Megyn Kelly cries before promising not to use preferred pronouns anymore.

Megyn Kelly Vows to No Longer Use Preferred Pronouns

Podcast host Megyn Kelly has announced that she will no longer use preferred pronouns, citing instances of violence against women who speak out against the “trans lobby” that seeks to deprive women of their spaces and rights.

Kelly recounted her history in the pronoun wars, explaining that for years she complied with using whatever pronouns another person wanted, thinking it was harmless. However, after hearing about the case of Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, who was attacked during a visit to New Zealand for speaking out about the negative impact of the transgender movement on women, Kelly realized the harm that could be caused.

“I used approved terms like ‘gender affirming care’ for medicinal gender manipulations, ‘cis’ to refer to natural born women and men, ‘assigned male at birth’ instead of ‘born male,’” she said. “I smiled and listened politely as a guest told me ‘gender is just a social construct.’ I wanted to be supportive of those who were suffering. I would use this more evolved language. I didn’t see the harm.”

However, by 2020, Kelly’s views began to evolve, and she began to question why she had to deny reality in order to be polite. She realized that pronouns were a gateway drug that led to real harm to real females.

“I have resolved to base my conversations around gender on the same tenets that already govern my life: truth and reality. I will not use preferred pronouns, a decision motivated by a growing alarm over women’s rights and the safety of children,” she said.

Standing Up for Women’s Rights

Kelly also spoke out against men who threaten women for objecting to them coming into private spaces, the mutilation of children by money-driven doctors, and the rape of imprisoned women. She vowed to support sports categories for trans athletes but will no longer support men competing against women or teens being medically and surgically altered.

“They say pronouns are a gateway drug. They open the door to these lies that lead to real harm to real females. They are a clever rhetorical trick that forces you to cede the argument about women’s spaces before you’ve even spoken one word of substance,” she said.

“I will not take this gateway drug anymore. Because I have a daughter. Because I am a woman — an adult human female. Because for far too long, I failed to see the harm and therefore helped cause it,” she said, adding, “To the women and men who helped open my eyes, thank you.”

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