Just weeks ago, we cats were blissfully unaware of a cretin in Toronto named Jordan Peterson, and we had no idea how lucky we were. Now it's hard to escape him and his transphobic silliness. (Although Josh Hawley is trying very hard to top him.)
This deeply unlikable Peterson person is on the faculty at the University of Toronto, a job that we guess he bothers to perform when he's not spewing hostile nonsense on social media. For some reason, he has decided to go after the film actor Elliot Page, who recently transitioned and who, as you can see, appeared on the cover of Esquire magazine. So, good for Elliot, right?
Apparently not, because this has driven Peterson mad. He raged against Page on Twitter, calling him by his dead name, using feminine pronouns, and accusing him of "converting" young kids — the whole nine yards. Twitter responded by tossing his account for awhile, but it looks like he's back. (After what the January 6 Committee revealed yesterday about Twitter's approach to Benedict Donald's seditious rantings in 2020, we're sadly not surprised.)
Peterson is obviously an ass, but there's something really weird about all this: Why does it matter? An actor, Elliot Page, has chosen to be his authentic self. What possible impact does that have on Jordan Peterson's life? None, that's what.
The only possible explanation is that Peterson is trying to bait the University of Toronto into firing him, so he can whine on whatever social media doesn't boot him off, play the victim on Fox "News," and make big money off his grievances. Elliot Page, please ignore this hateful buffoon. That would make us cats PURR.
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