Candace Owens , during which the two talked about the “weird trend” of children “picking their own gender,” as Owens put it.“I’m kind of blown away, too,” Lopez said in the interview.
“Look, I’m never one to tell anyone how to parent their kids obviously and I think if you come from a place of love, you really can’t go wrong. But at the same time, my God, if you’re 3 years old and you’re saying you’re feeling a certain way or you think you’re a boy or a girl or whatever the case may be, I just think it’s dangerous as a parent to make this determination then, well, okay, then you’re going to a boy or a girl, whatever the case may be ...
The repercussions Lopez should have been worried about were the ones that came after the interview went live, since the backlash was immediate and fierce. Today, he issued an apology, saying in a statement that, “The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were. I have been and always will be an ardent supporter of the LGBTQ community, and I am going to use this opportunity to better educate myself. Moving forward I will be more informed and thoughtful.”Lopez also said during the interview that he doesn’t talk about politics because he “doesn’t want to alienate anyone.
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