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<p>At just 16-years-old, Jazz Jennings has accomplished more than plenty of adults. The transgender teen is known for being a passionate LGBTQ rights advocate, for earning countless awards for her activism, for writing a children&#39;s book called <em>I Am Jazz</em>,<em> </em>and for starring in the TLC reality show about her life, also titled <em>I Am Jazz</em>.</p><p><a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrity/derick-dillard-counting-on-star-jill-duggar-missions-trip-sick-health-mom-dad-brother-age-sons/">Derick Dillard</a>, whose greatest accomplishment is was marrying Jill Duggar Dillard, whose greatest accomplishment is being one of 19 children, seems to think his opinions on Jennings&#39; identity matter. Dillard has gained a little over 100,000 Twitter followers due to his appearances on the reality shows <em>19</em><em> Kids and Counting </em>and <em>Counting On </em>(the former&#39;s spin-off, which was created following Josh Duggar&#39;s molestation scandal), and this week, he decided to drop a dose of transphobia on his &quot;fans.&quot;</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/derick4Him/status/892938651469922304</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In his post, Derick Dillard quoted a tweet from TLC Network (where both <em>Counting On</em> and <em>I Am Jazz</em> air) promoting <em>I Am Jazz</em>. In the tweet, he claimed that being transgender is a &quot;non-reality&quot; and a &quot;myth,&quot; and that gender is not fluid but &quot;ordained by God.&quot;</p><p>Shortly after, Dillard followed up with an equally offensive tweet, referring to Jennings with the pronoun &quot;him.&quot;</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I want to be clear. I have nothing against him. I only have issue with the words and definitions being propagated here.</p> &mdash; Derick Dillard (@derick4Him) <a href="https://twitter.com/derick4Him/status/892946084938399744">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Jazz Jennings, being the classy young woman that she is, posted a powerful message on Twitter after seeing Dillard&#39;s tweets. &quot;Every day I experience cyber-bullying, but I keep sharing my story. Today was no different,&quot; she wrote. Just to add to her classiness, she didn&#39;t tag Dillard in the tweet&mdash;since Jennings is a teen, she&#39;s a subtweet expert, natch.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every day I experience cyber-bullying, but I keep sharing my story. Today was no different.</p>&mdash; Jazz Jennings (@JazzJennings__) <a href="https://twitter.com/JazzJennings__/status/893227764156964870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Many people responded to Derick Dillard&#39;s transphobic tweet affirmatively, with some reiterating Dillard&#39;s incorrect pronoun. Many others stepped up to defend Jazz Jennings by correcting the pronoun, expressing support for her, and calling out TLC. Jennings even retweeted some of her favorites.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/TLC">@TLC</a> ARE YOU SERIOUSLY OK WITH THIS??? YOU&#39;RE GONNA ALLOW A GROWN MAN CHILD TO BULLY A CHILD ON YOUR WATCH???</p> &mdash; Simone Marie (@Suhr_Enity) <a href="https://twitter.com/Suhr_Enity/status/892957622680289281">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is it necessary for a grown man to throw shade at a teenage girl?</p> &mdash; Shannon Miller (@notthegymnast) <a href="https://twitter.com/notthegymnast/status/892939128643493891">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">You mean her. Use the right pronoun if you have no issue</p> &mdash; Janice Olan (@JaniceWahlberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaniceWahlberg/status/892946396638306304">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Using religion to justify bigotry sickens me. I love you, <a href="https://twitter.com/JazzJennings__?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JazzJennings__</a> !</p>&mdash; Whitney Way Thore (@whitneywaythore) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitneywaythore/status/893486759258075136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We&#39;re so happy that <a href="https://twitter.com/JazzJennings__?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JazzJennings__</a> is out there telling her incredible story on <a href="https://twitter.com/TLC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TLC</a>. <a href="https://t.co/RHzY0gwGut">https://t.co/RHzY0gwGut</a></p>&mdash; GLAAD (@glaad) <a href="https://twitter.com/glaad/status/893208658536017920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>TLC did not immediately respond to <em>Someecards</em>&#39; request for comment. However, the network told <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2017/08/166613/jazz-jennings-derick-dillard-transgender-tweets-response?utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=rss"><em>Refinery29</em></a>: &quot;Derick Dillard&rsquo;s personal statement does not represent the views of TLC.&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

A '19 Kids and Counting' star sent trans teen Jazz Jennings a hateful message. She sent a classy response.

At just 16-years-old, Jazz Jennings has accomplished more than plenty of adults. The transgender teen is known for being a passionate LGBTQ rights advocate, for earning countless awards for her activism, for writing a children&#39;s book called I Am Jazz, and for starring in the TLC reality show about her life, also titled I Am Jazz.Derick Dillard, whose greatest accomplishment is was marrying Jill Duggar Dillard, whose greatest accomplishment is being one of 19 children, seems to think his opinions on Jennings&#39; identity matter. Dillard has gained a little over 100,000 Twitter followers due to his appearances on the reality shows 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On (the former&#39;s spin-off, which was created following Josh Duggar&#39;s molestation scandal), and this week, he decided to drop a dose of transphobia on his &quot;fans.&quot;https://twitter.com/derick4Him/status/892938651469922304In his post, Derick Dillard quoted a tweet from TLC Network (where both Counting On and I Am Jazz air) promoting I Am Jazz. In the tweet, he claimed that being transgender is a &quot;non-reality&quot; and a &quot;myth,&quot; and that gender is not fluid but &quot;ordained by God.&quot;Shortly after, Dillard followed up with an equally offensive tweet, referring to Jennings with the pronoun &quot;him.&quot;  I want to be clear. I have nothing against him. I only have issue with the words and definitions being propagated here. &mdash; Derick Dillard (@derick4Him) August 3, 2017 Jazz Jennings, being the classy young woman that she is, posted a powerful message on Twitter after seeing Dillard&#39;s tweets. &quot;Every day I experience cyber-bullying, but I keep sharing my story. Today was no different,&quot; she wrote. Just to add to her classiness, she didn&#39;t tag Dillard in the tweet&mdash;since Jennings is a teen, she&#39;s a subtweet expert, natch.Every day I experience cyber-bullying, but I keep sharing my story. Today was no different.&mdash; Jazz Jennings (@JazzJennings__) August 3, 2017 Many people responded to Derick Dillard&#39;s transphobic tweet affirmatively, with some reiterating Dillard&#39;s incorrect pronoun. Many others stepped up to defend Jazz Jennings by correcting the pronoun, expressing support for her, and calling out TLC. Jennings even retweeted some of her favorites.  @TLC ARE YOU SERIOUSLY OK WITH THIS??? YOU&#39;RE GONNA ALLOW A GROWN MAN CHILD TO BULLY A CHILD ON YOUR WATCH??? &mdash; Simone Marie (@Suhr_Enity) August 3, 2017   Is it necessary for a grown man to throw shade at a teenage girl? &mdash; Shannon Miller (@notthegymnast) August 3, 2017   You mean her. Use the right pronoun if you have no issue &mdash; Janice Olan (@JaniceWahlberg) August 3, 2017  Using religion to justify bigotry sickens me. I love you, @JazzJennings__ !&mdash; Whitney Way Thore (@whitneywaythore) August 4, 2017 We&#39;re so happy that @JazzJennings__ is out there telling her incredible story on @TLC. https://t.co/RHzY0gwGut&mdash; GLAAD (@glaad) August 3, 2017 TLC did not immediately respond to Someecards&#39; request for comment. However, the network told Refinery29: &quot;Derick Dillard&rsquo;s personal statement does not represent the views of TLC.&quot;

After Derick Dillard tweeted a transphobic message towards trans teen Jazz Jennings, the internet blew up with a slew of reactions.