The Right Is Now ‘Transvestigating’ Erika Kirk And Sydney Sweeney
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For a certain paranoid slice of the internet, a cabal of “secretly” trans celebrities and public figures has been operating right under our noses. For years, they’ve claimed that Michelle Obama is a man, circulating photos of the former first lady that have been manipulated to make her features appear more masculine: Michael , not Michelle.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif endured a global smear campaign falsely accusing her of being trans after she won a gold medal in women’s boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling, who regularly posts transphobic views online, led the charge on that one .)
“Transvestigators” tend to be on the far right and draw on debunked phrenological tropes to make their case. They use skeletal and cranial overlays to identify what they claim are masculine physical characteristics in photos and videos of famous women they’re convinced were born male. Some point to body language and posture as telltale “signs,” too.
The trend has been circulating online for years, but lately, rather wildly, the right appears to be turning the tactic on its own. In recent months, both Erika Kirk , the wife of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk , and Sydney Sweeney, an actress who’s been labeled “MAGA Barbie” online (President Donald Trump is a fan ), have been subjects of transvestigations.
The Kirk rumors were thrust back into the spotlight last week, when right-wing influencer Candace Owens launched a video series about the former beauty queen titled “Bride of Charlie” (yes, as if it were a horror movie).
At one point in part one (it’s currently a seven part-er), Owens shared photos of an elementary school yearbook that allegedly include Erika Kirk , formerly Erika Frantzve, in grade school. In two of the photos, Kirk has short-cropped hair. While Owens didn’t go as far as suggesting that Kirk had been born male, her fans (and Erika Kirk detractors alike) were chomping at the bit to launch a transvestigation.
“Candace found Erika’s actual yearbook photos from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade at this school, and in one of them, Erika is dressed as a boy,” wrote conspiracy account Project Constitution on X. “Full boy’s outfit. Short hair. Posing like one of the guys.”
Another man pointed to what he referred to as Kirk’s “male hips,” “male clavicles,” and “male arms” as proof that she was born male. He’d personally never seen footage of Kirk pregnant, either, so he added that to the evidence pile.
In a stark pivot of online discourse, Sweeney went from being a MAGA darling after starring in an American Eagle ad, which many interpreted as a eugenics dog whistle , to being gender scrutinized by the same demographic. (Sweeney recently claimed that she’s “not a political person.” )
“Why is Sydney Sweeney’s neck so much wider than her head? I’m starting to get really worried that she’s actually a man,” one user posted in a tweet that has over 5.6 million views .
That both Sweeney and Kirk are now targets speaks to how mainstream and almost apolitical transphobia has become on the internet. In 2026, any woman with a public profile could become a target, regardless of her politics: For the dogged transvestigator, the former first lady is “Big Mike.” Erika Kirk is “Erik Kirk
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You can’t make this shit up.
why isn't eriKa KirK at home tending to her children like a good little trad-wife, in mourning? after her kids get put into a private xtian school, she can start her campaign to encourage female maga fans to give up their right to vote or vote the way their husbands tell them to ...
… while scratching her balls, apparently.
But I think it has been made up.
The political right is not sending America their best. I hope.
Candace Owens is now "the right?" What embarrassing clickbait.
Not surpassing that some progressives still refuse to believe that Imain Khalif is a man though. All the science in the world won't change their dogmatic beliefs once they've adopted them.
All the science in the world will not change the fact that Imain Khalif was raised as a girl.
If you raise a dog as a cat, does it become a cat?
Opie_
An aside here. Why would you even think of bringing these non-political creatures into the mix? Don't dogs and Cats have enough to worry about?
Yeah....like a pittie thinking he's a cat. He's an embarrassment to the rest of the neighborhood dogs
Yes, how embarrassing!
Cool. Now whatever the Hasan Piker says or does =the left says or does.
Works for me. . "The left believes America deserved 9/11" etc..
Candice doesn’t support the Trump administration simply because it’s the lesser of two evils. Not even close.
Do you have anything pertinent to add or is distraction your main theme?
Realistically, no one believes that America "deserved" 9/11.
Or, To put it in terms you will understand, "Fuck you, bum. Why don't you get a job!?"
It's now fair to claim the left believes that. All you have to do is pick any statement or action anyone on the leftist fringe said or did and now you can attribute it to the entire left. Just like this seed.
The fact that you can write, and apparently believe, the above statement strains both credulity and credibility. What you are describing is a textbook hasty generalization: selecting an extreme example from the fringe and pretending it represents millions of people. That is not a factual argument but the adoption of a prejudicial stance.
selecting an extreme example from the fringe and pretending it represents millions of people. That is not a factual argument but the adoption of a prejudicial stance.
are you familiar with the seeded article?
Top Harris aide invokes radical activist who said 'America deserved 9/11' while plotting future for Dems | Fox News
Zohran Mamdani refuses to condemn Hasan Piker over 'America deserved 9/11' comment: 'Cowardly'
Quick! Look over there! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
I read the article. It fits within the classification of " Stupid people do Stupid things - Everyday ". The logic or lack thereof contained in a seed in no way constrains any person to argue in a similar manner.
Back to my observation: It is logically fallacious to argue from the one to the many as you did @3.2.4
When one does so explicitly, it ceases to be analysis and becomes prejudice. By definition .
Yes - always has been. But it’s pretty hilarious watching you try to pretend she isn’t just because she’s doing something that you find embarrassing.
It's pretty hilarious watching you flail against strawman .
Nah it’s more fun watching folks on the left support conservative talking heads like Candy Owen’s.
And as the world turns continues tomorrow at the same time ……
Identify one person here on the left who supports Candace Owen.
Is Candace Owen on the Right or the Left?
Every person here who is piling on her self serving commentary towards Erica Kirk. Count away.
Uh huh. She’s your girl, not ours. We all just get to sit back and watch bigots destroy each other.
looking forward to 8 more months of maga civil war. fingers crossed the TPUSA faction turns ultra violent ...
and the fact that she's black
you still don't know what a strawman is
damn straight! I think she's a pustule on the ass of America
When was it that Owens had her falling out with Kirk?
I think it fell out a few minutes after charlie was finished, and then he rolled over for a nap ...
Yup.
(Surprised you didn't know that!)
her skin color confuses maga sometimes ...
Yep, Candace Owens’ cheese has been tipping near the edge of her cracker for some time now but hallelujah! First I’ve seen our friends on the left support her work.
Praise the lord and pass the popcorn
The left is supporting her work? Uhh, ok. I seeded this because of how dramatically untrue that is. Outing the transgendered is not a left position. Candice isn’t just doing that, she is a platform for it.
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another retaliating tds maga thumb on the scale ...
Provide an example in support of this lie.
Question: Do you really have a lot of "friends on the left"?
Actually yes, yes I do and guess what? Some are great friends. Some of us are not completely triggered and can separate politics from family/friendship. It’s called maturity.
But for the purposes of the left here, it’s used hyperbolically for the most part. Most get that. Even if they won’t openly admit it.
they must over look a lot of your personality....
Not at all but then again this seed isn’t about me. Feel free to start one if you’re really so concerned about it.
The Right does this madness to themselves. This brand of silliness is created by the age-old obsession conservatives always seem to have with other people’s sex lives.
Yeah but can you imagine the horror of standing at a urinal and being seen fully clothed from behind by a person born with a vagina walking to a toilet enclosure?! /s where’s my fainting couch?
visiting europe must be incredibly complicated for maga when it comes to using rest rooms ...
We had a name for this growing up…. Tom-boy. Just one more term progressives have tried to co-opt into something fucked up.
And transvestigating? WTF!
Agreed. She went through a phase. probably fished and hunted too.
Now your just embarrassing yourself by automatically disagreeing for the sake of with progressives out of habit. SMH
Yeah, what the fuck is Candice investigating anyone's sexuality for, let alone other conservative women? WTF indeed.
"Tom-boy"?
(Do people still use that word???)
I rest my case.
I do. I was one growing up and still am to an extent. I like being outside not inside and don't get me started on shopping. Thank god for the internet