Republican Women Under Attack: Marsha Blackburn Slams Left's "Gender Erasure

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has denounced a New York Magazine article that criticized Republican women, accusing the left of trying to "erase the lines of gender."

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has launched a scathing attack on the left, accusing them of trying to "erase the lines of gender" in response to a New York Magazine article that criticized Republican women.

The article, titled "How Did Republican Women End Up Like This?," highlighted behavior from high-profile GOP women to back its argument that Republican women were often "contradictory" in their claims about femininity and womanhood, particularly since Trump's presidency.

Republican Women Under Attack: Marsha Blackburn Slams Left's "Gender Erasure

Blackburn responded to the piece while on Fox News Channel on Tuesday, stating that "the left absolutely requires submission of women to their ideology and their goal is to really erase the lines of gender."

"They cannot stand strong, conservative, independent-minded women who really like being female," she continued. "That does not fit their template."

Republican Women Under Attack: Marsha Blackburn Slams Left's "Gender Erasure

Some critics of the New York Magazine article accused the liberal publication of trying to pigeonhole Republican women with a lazy caricature, while others mocked the left for not knowing what a biological woman is.

"This is the most sexist cover I’ve ever seen. Liberal feminism is just [the] most virulent misogyny," author Peachy Keenan replied to the article's social media promotion.

Republican Women Under Attack: Marsha Blackburn Slams Left's "Gender Erasure

"Do you know any Republican women?" Christina Pushaw, aide for Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), asked. "I mean in your family or circles of friends? Because it seems like you are lazy and narrow-minded enough to form strong opinions about all of us based on a few politicians and media personalities."

The critical story also takes aim at Blackburn for her contentious exchange with then-nominee to the Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2022 over the definition of a woman.

"Two years later, Republicans remain cruelly closed to the realities of gender fluidity and trans existence," wrote Rebecca Traister, the article's author.

Conservatives mocked the outlet for attacking Republican women while questioning biological facts about gender.

"Fun to see the side that can't define what a woman is try to critique Republican women," podcast host Comfortably Smug declared.

"Liberals think men can be women... But question when conservative women are strong and empowered," comedian Tim Young responded.

A spokesperson for New York Magazine told Fox News Digital that the outlet stands by its story.

The debate over gender identity and its impact on women's rights has been a contentious issue in recent years. Blackburn's comments reflect the deep divide between conservatives and liberals on this issue, with conservatives emphasizing the importance of biological sex and liberals advocating for gender fluidity and trans rights.