While the rest of his colleagues were busy doing their jobs and focusing on Donald Trump‘s second impeachment trial, Texas senator Ted Cruz was apparently googling breast milk and cracking transphobic jokes on Twitter.
Rather than paying attention to the proceedings, Cruz shared a Washington Examiner article about how a hospital in England is changing the term “breast milk” to “human milk” in an effort to be more inclusive toward trans and gender non-conforming parents.
“Orwellian: The words ‘breast milk’ are now forbidden. Because science,” Cruz said, alluding to George Orwell’s novel 1984.
Orwellian: The words “breast milk” are now forbidden.
Because science. https://t.co/TKuRqgUuHd
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 10, 2021
The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust announced this week that it will drop terms considered to be trans-exclusionary, such as “breast milk”, to avoid causing unnecessary offense.
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?? https://t.co/EPaesy4RWN#transpregnancy #nonbinarypregnancy #genderinclusion pic.twitter.com/qgzhJ2e6On— Brighton and Sussex Maternity (@BSUH_maternity) February 8, 2021
Cruz’s vapid tweet did not go over well with commenters…
Senate impeachment trial is going on right now and you’re tweeting about guidelines for one hospital not even in the US let alone the state that you serve. 🤔
— AustenwithanE (@AustenWithanE_) February 10, 2021
Strongly suggest actually reading Orwell
— Buck Mulligan (@cphough) February 10, 2021
Did this scene of the video make you the happiest or was it a different one? pic.twitter.com/TFbGDrF590
— lauralouisiana (@llauralouisiana) February 10, 2021
Busy thinking about boobs, eh?
— SouthDakotaDeptOf:PrettyLittleSeditiousPoliticians (@westofscenic) February 11, 2021
The Sergeant at Arms should just be collecting cell phones at the door like we have to do in high school classrooms
— Dr. Amy McGlothlin (@amcglothlin) February 10, 2021
CNN’s Chris Cuomo ripped into the senator on Cuomo Prime Time Wednesday night, telling him to stop thinking about breast milk and “do your damn job.”
“Orwellian? Sir, you are at a trial that you’re not even paying attention to, where you are saying that what happened didn’t really happen because you don’t want to have to deal with the reality. That, my brother, is Orwellian,” Cuomo said.
He continued, “Breast milk? Why is that on your mind? Focus, Ted. If you got off Trump’s teat a little bit, maybe you wouldn’t be thinking about breast milk so much. Do your damn job.”
"There can be no good faith disagreement," says @ChrisCuomo, as Democrats presented more devastating evidence in today's impeachment trial. "The facts all point to Trump and his actions. There can only be bad faith…" pic.twitter.com/7AuCkdedIi
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) February 11, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
It’s amazing at how Republicans keep feigning outrage over things that have no effect on their lives. I would be interested to hear Ted Cruz explain how this in any way has an effect on him.
Polaro
There is a large portion of Americans that hate what they perceive as cultural changes pandering to transgender people. This is him feeding the troll army and keeping them outraged. It is pure politics. While I disagree with everything Ted says and does, we would be better served thinking about politics and messaging when acting.
Cam
@Polaro
Translation: Cater our lives so as not to offend bigots.
Doesn’t work, it just gives the bigots more power and control.
tjay7
Because “Breast Milk” was his nickname in high school.
Polaro
You asked a question. I only answered it.
jcool
i think everyone may be over-thinking this. maybe ted cruz accidentally looked in the mirror and realized he had man-boobs. and it turned him on.
joeboyle49
WHY ARE THE REPUBLICANS PUTTING UP A FIGHT WHEN THERE WRONG???
Gadfeal
They’re brainwashable by simplistic demoagogery – as Germans were by the Nazis in the 1930s. They are trained from age 6 to accept without question a) to swear alliegiance to a “flag” before they are psychologically or legally capable of swearing, b) obsolete belief systems created before the Age of Reason when fantastic believes stood in lieu of scientific elucidation. The first a) is particularly American and foreigners (except N. Koreans) mouths drop that mass indoctrination occurs in US public schools. The second (b) is not only outmoded but undemocratic and based on unfounded belief systems – that sparked the revolutionary movements of the 18th Century. One could apply the letter of the law in withdrawing tax advantages to any organization claiming to be “religious” but act as political actors in a secular democracy.
GreekKeys
WHY ARE YOU WRITING “THERE” WHEN IT’S “THEY’RE”??? SO WRONG!!!!
Polaro
Can a trans man who has had his chest surgery actually produce milk?
cuteguy
He’s obsessed with breast milk Bc he’s always sucking on Trump’s titty
Gadfeal
Please, you’ve introduced a most unbearably disgusting image into my mind.
Monkey1
Sure Ted Cruz might not be directly impacted by these changes but I know many women who do not like the shift in what it means to be a woman. The couple I actually had conversations with said it felt like they’re being told they’re no longer women and why are other people demanding they change how they talk about their bodies. I get it, it feels to them like a very very small faction of people are demanding everything change just because of them, but usually people who are in a tiny minorty have to deal with what the majority of people think.
I’m not saying ignore the trans people having babies, I’m saying really study how this affects them uniquely and some doctors need to be prepared. Just doing a quick read up, there are some issues around F2M and milk production, blockage etc and that’s not well known. They are different and saying it’s all the same hides issues.
Cam
@Monkey1
No shock that the right wing troll account that regularly defends anti-LGBTQ bigots would come on to spout TERF talking points about Trans people.
Again sweetie, your troll game is old and tired.
Mack
You seems to shovel more than anyone I’ve ever seen.
Monkey1
So what you two are saying is that a woman and a F2M trans man face the same issues regarding breast feeding? There can be no acknowledging that the top surgery can possibly hinder milk production or distribution to the baby? Of course they are different and shouldn’t be thought of the same because they could possibly need different remedies if there is a problem.
GreekKeys
No shock that the woke troll account who (darling) regularly virtue-signals the shit out of everything would come on to spout “TERF!!!” as a response when it’s just a content-free slogan.
Again sweetie, your woke game is old and tired.
tjay7
Discussions of breast feeding are triggering for Ted Cruz because as a baby when he tried to breast feed his mother looked at him and said “sorry, you’re not my type”.
GreekKeys
Sophia Petrillo: “Your brother Phil used to come home from school at lunchtime.”
Phillip
The only way Raphael Cruz and Josh Hawley with his feet up on a chair reading other material having nothing to do with these impeachment proceedings is their typical puerile actions letting everyone know they are never going to pay attention to it. This is pure passive-aggressive behavior only because THEY are part of the problem connected with the traitors who committed the attempted coup d’état on January 6th. Their bosses are watching them and will cut off the money donation faucets to them.
GreekKeys
Calling it orange juice is now forbidden. The current acceptable term is tree liquid.
Monkey1
Excuse me, I’m a tree that doesn’t produce any liquid, so I find this offensive and exclusionary.
Tombear
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Cruz and Green dropped dead?
tjay7
It would be a good start.
GreekKeys
So, are death wishes a facet of The Woke Movement now? Did that memo go out?
Liquid Silver
I kinda don’t see the problem. Both men and women have breasts. As in, he beat his breast. And so on.
But I’m actually a reasonable person, so “breast milk” can be generated by a female who’s given birth (or meets the criteria given later), or a male who’s been given drugs to make him lactate (and yes, that can happen, even during recovery from starvation in men as well).
The base argument is much ado about nothing. Cruz is…well, just being Cruz, as usual. Ignore him and he’d go away.
tjack47
Being a Texan and a liberal, I wonder if his last name is Cruz for good reason. I’m not above it. Just wondering.
BoomerMyles
This guy sounds and looks like Mr. Haney from Green Acres. Sitcom”s biggest crook and phony.
BrokebackBob
Fun fact: Ted Cruz was never weaned from breast milk! He gets it from his wife, his female staff, and any daughters of fellow like-minded senators who are able.
ShiningSex
Isn’t Cruz gay?
MISTERJETT
when and why did the Republican party get so childish and ignorant? not all of course, but the few that are make the whole party look that way.
Openminded
It seems to me that if this is the worst thing a trans person has to deal with, they don’t really have much to deal with. Not trying to be unsympathetic, but pick your battles, and a smart person picks the really important battles.
As for Cruz, he should be up next for dereliction of duties for not taking the trial seriously. The taxpayers already have way too many employees on the payroll doing nothing.
dawgdoodle321
It’s past time for the determined few people with strong determination, dignity, integrity, that will-not-tolerate-living-under-authoritarian-rule, or corrupted-nwo-cabal-controlled-totalitarian-police-state government, that will no longer be told what is ‘correct’ speech, etc., etc., etc., to organize into guerilla armies and totally eradicate said government(s) from the face of the planet.