During a podcast on Tuesday, MSNBC host Jen Psaki attacked Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina for introducing a resolution aimed at keeping biological males out of women’s restrooms in the Capitol. Psaki told both Mace and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to “get a life,” dismissing their concerns as unimportant and absurd.
In response to Psaki’s comments, Mace fired back, stating that she will not stand for a man using the women’s restroom and citing her own experience as a survivor of sexual abuse. But rather than empathizing with Mace’s position, Psaki mocked her and suggested that the issue of transgender bathroom rights is not important enough to warrant attention from lawmakers.
This is typical of the liberal media’s disdain for conservative values and issues. While they claim to be the champions of women’s rights, they dismiss the concerns of a female representative who has clearly stated her reasons for her resolution. Instead, they belittle her and accuse her of trying to gain “MAGA creds” rather than taking her seriously.
Mace’s resolution comes as a response to Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, who would be the first openly transgender member of Congress. While liberals may champion this as a major victory for the LGBTQ+ community, they fail to address the issue of the safety and privacy of women and girls. As Mace herself has experienced, women and girls are vulnerable in private spaces, and it is not transphobic or discriminatory to want to protect them.
But rather than engaging in a respectful debate on the issue, the liberal media once again resorts to personal attacks and dismisses conservative concerns as irrelevant. This is the same media that claims to champion diversity and inclusivity, but only if it aligns with their agenda.
Not only did Psaki’s comments show a disregard for the serious issue at hand, but they also perpetuated a dangerous narrative that anyone who disagrees with the liberal agenda is a hateful, bigoted person, deserving of ridicule and scorn. This mentality has only fueled the growing divide in our country and hindered real progress on important issues.
It is time for the liberal media to start taking conservative concerns and values seriously instead of constantly belittling and dismissing them. This is not about gaining political points, but about standing up for what is right and protecting the safety and privacy of women and girls.