Now that he's officially out of "Counting On," derick dillard isn't holding back on his views against his former network. On Friday, the 27-year-old former reality star took to Twitter to blast TLC yet again, this time for featuring same-sex couple Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent on "Nate & Jeremiah by Design."
Derick Dillard's tweet slammed by fans as homophobic
Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent are professional interior designers. "Nate & Jeremiah by Design," now on its second season, follows the couple helping disaster-stricken families rebuild their homes while juggling married life and raising their two young children.
In his new tweet, Derick blatantly called the show as a "travesty of a family." He also stated that it wrongly celebrates the couple's openly gay lifestyle to push the liberal agenda.
What a travesty of family. It’s sad how blatant the liberal agenda is, such that it both highlights and celebrates a lifestyle so degrading to children on public television as if it should be normal. https://t.co/xicRm1nsW7
— Derick Dillard (@derickmdillard) April 27, 2018
This isn't the first time that Derick has called out TLC for producing shows that feature the LGBTQ community. In August last year, the Christian missionary got embroiled in a heated Twitter discussion after he stated that "transgender is a myth." Back then, he was referring to Jazz Jennings, the 16-year-old transgender featured on TLC's "I Am Jazz." This led to the network's announcement that it is cutting its ties with Derick and his wife, Jill Duggar.
Derick later responded that he voluntarily quit the long-running Duggar family reality show, "Counting On."
Derick's latest tweet earned the ire of LGBTQ supporters, but he quickly defended his stance and even responded to his critics. The former "Counting On" star argued that he isn't bashing Nate and Jeremiah but the "perversion" being highlighted.
He also stated that the gay couple's kids are exploited by being part of the show.
“I’m not bashing the people, I’m just calling out the public agenda at play and how a network chooses what they highlight,” Derick replied to a commenter. “Christians should love all as Christ loved all. Take advantage of capitalism: boycott what you don’t believe in, but don’t boycott relationships.”
They affect this poor child, as well as what perversions are celebrated. If it were adultery, I doubt a network would be so quick to focus on the reality of it as if it were ok.
— Derick Dillard (@derickmdillard) April 27, 2018
Nate Berkus responds to Derick's tweet
Meanwhile, Derick's tweet has reached Nate Berkus already and the 46-year-old designer fired back.
According to People, Nate tweeted a very calm but firm response and even posted a family photo of his husband Jeremiah and their two children.
"My hope with having a show like #NandJByDesign on TLC, where we go into people's homes and welcome viewers into ours, is that we can start to break down barriers & normalize the way our family looks and the way our family loves," Berkus tweeted.
"Nate & Jeremiah by Design" airs every Saturday, 9 p.m. on TLC.
