State Department Official Criticizes America’s Weakness After Pronoun Controversy.

Biden’s State Department Misgenders Employees, Causes Internal Backlash

Last week, State Department employees’ email name displays were assigned involuntary, and in some instances incorrect, pronouns. A long-serving State Department official, who has been granted anonymity due to the legitimate fear of government retribution, provided The Federalist a look into the internal reaction to the department’s pronoun fiasco.

Exclusive Image Shows Involuntary Pronouns

Below is an exclusive image obtained by The Federalist showing how the pronouns appeared on employees’ emails:

News of the involuntary pronouns was publicized by Associated Press reporter Matt Lee, who asked deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel during a press conference why the pronouns are not optional, particularly because the department is assigning incorrect ones. Patel, who appeared unaware of the newly assigned pronouns, was visibly displeased by the line of questioning, dismissively telling Lee, “Thank you, Matt,” and adding, “I will look into this … Thanks, everybody. Happy Thursday.”

Backlash from Diversity Czars

According to The Federalist’s source, many of the bureaus’ diversity czars also weighed in. The department official said each bureau, of which there are dozens within the State Department responsible for various policy initiatives, is required to have a full-time diversity officer. This is in addition to the State Department’s chief diversity officer.

“There’s a lot of people being paid a lot of money to send emails and lecture us about diversity,” the source said.

The diversity czar for at least two bureaus sent an email asking staff to reflect on how the so-called misgendering of coworkers made them feel and to understand that is why they should feel bad any time they use the ostensibly wrong pronouns of another person. “The department made the mistake,” he said. “It’s condescending and insulting to take a mistake that you made and turn it into an opportunity to lecture us.”

Impact on America’s International Standing

The source told The Federalist that the department’s constant diversity displays have a negative effect on America’s international standing. “It makes us look preoccupied and weak to our adversaries and potential allies,” the source stated.

“When we spend a lot of time criticizing ourselves and our own record on diversity, and saying things like ‘we’re a bad country,’ ‘we were founded by slaveholders,’ ‘we are irreparably racist,’ and whatever else, to a lot of people it’s kind of like if you spend all day talking to people about your family’s problems,” the person added.

“We think it’s a sign that we’re introspective and a signal that we’re not perfect, but, frankly, a lot of people want America to be a little bit perfect, because if it’s not us, it’s going to be China or Russia. They want us to be strong and focused on international security. They don’t want us beating ourselves up because that makes us weaker, and it makes us less attractive as a partner.”

Indulging in Delusion

Indulging in delusion and embarrassing our nation has become a key feature of the State Department since Joe Biden took office. In May of 2021, National Review publicized internal guidance emails urging employees to “consider a shift in language to avoid making assumptions that can be offensive to transgender and gender nonconforming employees” and try using “words like everyone, colleagues, and esteemed guests rather than ladies and gentlemen.”

Just a few months later, in October 2021, the State Department posted a tweet celebrating “international pronouns day.” An article the department shared about the fake holiday discussed the delusional justifications for supposed preferred pronouns and explained the meaning behind “pioneering” pronouns like “ze/zir/zirs.”

The tweet was posted on the heels of the deadly and humiliating Afghanistan withdrawal, highlighting in a very meta way the backwardness of the department’s priorities.

It’s time for the State Department to focus on its core mission and stop wasting taxpayer resources on diversity lectures and delusional pronoun policies.

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