National MS Society fires 90-year-old for asking about pronouns: has to walk it back

Fran Itkoff: what's not to love about this woman?

Fran Itkoff, a sweet 90-year-old woman was forced to step down from her volunteer position, a position she held for 60 years, after she asked for clarification about the use of pronouns. Seriously.

Ms. Itkoff had led the Lakewood/Long Beach Self-Help Group that is affiliated with the National MS Society but was kicked out after her “failure to abide by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion guidelines.” I'm not kidding.

'Unfortunately, based on the situation, we have made the difficult decision to have you step down from your volunteer position, effective immediately,' the email reads.

This gentle woman who obviously cares deeply about people and won many awards for her and her late husband's work with the organization, didn't understand after she saw others in her group sign their emails and letters with their names and their chosen pronouns.

“I was confused, I didn’t know what it was, what it meant,” Itkoff told the social media account Libs of TikTok. “I’ve seen it on a couple of letters that had come in after the person’s name they had the pronouns, but I didn’t know what that meant.”

C'mon, the woman is 90 and probably spends little, if any time on the internet.

Ms. Itkoff was left stunned and confused when she was fired on January 19 following an exchange with a colleague who asked her to use her pronouns in email signatures.

The non-profit doubled down on its decision, saying it acted with the 'best of intentions' despite a tidal wave of angry backlash where supporters threatened to withhold their funds--and that is key.

On Wednesday, the organization announced it was rolling back on its stance, admitting it 'fell short' and offering a groveling apology to Itkoff because they value money more than life itself.

Here's the letter the MS dolts sent her after she went public on Libs of TikTok and exposed the organization leaders for who they are:

Grovel much?

There is nothing more detrimental to organizational competency than DEI, from Boeing aircraft door makers, to US vice presidents, to doctors, professors, and so on. DEI limits choice and that inhibits quality and excellence.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Morons say in the letter that they acted with "the best intentions." How is that so? How is firing a volunteer who has given you 60 years of service even after the loss of her husband who also volunteered his time, a freaking best intention?

"We realize now that we made a mistake, and we should have had more conversations with Fran before making this decision," the letter states [and I hope you will read it in its entirety]. They even say that it really isn't so much about the best intentions, but more about the "lack of protocol" that was the real problem.

No, you don't need to have more conversations with Fran, you need to learn from her.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a tool being used by Marxists who see everything in terms of oppressors versus the oppressed, and that is not healthy for any society. In fact, it has led to open and acceptable racism and anti-Semitism.

It's unclear if Ms. Itkoff will rejoin the organization, but I hope she doesn't and I hope she creates a boatload of followers in her wake.

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