In a post on Facebook on Tuesday (6 August) which was also cross-posted to X/Twitter, someone named Rob Anderson shared a photo of Tate in what appeared to be a pair of Speedos, also nicknamed budgie smugglers in Australia, and zoomed-in close on his crotch area.
“I guess she forgot to wear her fake,” Anderson captioned the photos, alongside an aubergine emoji, misgendering Tate – who identifies as a cisgender man – and implying that there was no male genitalia present, thus making the controversial figure trans.
Anderson also said Tate was among a number of people who are notable for being “part of the inverted show”.
Several of Anderson’s followers commented that they believed in the conspiracy too, with only a number of people pushing back, leading Anderson to say: “Don’t like what I post, think it’s crazy, get off my page. I don’t care, it’s the truth.”
Anderson further claimed that Tate is transgender in order to “blaspheme the Father”, referring to God.
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When asked if he supports transgender people, Tate said he “supports individual liberty” because he is “a libertarian”.
However, he has also said that YouTuber Mr Beast and trans influencer Kris Tyson were part of a “psyop” to normalise transgender people among children.
They are coming for your children, everybody at home. Your children are the future which they want to control,” he claimed.
Tate is also a self-proclaimed misogynist and claims to be the “pinnacle of masculinity.”
But that’s the thing, it’s not a valid reason. He’s wrong. By using it as a reason against him, it undermines saying it’s a not a valid reason.
No, it’s just using his own dumb logic against him, or, putting a mirror in front of him.
But he’s not making trans jokes about himself. It’s others directing it at him, like he directed it at others. Frankly I can’t believe we’re still talking him!
This debate highlights an excellent example of framing, for anyone who’s just now learning the concept.