Now that he’s been fired from TLC , Derick Dillard has a lot of free time on his hands.
And the controversial reality star is using said free time to do what got him fired in the first place:
Heartlessly attack transgender individuals at every opportunity.
Yes, just as Dillard went after Jazz Jennings in a series of bigoted Tweets, the former Counting On cast member has once again set his sights on the LGBT community.
Scroll down to see the latest shot Derick fired; to read the reaction to his harsh insult; and to relive Dillard’s ugly history when it comes to this topic…
The Latest Incident Started with a Video: Earlier this week, Dillard shared footage on his Facebook page of transgender singer Laura Jane Grace teaching kids about gender identity.
This is a Screen Shot of the Shared Footage: You can see Dillard’s caption: “A friend shared this and called it out for what it is, child abuse! How unfortunate what children are subjected to in the name of progressive understanding.”
Facebook Followers Thankfully Clapped Back HARD. As you can see here, a couple even referenced Josh Duggar in citing what actual “child abuse” means.
More Backlash: These responses do make us wonder why these people were “Friends” with Derick to begin with. But at least they aren’t holding back.
Derick Does Have His Supporters, Of Course Try telling a teenager struggling everyday about who he or she is that this is just a “disagreement” and everyone is entitled to an opinion. Sheesh, people.
There’s a History Here In August of 2017, Dillard attacked Jazz Jennings, a 17-year old transgender individual who has a show on TLC.
This is What He Tweeted at the Time: “What an oxymoron… a ‘reality’ show which follows a non-reality. ‘Transgender’ is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it’s ordained by God.”
Jazz Took the High Road in Response She simply said the following of Dillard’s Tweet: “Every day I experience cyber-bullying, but I keep sharing my story. Today was no different.” Pretty amazing of her, right?
Another Attack Against Jazz Unprompted by anything except his own myopic belifs, Dillard Tweeted in November: “I pity Jazz. 4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda, including the parents who allow these kinds of decisions 2 be made by a child. It’s sad that ppl would use a juvenile this way. Again, nothing against him, just unfortunate what’s on TV these days.”
That Was the Last Straw for TLC (A portion of this document contains content that is copyright GettyImages 2016.) On the heels of this latest remark, the network released a statement that made it clear it had nothing to do with Dillard any longer and wanted nothing to do with Dillard any longer.
The Statement Read as Follows: We want to let our viewers know that Derick Dillard has not participated in Counting On for months. The network has no plans to feature him in the future. We want to reiterate that Derick’s personal statements do not reflect the views of the network. TLC is proud to share the story of Jazz Jennings and her family and will continue to do so.
Has Dillard Apologized? HA! Yeah, right! He’s quoted another conservative reality star, Phil Robertson, sharing this image on Instagram to make it sound as if he does not actually hate transgender people.
He’s Also Thanked His Supporters: “Thank you to all those who have supported us and given us so many words of encouragement recently. God bless you all!”
What’s Next for Dillard? He won’t appear on TLC, but would anyone be shocked if he shows up as a Fox News contributor in the near future? Or serves on Roy Moore’s staff? Sadly, because it’s our job, we’ll keep tabs on Dillard and let you know where he ends up spreading hate next.