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Jordan Peterson’s Controversial Tweet About Elliot Page Explained

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Jordan Peterson, a Canadian clinical psychologist. Has declined to apologize for his remark regarding Elliot Page, which allegedly caused his Twitter account to be suspended.

What was the tweet of Jordan Peterson?

The 60-year-old personality wrote on June 22 using Elliot Page, her previous name before she transitioned, and said that the star’s “breasts [were] removed by a criminal physician,” according to screenshots that went viral online. Peterson was certain that he would not take down his message even after Twitter temporarily suspended his account. For breaking the platform’s rules. Mikhaila Peterson, his daughter, tweeted about Elon Musk and his support for her father, saying that the social media site is “certainly not a free speech platform at the time.”

Jordan Peterson would rather die than take back his tweet
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Jordan Peterson addressed his contentious tweet on LGBTQIA+ actor Elliot Page in an interview with the National Post. Even if the temporary punishment turned out to be a ban. Peterson claimed he would “rather die” than take back the offensive tweet. “The only rule on Twitter is that you shouldn’t do something that we don’t like today. They are always implemented post-hoc by fools and algorithms determined to uphold their woke superiority.

This is the first time the 60-year-old psychologist’s Twitter account has been suspended, and he stated he won’t be taking down his tweet. In the end, I’ve probably contributed to it while attempting to use, comprehend, and master that dreadful, toxic platform,” he said, calling social media a “rat-hole.” I don’t care if I’m denied access again if I won’t say sorry.

Twitter restricted Jordan Peterson’s account
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The social media site has restricted its capabilities for Jordan Peterson as a result of his remark breaking Twitter’s hateful conduct policy. Twelve hours after the tweet has been deleted, his account will return to normal. He is only able to send messages and look through the website until that time; he is unable to follow, like, tweet, or retweet anyone or anything. Peterson made his contentious remarks following the debut of The Umbrella Academy’s third season on Netflix. By renaming Elliot’s character Viktor instead of Vanya, the show acknowledged the Juno star’s change in the narrative.

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Shraddha: I am a second-year journalism student from the school of Mass Communication at KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar. Since I'm pursuing journalism, writing and getting published is my dream job. Due to the fact that my subject's studies are based entirely on my research work and sources, I am able to write informative articles. New writers are worried that the story has been told already, well, it has been, but not by you.