# Matt Walsh accuses trans person of crimes on twitter **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 7, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267 "2022-08-07T20:05:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/21 "2022-08-17T03:20:44Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I mean, those are both words with very clear and specific biological meanings, as are all standard words denoting genetic kinship. Yet for thousands of years, humans have gone around calling people “mothers” and “fathers” and “children” who have no immediate genetic kinship at all. I did hear someone bringing up that argument to Ben Shapiro once but I can’t recall who was doing it. As I recall, Shapiro agreed that he’d refer to an adoptive parent as a mother because socially that’s what she was. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/22 "2022-08-17T03:24:37Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > As I recall, Shapiro agreed that he’d refer to an adoptive parent as a mother because socially that’s what she was. Then I don’t see what logical leg he’s got to stand on if he’s complaining about people using other words for socially defined categories that don’t totally overlap with their strictly biological definitions. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/23 "2022-08-17T03:24:55Z")
I guess this thread is just a place for @SuntanLotion to amplify Matt Walsh tweets. Looks like it’s working as planned. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/24 "2022-08-17T03:28:30Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Then I don’t see what logical leg he’s got to stand on if he’s complaining about people using other words for socially defined categories that don’t totally overlap with their strictly biological definitions. You sound like a reasonable person whereas Shapiro is a supposed pundit pandering to the worst beliefs of his audience and hurting others in order to make a buck. Having a logical leg to stand on unfortunately doesn’t mean much to his ilk. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/25 "2022-08-17T04:02:06Z")
Too true, alas. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/26 "2022-08-17T04:32:12Z")
That was not my plan. I was trying to understand. Maybe they both need to just ignore the other. Matt seems to be on a vendetta, however. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/27 "2022-08-17T13:30:16Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > On Twitter, Matt Walsh, a right wing person, has posted and called out a person named Eli Erlick, who seems to be offering to send people extra hormones they have on hand to people near and far. > Matt claims hes reporting them to authorities to sending drugs without a precription over states lines. Matt Walsh’s lawyer cannot be happy about this. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/28 "2022-08-17T13:45:20Z")
Its easy to get caught up in something (theyre doing something illegal!) til you look at both sides. This board helps give me perspective. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267/29 "2022-08-19T03:44:21Z")
More accusations, [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sNqMjSkbt4w/maxresdefault.jpg "Right-Wing Trolls Target Children’s Hospital With Disgusting Online Campaign") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNqMjSkbt4w) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267.md?page=1)