The biological male “transgender woman” activist who flashed breasts while at the White House last weekend has formally apologized for the transgression.
Kind of …
In a video uploaded to Twitter, activist Rose Montoya apologized in a backhanded sort of way by turning the apology into a diatribe about the alleged harassment being faced by the LGBT community — particularly black members of said community.
Listen:
— Rose Montoya (@therosemontoya) June 16, 2023
The apology started out OK.
“Today I need to apologize. Earlier this month I was invited by the White House to attend a ‘Pride’ celebration with both President Biden and Dr. Biden. I, alongside other powerful voices in the queer and trans communities, were invited to be represented, seen and heard in unique and a very special way,” Montoya said.
Fair enough, though as a reminder, first lady Jill Biden is not a real doctor.
“As anti 2SLGBTQ+, especially anti-trans, violence and legislation runs rampant across our country, I was proud to be invited to speak at the National Press Club during my trip to Washington, D.C., in order to speak about transgender people and experiences at the highest levels of our nation,” Montoya continued.
Anti-trans violence is in fact extremely rare. As for the so-called “anti-trans” legislation, these laws typically simply bar children from pursuing puberty blockers, transgender surgery, and other irreversible procedures.
Detransitioning woman says she was ‘manipulated’ into irreversible surgery as a teen: ‘Just a lot of grief’ https://t.co/l1Ps2rWi7G pic.twitter.com/77F5bV2Mwb
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) December 11, 2022
Montoya then finally got to the apology.
“In a quick moment of fleeting and overwhelming trans joy, I decided to do something unbecoming of the guest of the president at the White House law celebration. … I want to take this moment to apologize for the impact of my actions,” Montoya said.
“I especially want to apologize to my black trans brothers and siblings, especially transgender women who are black. Because I understand that you all are constantly at a disproportionate level, impacted by the actions of others, and especially by anti-trans violence,” Montoya added.
Again, anti-trans violence is in fact extremely rare. Also, what does any of this have to do with what Montoya did at the White House?
Continuing the so-called “apology,” the activist then doubled down on the harassment narrative.
“I would also like to apologize to my family and friends who have been harassed. I would also like to apologize to my own community. And last but not least, I would like to apologize to the president, the White House, and the nation,” Montoya said.
“It was also never my intention to create a situation that would lead to harassment and harm of myself and others, nor for trans joy like my little moment of trans joy to be weaponized by vile people of the opposition,” Montoya added.
To say the backhanded apology was not well-received would be an understatement.
Look:
Not once did I hear an apology to those initially offended. Apologies made only to those who were apparently not offended. It seems the apology is only provided because of resulting outrage from the incident.
— imaflgirl (@imaflgirl) June 16, 2023
This isn’t an apology and you’ve made it all about you. Apologizing for the IMPACT of your actions is not an apology for YOUR actions.
You continue to embarrass yourself and our community with your narcissism. So maybe just STOP talking bc all your doing is making it worse.
— Payton Thomas (@BastardChild87) June 16, 2023
You know I don’t go prancing around proclaiming my “gay joy” all over town and social media- I wish you’d all get over yourselves and fade off into the distance – we’ve had enough self promotion and narcissistic behavior from this community to last a lifetime, believe me
— OG Liberal️ (@cclover3233) June 16, 2023
You’re not sorry, it wasn’t weaponized by opposition, thousands & thousands of trans & gay ppl denounced your disrespectful, hyper sexualized narcissistic behavior. You are being forced to apologize, you dont mean it, your narcissism is still showing, we see right through you bro
— lilmixedbean (@lilmixedbean) June 16, 2023
So ur apology is only an apology that what u did caused harassment? Don’t get me wrong…NO ONE should get harassed for sharing their beliefs but this isn’t an actual apology. The problem is, it was disrespectful for the moment. It was our nation’s Capital. Children were present.
— ThinMan (@Kal19761) June 16, 2023
Critics generally agreed that Montoya’s attempt to turn the focus away from what was actually done was sleazy and unbecoming.
As previously reported, Montoya last weekend became a viral sensation — in a bad way — after flashing surgically created breasts while attending a White House “Pride” event.
The backlash to the stunt was so severe that even the LGBT-friendly White House wound up condemning the activist.
“This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House. It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance. Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events,” the White House said in a statement.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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