CNN faces backlash from left-wing critics after one of its correspondents ‘misgenders’ Dylan Mulvaney.

A CNN Correspondent Faces Backlash for “Misgendering” in Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney Segment

A CNN correspondent has come under fire for “misgendering” during a segment discussing the partnership between Bud Light and transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The incident has sparked outrage among leftists on social media.

During the report on Bud Light’s drop in sales following the partnership, CNN correspondent Ryan Young referred to Mulvaney as a “he,” using the pronoun that corresponds to Mulvaney’s biological sex. However, Mulvaney identifies as a woman and prefers to be referred to with gender-neutral pronouns.

“One bar was telling us, basically, they’re not going to serve [Bud Light] because they don’t like the way Dylan Mulvaney was treated after this whole controversy started. He, of course, is the transgender person they were going to sponsor and go along with…” Young said.

“[Trans activists] didn’t like how Bud Light didn’t stand by him after all this,” Young added, using the pronoun “him” instead of the preferred “they” for Mulvaney.

Unbelievably bad CNN segment
-fails to interrogate where the Bud Light boycott came from
-launders perspectives of people who think their grandchildren will be harmed by the knowledge that trans people exist
-misgenders Dylan Mulvaney
This segment could’ve run on Fox News! pic.twitter.com/dBc9xVeR3Q

— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) July 11, 2023

Ari Drennen, LGBTQ news writer for far-Left media watchdog group Media Matters, criticized CNN for airing the segment.

“Unbelievably bad CNN segment – fails to interrogate where the Bud Light boycott came from – launders perspectives of people who think their grandchildren will be harmed by the knowledge that trans people exist – misgenders Dylan Mulvaney,” Drennen tweeted. “This segment could’ve run on Fox News!”

“CNN correspondent Ryan Young misgenders Dylan Mulvaney twice during report, calls her ‘he’ and ‘him,'” wrote former NBCUniversal executive Mike Sington.

“[CNN] has had trans positive pieces before, even on [Dylan Mulvaney] herself,” another Twitter user said. “It has run positive trans-advocacy segments (recently on [Michael Smerconish]). Misgendering trans people in 2023 is not a faux pas but intentional bad politics (as well as blatantly unprofessional). Do better [CNN].”

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Mulvaney called out those who use his biological pronouns last October, stating that it should be illegal for journalists to refer to him as “he” or “him.”

“When someone writes that I’m a child predator solely based on the fact that I’m a trans woman, well, that’s just bullying,” Mulvaney said.

“Or even worse in my opinion are, like, the articles written about me using ‘he’ pronouns and calling me a man over and over again — I feel like that should be illegal,” Mulvaney added. “I don’t know, that’s just bad journalism.”

Mulvaney recently announced on TikTok that he is in Peru on a solo trip “to feel something” and “feel safe” after facing backlash for the Bud Light partnership.

“I’ve seen a lot of llamas. The people here are so kind. I feel very safe here,” Mulvaney said. “It’s a little sad that I had to leave my country to feel safe, but that will get better eventually.”

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