Derick Dillard lashed out at Jazz Jennings on Wednesday night, criticizing the transgender teen in a vicious and hurtful post on his Twitter account.

The attack came in response to an innocuous tweet from TLC that let their followers know that a new episode of the program was beginning and urging them to watch.

Derrick retweeted TLC and commented: 'What an oxymoron... a "reality" show which follows a non-reality. "Transgender" is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it's ordained by God.'

The tweet came as a bit of a shock since the Duggar family's reality program 'Counting On' also airs on TLC, and is set to premiere next month.

It also caught many off-guard due to the fact that Derick is a 28-year-old married father-of-two and Jazz is a 16-year-old teenager who is still in high school. Derick is the husband of Jill Duggar.

TLC had no comment Thursday morning when DailyMail.com reached out to the network, but released a statement shortly after 4pm saying: 'Derick Dillard’s personal statement does not represent the views of TLC.'

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Big man: Derick Dillard (above with wife Jill and son Israel) attacked Jazz Jennings on Twitter Wednesday night while her reality show was airing on TLC

On the attack: 'What an oxymoron... a "reality" show which follows a non-reality. "Transgender" is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it's ordained by God,' wrote Derrick

LGBTQ leader: Jazz, who is 16, was diagnosed with gender identity disorder at the age of 4 and two years later gave her first major interview to Barbara Walters on 20/20

Almost as soon as Derick had posted his comment, a Twitter follower wrote: 'Is it necessary for a grown man to throw shade at a teenage girl?'

Derick then defended his actions, replying: 'I want to be clear. I have nothing against him. I only have issue with the words and definitions being propagated here.'

Another Twitter user wrote: 'Very hypocritical of your family to profit from a network which airs content against your beliefs. Don't like it? Don't associate with it.'

There were also a number of comments demanding that TLC take the reality show off the air.

'ARE YOU SERIOUSLY OK WITH THIS??? YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW A GROWN MAN CHILD TO BULLY A CHILD ON YOUR WATCH???,' wrote one woman.

'Time to get rid of the Duggars for good!!!!' added another.

Derick meanwhile was targeted by another Twitter user, who wrote: 'I think you should consider transitioning into a real man. #CountingOn'

Special delivery: Derick, who is 28 and a father-of-two, stars on the TLC series 'Counting On' (above with son Samuel last month)

Response: Derick defended his tweet by writing: 'I have nothing against him' (above)

And a young woman also questioned Derick's initial tweet by suggesting he had not right to determine what foes on the air given the fact that their show continued despite an actual scandal.

'Bet y'all won't leave your show. Y'all like that money way too much. Your "reality" show skips around your bro in law touching his sisters,' wrote that woman, referencing Josh Duggar's molestation of four of his five sisters when they were minors.

That scandal led to TLC pulling the Duggar's original reality show, '19 Kids and Counting' off the air back in 2015, and replacing it with 'I Am Jazz.'

The program follows the Jennings family and their daughter Jazz, a transgender teenager, as she navigated her teenage years while transitioning.

This season she has been discussing gender reassignment surgery with her doctors.

Targeted teen: Many are now calling on TLC to cancel the Duggar's reality show, which was previously taken off the air in 2015 after Josh's molestation scandal (Jazz above discussing gender reassignment surgery with her father and a doctor on the current season)

Jazz was diagnosed with gender identity disorder at the age of 4 and began making appearances on national programs two years later to discuss her life and bring awareness to trans issues.

She has always been a remarkably poised and collected young woman, refusing to stay silent when attacked.

'What is it with calling transgender people FREAKS?! We just happen to be humans too, so I think it's ABOUT time we get treated equally...' wrote Jazz last week after President Trump announced a ban on transgender men and women serving in the armed forces.

The Duggars meanwhile have long spoken out against transgender individuals.

Michelle Duggar previously campaigned against transgender individuals and their rights by narrating a robocall to local voters in 2014 over a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

In that call she compared transgender individuals to 'child predators.'