{"id":1936165,"date":"2023-05-23T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-looks-weak-long-serving-state-department-official-speaks-out-after-pronoun-fiasco\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:06:24","slug":"america-looks-weak-long-serving-state-department-official-speaks-out-after-pronoun-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-looks-weak-long-serving-state-department-official-speaks-out-after-pronoun-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department Official Criticizes America&#8217;s Weakness After Pronoun Controversy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerica-looks-weak-long-serving-state-department-official-speaks-out-after-pronoun-fiasco%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1936165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Biden\u2019s State Department Misgenders Employees, Causes Internal Backlash<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, State Department employees\u2019 email name displays were assigned involuntary, and in some instances incorrect, pronouns. A long-serving State Department official, who has been granted anonymity due to the legitimate fear of government retribution, provided The Federalist a look into the internal reaction to the department\u2019s pronoun fiasco.<\/p>\n<h3>Exclusive Image Shows Involuntary Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>Below is an exclusive image obtained by The Federalist showing how the pronouns appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delaware-state-auditor-indicted-on-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Delaware State Auditor Indicted on Corruption Charges\">employees\u2019 emails<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/E2BvJZzXoA0JZJL?format=jpg&#038;name=small\" alt=\"Involuntary Pronouns Image\"><\/p>\n<p>News of the involuntary pronouns was publicized by Associated Press reporter Matt Lee, who asked deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel during a press conference why the pronouns are not optional, particularly because the department is assigning incorrect ones. Patel, who appeared unaware of the newly assigned pronouns, was visibly displeased by the line of questioning, dismissively telling Lee, \u201cThank you, Matt,\u201d and adding, \u201cI will look into this \u2026 Thanks, everybody. Happy Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash from Diversity Czars<\/h3>\n<p>According to The Federalist\u2019s source, many of the bureaus\u2019 diversity czars also weighed in. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Faces Ethics Minefield From Father\u2019s Corporate Interests\">department official<\/a> said each bureau, of which there are dozens within the State Department responsible for various policy initiatives, is required to have a full-time diversity officer. This is in addition to the State Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-washington-blm-alliance-begins-lobbying-state-legislature-demands-gov-inslee-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" title=\"New \u2018Washington BLM Alliance\u2019 Begins Lobbying State Legislature, Demands Gov. Inslee Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis\">chief diversity officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people being paid a lot of money to send emails and lecture us about diversity,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The diversity czar for at least two bureaus sent an email asking staff to reflect on how the so-called misgendering of coworkers made them feel and to understand that is why they should feel bad any time they use the ostensibly wrong pronouns of another person. \u201cThe department made the mistake,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s condescending and insulting to take a mistake that you made and turn it into an opportunity to lecture us.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on America\u2019s International Standing<\/h3>\n<p>The source told The Federalist that the department\u2019s constant diversity displays have a negative effect on America\u2019s international standing. \u201cIt makes us look preoccupied and weak to our adversaries and potential allies,\u201d the source stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we spend a lot of time criticizing ourselves and our own record on diversity, and saying things like \u2018we\u2019re a bad country,\u2019 \u2018we were founded by slaveholders,\u2019 \u2018we are irreparably racist,\u2019 and whatever else, to a lot of people it\u2019s kind of like if you spend all day talking to people about your family\u2019s problems,\u201d the person added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s a sign that we\u2019re introspective and a signal that we\u2019re not perfect, but, frankly, a lot of people want America to be a little bit perfect, because if it\u2019s not us, it\u2019s going to be China or Russia. They want us to be strong and focused on international security. They don\u2019t want us beating ourselves up because that makes us weaker, and it makes us less attractive as a partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Indulging in Delusion<\/h3>\n<p>Indulging in delusion and embarrassing our nation has become a key feature of the State Department since Joe Biden took office. In May of 2021, National Review publicized internal guidance emails urging employees to \u201cconsider a shift in language to avoid making assumptions that can be offensive to transgender and gender nonconforming employees\u201d and try using \u201cwords like everyone, colleagues, and esteemed guests rather than ladies and gentlemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just a few months later, in October 2021, the State Department posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-looks-weak-long-serving-state-department-official-speaks-out-after-pronoun-fiasco\/\" title=\"State Department Official Criticizes America's Weakness After Pronoun Controversy.\">tweet celebrating \u201cinternational pronouns day<\/a>.\u201d An article the department shared about the fake holiday discussed the delusional justifications for supposed preferred pronouns and explained the meaning behind \u201cpioneering\u201d pronouns like \u201cze\/zir\/zirs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tweet was posted on the heels of the deadly and humiliating Afghanistan withdrawal, highlighting in a very meta way the backwardness of the department\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for the State Department to focus on its core mission and stop wasting taxpayer resources on diversity lectures and delusional pronoun policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Department employees&#8217; email displays were assigned incorrect pronouns last week. A long-serving official, who remains anonymous due to fear of government retribution, shared the internal reaction to the fiasco with The Federalist. 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