u250f\u2533\u2513\u256d\u256e\u250f\u2533\u2513 \u2572\u2572 \n\u2594\u258f\u2517\u253b\u251b\u2503\u2503\u2517\u253b\u251b\u2595\u2594\u201d— Dictionary.com (@Dictionary.com) 1534358798
Thank you Dictionary.com for reminding Fox News that reading is fundamental!