Twitter Reacts to Calvin Klein Campaign Featuring A Pregnant Trans Man

Calvin Klein is facing backlash for featuring a pregnant trans man in their latest campaign.

On Sunday, the clothing company launched its latest campaign in honor of Mother’s Day. The campaign featured a series of photos that featured a transgender couple. CK captioned the Instagram slide, “Today, in support of women and mothers all over the world, we’re spotlighting the realities of new families.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdTEVzluOw1/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The pregnant trans man, Robert Bete, posed alongside his transgender girlfriend Erica Feeha, wearing the brand’s signature underwear. Robert didn’t shy away from letting his baby bump be visible in the pictures. He also says, “We can reproduce biologically or from the heart..our role in the world is to love and be loved.”

Of course, it didn’t take long for Twitter users to get ahold of the photos and express their opinions. Read what some of the users had to say below:

.@CalvinKlein advertising, I'll let you think about it.

What are your thoughts? pic.twitter.com/WWKibjuDTW

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) May 11, 2022

https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1524733819319951362?s=21&t=MO4HxhcCWUGjIJKkkpFxGQ

https://twitter.com/bellawallerstei/status/1524739538572218368?s=21&t=MO4HxhcCWUGjIJKkkpFxGQ

https://twitter.com/highball2814/status/1524751077882572800?s=21&t=MO4HxhcCWUGjIJKkkpFxGQ

People angry at Calvin Klein for featuring a pregnant man in their ads are people who don't know where to shop for Calvin Klein.

— Lisa W (@MsBehavior) May 12, 2022

Transphobes are currently losing their sh*t over the latest @CalvinKlein ‘pregnant man’ campaign, celebrating the diversity of families for (US) Mother’s Day.

It’s not a new concept, and neither is the bigoted backlash… 🙄 pic.twitter.com/a7h5rx4SGf

— Helen🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 (@mimmymum) May 12, 2022

I’m available for Calvin Klein as a pregnant man as well if I’m fed Hibachi beforehand pic.twitter.com/n3pc5jki9r

— dtotheom (@Dtotheom) May 12, 2022

Nice of Calvin Klein to show me that picture of a pregnant man.
Oh no, they didn't did they?

— Ken Whistance (@KenWhistance) May 12, 2022

https://twitter.com/carllids/status/1524793422657343489?s=21&t=MO4HxhcCWUGjIJKkkpFxGQ

@CalvinKlein pregnant man hmmm go woke go broke

— nffc1969 (@nffc1969) May 12, 2022

Because the trans pregnant “man” population is so huge that companies are trying to tap into that huge market. Or perhaps, more likely they want to display their “wokeness” to score points. What a clown show! @CalvinKlein pic.twitter.com/vKFVwJejTZ

— Jason Billings (@SingleDallasGuy) May 12, 2022