Updated 14 January 2020 at 19:17 IST
Watch: Student gives perfect answers to far-right interviewer's 'transphobic' questions
A University of Kentucky student went viral after shutting down a conservative activist asking 'transphobic' questions about bathroom use by transgender.
A University of Kentucky student went viral after shutting down a conservative activist asking 'transphobic' questions about bathroom use by transgender. The video shows 'gun girl' Kaitlin Bennet interviewing the student, Michael Hawse who confidently takes up all the questions. Hawse is now using his newfound notoriety to raise money for pediatric cancer research, as per some media reports.
Netizens slam Bennet
When Bennet asked the student about putting up urinals in women's washroom, he replied, "I think people make too big a f'*****g deal about it, I don't really care." Then Bennet goes on to ask Hawse about putting up of tampons in men's washroom, to which he says, "I don't really care. If a dude wants a tampon for some reason, he can have a tampon. That’s not my business."
The video instantly went viral after it was shared on Twitter on January 11. The video has so far garnered 21.3 million views and has 6,15,000 likes. The video triggered mixed reactions on Twitter with some people posting questions and others mocking Bennet for her choice of questions.
Kaitlin Bennet shot to fame in 2018 after she openly carried an AR-15 rifle at Kent State University after graduation to advocate for gun rights. After the incident, Kaitlin stated that as a student, she should be allowed to open carry a gun for self-defence. After all the media attention, Kaitlin became a correspondent for a far-right American conspiracy theory and fake news website, Infowars.
Published By : Vishal Tiwari
Published On: 14 January 2020 at 17:47 IST