A woke news reporter working for The Guardian’s US website has been condemned after she took to Twitter to declare that people who question trans ideology are fascists.
‘I think that we’re entering a period when the most meaningful political distinction will be fascist and anti-fascist. It’s really important to understand that transphobia is one of the most potent entry points to fascism today – and act accordingly,’ tweeted Julia Carrie Wong on Sunday.
Wong quickly was criticized for her bizarre woken take on Twitter by users, who asked why she was forcing her views onto her 59.300 Twitter followers and destroying any sense of objectivity.
“The political left is playing a very simple game. Step 1. Declare there are two groups: anti-fascist or fascist. Step 2. Declare that any person who doesn’t agree with you are fascists. It’s the only way. It’s not worth it,’ tweeted Wokal Distance (an anti-woke)
Julia Carrie Wong (US reporter for The Guardian) tweeted that she believed people questioning ‘trans ideologies’ to be facists
Wong posted the comments early Sunday morning to her Twitter account.
Wong has recently moved from reporting to editorial roles and continued her twitter rant for several hours Sunday morning.
Wong attended Harvard University, and then went on to become a senior reporter for The Guardian in San Francisco. Wong was the main technology reporter for The Guardian, but she transitioned last year to an editorial position. She now lives in Brooklyn and makes features.
American journalists at The Guardian have decided to stop denying the public their views about hot social topics like racism, gender identity, and policing.
They use Twitter to share their thoughts, and often get retweets of similar-minded journalists. Critics say that this creates an echo-chamber which leaves them disconnected from regular readers.
These readers have also condemned this behavior. Many of them just want to know all the facts and to hear comments from other relevant parties before making up their minds.
Wong tweeted her tweet in middle of an argument about transphobia via Twitter.
She wrote, “Hard to convey how deeply troubling it is to view the UK media status-quo of transphobia as an acceptable bigotry creeping into the American presse,” before adding another:
‘I don’t have a lot of wins to point to when it comes to fighting this at a publication , but I will say that I think it’s imperative to fight it.’
Twitter users immediately took Wong under their wing and tried to put her right.
Twitter user admonished The Guardian to stick with journalism over woke politics on transgender topics.
In recent years, trans rights have caused tension among staff at once respected liberal publication, which was founded in England in 1821.
The Guardian was among the newspapers that made a mockery of themselves by publishing a story last year suggesting that a incident in which a transwoman showed off her penis at an LA spa’s women-only section was an elaborate right-wing hoax to encourage transphobia.
The charges were brought against the accused flasher two months later.
In 2020, activists staff circulated a complaint letter to bosses complaining about their inability to publish sexist pieces written by Suzanne Moore (a British columnist). The publication was later closed down.
Hadley Freeman (an American Guardian journalist based in London) also shares her gender-critical views on Guardian columns and Twitter and was viciously abuse for it.
Wong was not the only one who appeared to disagree fundamentally with his position.
You’re an idiot. Transphobia is caused by trans activism. Is it possible to create transphobia by threatening women and gay Pride attendees, as well as physically attacking women who gather peacefully. One user shared his thoughts.
‘I think that we’re entering a period when the most meaningful political distinction will be Guardian columnists and proper journalism,’ retorted another, mirroring Wong’s original tweet.
“So, you are telling me, as a guy, that I can wear a dress and then go to the ladies’ changing rooms, where if anybody objects, they’re fascists?” Another Twitter user was more shrewd and wrote, “OK then.”
The core of current trans rights debate centers around whether transgender women should have access to all spaces for women and whether children who identify as transgender should get medical care before turning 18.
Some “gender-critical” campaigners, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, have suggested it might be dangerous to allow trans women in domestic abuse shelters or women-only prisons.
Trans rights supporters argue that transgender persons are most at risk of violence and need protection.
The gender-critical movement that Lia Thomas, a trans woman swimmer at Penn, has sparked is another hot topic.
Thomas, a former student of UPenn, made a dramatic transition from male to female after breaking records in the pool while hammering college-level rivals.
FINA, an international competitive swimming organization, has made it much more difficult to allow trans women in competition. This is because athletes who have undergone male puberty enjoy significant physical benefits over those who are undergoing female puberty.