At a conservative student conference this week, Sen. Ted Cruz made a joke about gender pronouns.

Everyone was welcomed to use the word "ass" to refer to the senator. Many people were happy to obey.

Cruz said he talked to a student at a college who said she was required to introduce herself and give her pronouns in class. Ted Cruz is my name and my pronoun is 'kiss my ass.'

Cruz spoke to a student at a college who said she was required to introduce herself and give her pronouns in every class. My pronoun is kiss my ass and I'm named Ted Cruz.

The comment doubled as another self-own for the Texas senator, serving as pure gasoline for people on the social networking site.

Still laughing over the fact that Rafael @tedcruz said his pronouns are kiss my ass. What a buffoon.

β€” Stephen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@soxstephen) July 23, 2022

As a comedy writer for the past 20 years, I’m going to lose my last shred of faith in this country if people re-elect a man who proudly ends every speech with β€œMy name is Ted Cruz, and my pronouns are kiss/my/ass.”

β€” Bryan Tucker (@BTuckertime) July 23, 2022

Ted Cruz said his preferred pronoun is 'Kiss My Ass', many people are saying Ted misspoke and meant 'Kiss Trump's Ass'.

β€” Don Lewis (@DonLew87) July 23, 2022

Hey Ted Cruz, Kiss my ass.

Just showing you the respect you deserve by using your preferred pronoun.

KellyScaletta was Punctuating Kelly on July 23, 2022.

Every media outlet that interviews Ted Cruz, from now on, MUST show "Ted Cruz (Kiss My Ass), R- Tex." on the chyron.

His rules.

β€” Keith Fitzgerald (@keithmfitz) July 23, 2022

classy pic.twitter.com/Hemsjf2E6H

β€” Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 22, 2022

The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the Obergefell case.

The Supreme Court had a duty to correct the error found in the Obergefell decision, according to Justice Clarence Thomas. Cruz said the court was wrong in its ruling in the gay rights case.

The article was first published on HuffPost.

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