Twitter suspends Jordan Peterson for Elliot Page trans tweet
Jordan Peterson has reportedly been suspended from Twitter following a post about transgender actor Elliot Page that violated the platform’s rules “against hateful conduct.”
Screenshots posted online show the tweet in question from the Canadian clinical psychologist’s account, which reads: “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”
Page came out as transgender in 2020, announcing he would now be known as Elliot.
Peterson, who joined the staff of conservative podcast outlet Daily Wire on Thursday, is infamous for his anti-trans stance. He once claimed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that being transgender is a result of a “contagion” and similar to “satanic ritual abuse.”
Conservative political commentator Dave Rubin posted screenshots of the removed tweet online, writing, “The insanity continues at Twitter,” and claiming that Peterson “just told me he will ‘never’ delete the tweet. Paging @elonmusk.”
Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila, also posted screenshots of the tweets online, taking aim at Twitter and Elon Musk, who has been working to acquire the social media platform.
“Wow. @jordanbpeterson got a twitter strike. No more twitter until he deletes the tweet. Definitely not a free speech platform at the moment @elonmusk,” she wrote.
The Post has reached out to Twitter reps for comment.
This is the latest in a string of beefs the 60-year-old has had with Twitter. In May, Peterson boldly announcing he was “quitting” the platform after he was called out for called out for shaming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Yumi Nu.
Meanwhile, Twitter has a history of pushing individuals and even entire organizations, including the Babylon Bee, off the platform for not respecting trans people’s identities, Fox News reported.
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