Former BBC presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, has sparked outrage after he discussed his point of views about gender identity on his latest column for The Sunday Times. The 55-year-old didn't back down and was said to accuse the parents of trans children that they were "poisoning the minds" of their kids by "indulging their whims."
Clarkson, who was sacked by BBC last year after he disputed with a producer, said that parents of the trans children were living a "lunatic life" and "they must not be allowed to poison the mind of a child." He then pointed out that children who are experiencing gender crisis at the early age must not be taken seriously by their parents.
"You don't actually take them seriously. You don't take them to a hospital when they're 10 and say, "He wants to be a girl, so can you lop his todger off?" the activist wrote.
He also took the opportunity to talk about the nine male prisoners in the Isle of Wight. Clarkson said they are just groups of people pretending to be trans so they will be transferred to a women's prison and said it's "every man's dream."
After Clarkson ranted over the gender issues, many netizens fired back at him, accusing him of being "disgusting" and "offensive." Some even tagged him as someone who is "desperate" and just using the issue to gain the spotlight while others think that he's the male version of Katie Hopkins. More so, other netizens believe that a lawsuit should be filed against him.
This is not the first time the gender community faced major criticisms. Just earlier this month, social media was also flooded with adverse response after the 81-year-old, Australian comedian, Barry Humphries, who said that people who underwent a transplant are "mutilated men" and that Caitlyn Jenner is nothing but a merely "publicity-seeking ratbag."
After Humpries' drunken remarks, many people, including BBC star Rebecca Root, expressed their anger through social media and asked for the actor's termination from his BBC series. The station, however, refused to do so.
