Far-right news host David Brody had a meltdown following the news Mattel—the multinational toy manufacturer—recently collaborated with Orange is the New Black actress and transgender rights activist Laverne Cox to release the first transgender Barbie doll in their collection.
"Jesus, please forgive us!" Brody exclaimed on Twitter, sharing an article about the Barbie's release published by the conservative political news website The Daily Signal.
The article wrongly refers to Cox as a "biological male" and speaks mockingly about Cox's criticisms about anti-transgender legislation, most notably Florida's controversial "Don't Say Gay" law.
\u201cJesus, please forgive us! Why Mattel's Transgender Barbie Poses Harm to Kids\n https://t.co/tfAWFhCIqS\u201d— David Brody (@David Brody) 1654200430
Brody, best known as a host on the conservative network Real America's Voice, was swiftly mocked online.
Many pointed out conservatives should probably be more concerned with the recent spate of mass shootings across the United States—the latest of which in Philadelphia claimed the lives of three people.
\u201cAh yes it's *checks notes* Transgender Barbies that poses harm to kids.\u201d— Idiotic Syn Syn (@Idiotic Syn Syn) 1654280880
\u201cThe rhetoric and actions of the right-wing christian nationalist authoritarians driving the contemporary GOP demonstrate they would rather kids die than be trans.\n\nThey prefer dead kids to trans kids.\u201d— Ninja Intern (@Ninja Intern) 1654201980
\u201cTrans Barbie isn\u2019t even the biggest problem with Barbie.\u201d— NYC Weboy (aka Wesley) (@NYC Weboy (aka Wesley)) 1654202029
\u201cWhen lipstick is deadlier or a dress is more of a threat to anyone..its time for an evaluation\u201d— Themftruth (@Themftruth) 1654205404
\u201cThe Republican Party thinks that trans Barbie is more of a threat to kids than AR-15s.\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1654200980
\u201cPretty damn sure guns have killed more kids than folks who are transgender\u2026\u201d— RB \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@RB \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1654201103
\u201cAnyone know anyone who was a victim of a mass killing at the hands of a Trans Barbie doll?\n\nAnyone?\n\nBueller?\u201d— Metal Bat (@Metal Bat) 1654201106
\u201cDemocrats want to save children\u2019s lives from mass shooters while conservatives are feeling icky over a Barbie doll.\u201d— Greg Buster (@Greg Buster) 1654201173
\u201cBarbie famously has many jobs, she has always been antithetical to a conservative gender worldview.\u201d— Sleve McDichael \ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udd25 (@Sleve McDichael \ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udd25) 1654201908
Brody's outrage is the second time in recent weeks a conservative suggested a Barbie doll defies the ways of Jesus Christ.
Christian influencer Yasmeen Suri was widely mocked on Facebook for claiming Yoga Barbie will lead children to be "possessed by demons."
Suri, who was born in India and claims on her website her encounter with Jesus Christ caused her to be "delivered from many New Age beliefs and false religious doctrines," suggested yoga is Satanic because it is "Hinduism" and yoga poses are "designed to invoke a Hindu deity in the spirit realm."
Suri concluded her post by citing a chapter and several verses from the Book of Deuteronomy that cautions Christians against sacrificing their children "in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead."