A clip that went viral on social media Sunday shows a top education official in Michigan declining to acknowledge the number of genders in a tense hearing.
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ConservativesonsocialmediaeruptedoveraclipshowingatopeducationofficialinMichiganstrugglingtoansweraquestionfromaRepublicanlawmakeronhowmanygendersexist.
Intheviralclip, resurfacedonXbyconservativeinfluencerLibsofTikTokonSundayandseenover2milliontimes,MichiganChiefDeputySuperintendentDr.SueCarnellisaskedinanOct.28hearingbyRepublicanstateRep.JayDeBoyeraboutheropiniononhowmanygendersexist.
“Howmanygendersarethere,”DeBoyerasked,promptingCarnelltosmileandpausewithoutanswering.“Howmanygendersarethere?”DeBoyeraskedagain.
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“Differentpeoplehavedifferentbeliefsonthat,”Carnellresponded.
TheclipquicklywentviralonsocialmediaandresultedinconservativeslambastingCarnellfornotdirectlyansweringandinsteadexplainingtheimportanceofinclusivity.
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