{"id":1946601,"date":"2023-06-14T06:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squirrels-are-now-lesbians-ben-shapiro-mocks-johns-hopkins-over-non-man-definition\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:39:24","slug":"squirrels-are-now-lesbians-ben-shapiro-mocks-johns-hopkins-over-non-man-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squirrels-are-now-lesbians-ben-shapiro-mocks-johns-hopkins-over-non-man-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro ridicules Johns Hopkins for defining &#8216;non-man&#8217; and claiming that squirrels are now lesbians."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fsquirrels-are-now-lesbians-ben-shapiro-mocks-johns-hopkins-over-non-man-definition%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=1946601&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>Ben Shapiro Blasts Johns Hopkins University for Definition of Lesbian<\/h2>\n<p>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-ben-shapiro-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Shapiro<\/a> has criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/johns-hopkins-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johns Hopkins University<\/a> for defining a lesbian as a \u201cnon-man attracted to non-men\u201d in an \u201cLGBTQ glossary\u201d posted on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the backlash, Johns Hopkins removed the glossary, which had been featured as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mit-alumni-condemn-school-say-woke-demands-are-damaging-reputation\/\" title=\"MIT Alumni Condemn School, Say Woke Demands Are \u2018Damaging\u2019 Reputation\">prestigious university\u2019<\/a>s \u201cGender and Sexuality Resources.\u201d Prominent commentators, including Daily Wire co-founder Shapiro, mocked the definition which has also been removed from the website as the university <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.jhu.edu\/lgbtq\/education\/glossary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> it gathers \u201cmore information.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lesbians are now officially squirrels <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wx3htjgPjt\">pic.twitter.com\/wx3htjgPjt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1668583204347867136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The glossary said that the definition of lesbian had been updated to be more expansive. \u201cWhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squirrels-are-now-lesbians-ben-shapiro-mocks-johns-hopkins-over-non-man-definition\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro ridicules Johns Hopkins for defining 'non-man' and claiming that squirrels are now lesbians.\">past definitions refer<\/a> to \u2018lesbian\u2019 as a woman who is emotionally, romantically, and\/or sexually attracted to other women, this updated definition includes non-binary people who may also identify with the label,\u201d the definition of \u201clesbian\u201d read.<\/p>\n<p>During his show, Shapiro also pointed to Daily Wire host Matt Walsh\u2019s documentary, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Woman?<\/a>\u201d and said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">medical university<\/a> had failed to answer one of life\u2019s most important questions. \u201cWe literally have gone all the way on Matt Walsh\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman\">What is Woman?<\/a>\u201d There is no definition. There\u2019s no definition of the word woman. It\u2019s just a non-man,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash Against the Definition<\/h3>\n<p>Other commentators ripped the university for its definition, accusing the glossary of erasing women. \u201cMan: no definition needed. Non-man (formerly known as woman): a being definable only by reference to the male. An absence, a vacuum where there\u2019s no man-ness,\u201d Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man: no definition needed. <br \/>Non-man (formerly known as woman): <br \/>a being definable only by reference to the male. An absence, a vacuum where there&#8217;s no man-ness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cpSaSR2Vfg\">pic.twitter.com\/cpSaSR2Vfg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1668589229046112258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to the backlash, Johns Hopkins announced it would be re-examining the glossary. \u201cThe LGBTQ Glossary serves as an introduction to the range of identities and terms that are used within LGBTQ communities, and is not intended to serve as the definitive answers as to how all people understand or use these terms,\u201d the page for the glossary now says. \u201cUpon becoming aware of the language in question, we have begun working to determine the origin and context of the glossary\u2019s definitions. We have removed the page from our website while we gather more information.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro, criticized Johns Hopkins University for defining a lesbian as a &#8220;non-man attracted to non-men&#8221; in their LGBTQ glossary. 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