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Top Michigan official sparks online firestorm when asked to name number of genders: 'Beyond embarrassing'
Fox News ^ | 11/17/25 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 11/18/2025 1:49:35 AM PST by Libloather

Conservatives on social media erupted over a clip showing a top education official in Michigan struggling to answer a question from a Republican lawmaker on how many genders exist.

In the viral clip, resurfaced on X by conservative influencer LibsofTikTok on Sunday and seen over 2 million times, Michigan Chief Deputy Superintendent Dr. Sue Carnell is asked in an Oct. 28 hearing by Republican state Rep. Jay DeBoyer about her opinion on how many genders exist.

"How many genders are there," DeBoyer asked, prompting Carnell to smile and pause without answering. "How many genders are there?" DeBoyer asked again.

"Different people have different beliefs on that," Carnell responded.

The clip quickly went viral on social media and resulted in conservatives lambasting Carnell for not directly answering and instead explaining the importance of inclusivity.

Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon reacted in a statement to Fox News Digital saying, "Democrats want to sexualize every facet of the curriculum and the MBOE is imposing its radical ideology on all Michigan K-12 schools."

"3/4 Michigan kids can’t read at grade level," GOP Michigan state Sen. Aric Nesbitt posted on X. "When you realize these are the people in charge of education in Michigan, that number starts to make a lot more sense."

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They are not sending their best biologists.
1 posted on 11/18/2025 1:49:35 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Michigan Chief Deputy Superintendent Dr. Sue Carnell



Meanwhile, in America under DEMOCRAT Joe Biden...


2 posted on 11/18/2025 2:05:28 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Contact

Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909

Tel 833-633-5788

Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm


3 posted on 11/18/2025 2:31:19 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: Liz

(”How many genders are there,” DeBoyer asked,
PROMPTING CARNELL TO SMILE
AND PAUSE WITHOUT ANSWERING.
“How many genders are there?” DeBoyer asked again.

“Different people have
different beliefs on that,”
Carnell responded.)


THE ORIGINAL & ONLY CREATOR
and SUPREME ARCHITECT
OF “MALE and FEMALE”

ACCORDING TO ALMIGHTY GOD:


Matthew 19:4
English Standard Version

4 He answered, “Have you not read
that He Who created them
from the Beginning made them
MALE and FEMALE,

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019%3A4&version=ESV


Genesis 1:27
English Standard Version

27 So God created man in His Own image,

in the image of God He created him;
MALE and FEMALE He created them

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201%3A27&version=ESV


4 posted on 11/18/2025 2:37:00 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Liz
🧪🧬🧬🔬🧪🧬🧬🔬🧪🧬🧬🔬🧪🧬🧬🔬



We are NOT the same



[All pictures are posted for Educational Purposes
in accordance with Fair Use]


DO NO HARM, people
BUT REJECT THE GODLESS
REPROBATE Agendas

(For the thread)
5 posted on 11/18/2025 2:51:39 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Dr Sue and her boobs.

"Genders? Wadda I know about genders? I got my doctorate on my knees."

6 posted on 11/18/2025 3:06:43 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: Libloather

Ok, but can she swim?


7 posted on 11/18/2025 3:13:45 AM PST by Kudsman (Can women police their own? It may be our last, best hope. : /)
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FTA

“3/4’s of Michigan kids can’t read at grade level,”
GOP Michigan state Sen. Aric Nesbitt posted on X.

“When you realize the disturbed Cannel is one of the people in charge
of education in Michigan, that number starts to make a lot more sense.”


8 posted on 11/18/2025 3:16:24 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: SaveFerris
Love it.


9 posted on 11/18/2025 3:18:54 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: Liz

It’s a great one

Needs to be shared far and wide


10 posted on 11/18/2025 3:25:25 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather
"Different people have different beliefs on that

Gender is a religion to the Left. You have to accept on faith what they tell you about it, because there is no evidence. And you mustn’t ask any questions.
11 posted on 11/18/2025 3:27:17 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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Facebook-—Michigan Department of Education——September 9
·
Long-time Educator Dr. Sue C. Carnell to Serve as Interim State Superintendent

LANSING – Dr. Sue C. Carnell will serve as interim state superintendent, State Board of Education President Dr. Pamela Pugh announced today.

Dr. Carnell, chief deputy superintendent for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) since 2021, will assume the interim role upon the retirement of Dr. Michael F. Rice from the state superintendency on Oct. 3.

She will become the first Black woman to be state superintendent in Michigan.

The board last month selected Dr. Glenn Maleyko to be the next state superintendent. The board president is negotiating a contract with Dr. Maleyko, who is superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools. His start date has not been finalized.

Dr. Carnell has 40 years of experience in education and government. She was superintendent of Westwood Community School District, deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, and assistant director of special education and principal in Southgate Community School District. At MDE, she was former chief of staff for Dr. Rice and director of the former Office of School Excellence and the former Office of Community Services.

She also served as education policy advisor for former Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and worked as group executive for former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.

“Dr. Carnell is just the right person to head MDE as we transition to a new state superintendent,” Dr. Pugh said. “Her experience in education and state government is invaluable and means we will not miss a beat as we continue to advance Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan and make continued improvements to public education.”


Dr. Carnell said: “I am honored to step into the role of interim state superintendent at the Michigan Department of Education. I am grateful for the trust and support of the State Board of Education during this transition and look forward to supporting the staff at MDE as we work with our education partners, the governor’s office, legislators, and families to continue the momentum of improving outcomes for children.”


12 posted on 11/18/2025 3:28:32 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: Libloather

There are three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.

All apply to language.


13 posted on 11/18/2025 3:29:16 AM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: fwdude

“Neuter” is not a gender.


14 posted on 11/18/2025 3:40:00 AM PST by TurkeyLurkey ( )
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To: Libloather
"Different people have different beliefs on that," Carnell responded.

"Yes, but I'm asking you - on behalf of the public - what you believe!"

Would have been the correct follow-up.

Regards,

15 posted on 11/18/2025 3:40:14 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Dr Sue---Michigan's first stupid educator.

"There are many different gender identities, including male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pan-gender, gender-queer, two-spirit, third gender, and many more gender identities."

16 posted on 11/18/2025 3:40:22 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell.)
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To: Libloather

The woke and radical left in Michigan are doing so much damage that the majority of its residents are effectively blind to it because the Democrats in Lansing and elsewhere in the State operate in a shady and covertly stealthy manner. They are not “in your face” with it like they are in CA and CO, but don’t let the smooth taste fool you because they’re not the harmless moderates they appear to be. Is it just me, or does it seem like Gov. Whitmer, AG Nessel, SoS Benson (and she’s running for Governor!), have been keeping such a low profile that their silence is also deafening? The State of Michigan has become a testbed for this innovative strategy, the success of which depends heavily upon opacity while having the mere appearance of adequate transparency. It’s what they do, and they have new ways to do it if they think nobody’s looking.


17 posted on 11/18/2025 4:13:18 AM PST by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: TurkeyLurkey

In German it is.


18 posted on 11/18/2025 4:20:37 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: Liz

I am not shocked by her rise in the position. The education system has been gayified to the point of discriminating against sanity. Does anybody believe a person holding 2 gender belief would have passed the initial interview for any of her titles?


19 posted on 11/18/2025 4:31:09 AM PST by Kudsman (Can women police their own? It may be our last, best hope. : /)
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To: Liz

You can bet she causes many “different people” to think I.Q.s only go up to single digits. She’s a clown.


20 posted on 11/18/2025 4:59:05 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Socialism isn't free. That's why every illegal alien milking America left socialism and came here.)
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