Reality TV star Derick Dillard, who’s married to Jill Duggar, took to Twitter to hurl insults at 16-year-old Jazz Jennings, a media darling who has her own show on the network.

“What an oxymoron,” Dillard tweeted, “A ‘reality’ show which follows a non-reality. ‘Transgender’ is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it’s ordained by God.”

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Dillard went on to refer to Jennings as “he” in another tweet, an action transgender rights advocates refer to as “misgendering” or intentionally calling someone by their old gender.

Read Dillard’s offensive tweets — and some of the excellent responses to it — below.

What an oxymoron… a “reality” show which follows a non-reality. “Transgender” is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it’s ordained by God. https://t.co/YxzH5o5Ujx — Derick Dillard (@derick4Him) August 3, 2017

Is it necessary for a grown man to throw shade at a teenage girl? — Shannon Miller (@notthegymnast) August 3, 2017

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I want to be clear. I have nothing against him. I only have issue with the words and definitions being propagated here. — Derick Dillard (@derick4Him) August 3, 2017

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You mean her. Use the right pronoun if you have no issue — Janice Olan (@JaniceWahlberg) August 3, 2017

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her. if you want to show respect, say the correct pronoun as she was only a “he” for a few years of life — heather rose (@heather_evans12) August 3, 2017

@TLC ARE YOU SERIOUSLY OK WITH THIS??? YOU’RE GONNA ALLOW A GROWN MAN CHILD TO BULLY A CHILD ON YOUR WATCH??? — Simone Marie (@Suhr_Enity) August 3, 2017

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