Twitter Suspends Jordan Peterson After He Tweets ‘Ellen Page Just Had Her Breasts Removed’

Twitter Suspends Jordan Peterson After He Tweets ‘Ellen Page Just Had Her Breasts Removed’. By Hank Berrien.

Twitter suspended famed psychologist Jordan Peterson’s account after he tweeted about a transgender surgery performed on Elliot Page, nee Ellen Page, former Oscar-nominated actress.

Canadian actor, in Hollywood 2007

Peterson’s daughter Mikhaila tweeted at Elon Musk, “Wow. @jordanbpeterson got a twitter strike. No more twitter until he deletes the tweet. Definitely not a free speech platform at the moment. @elonmusk.”

In the tweet prompting Twitter’s suspension, Peterson wrote, “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”

Twitter wrote that Peterson had violated its rules for “hateful conduct,” apparently because he used Page’s given name; Page now goes by Elliott. He also referred to Page as “her,” thus implying Page is a woman.