TV Host Makes Waves After Refusing to Use Guest's Preferred Pronouns

A TV news host clashed with a transgender guest after she refused to call them by their preferred pronouns.

TalkTV host Julia Hartley-Brewer sparred with transgender Shivani Dave, a trans-activist and journalist who goes by “they/them” pronouns after the host introduced Dave using “she/her” pronouns.

Following Dave’s introduction, the guest corrected Hartley-Brewer, asking her not to assume other people’s pronouns.

However, Hartley-Brewer refused to partake in the woke LGBTQ garb, saying that she uses “correct grammar.”

“Yeah, thank you for telling me your pronouns. I use correct grammar,” Hartley-Brewer said. “So, the only thing I would need to refer to you as, to your face would be ‘you.’”

Hartley-Brewer insisted that she was not disrespecting the transgender, saying that she is allowed to use whatever pronouns she wants. The host pointed out that Dave is clearly a female, so therefore she will refer to the guest as “she/her.”

“But, I’m not being rude; you can choose your pronouns, you can choose what you want to call yourself, but you don’t get to require me to use incorrect grammar and factually incorrect things,” Hartley-Brewer said. “You’re not a plural; you’re a one person, and you’re a female person, so I will use ‘she’ and ‘her.’ Thank you very much, do what you like I guess.”

Julia Hartley-Brewer and journalist Shivani Dave clash over the use of gender pronouns.

Shivani: "I'm a very special, non-binary, trans person. You chose to use the incorrect pronouns for me".

Julia: "Is it disrespectful for me to use correct, factual grammar?".@JuliaHB1 pic.twitter.com/6dGrSBnnzE
— TalkTV (@TalkTV) April 10, 2024