Don’t come for a Jeopardy! master because they will read you for filth quicker than you can buzz in!
Amy Schneider—the woman with the biggest winning streak in the beloved game show’s long-running history—proved that point yesterday when she spent her final day of Pride Month expertly clapping back at haters who tried to question her womanhood.
It all started with a post on X where Schneider celebrated the eighth anniversary of the day she came out as trans:
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“Eight years ago today, I came out as a woman,” she wrote. “And despite all the cogent arguments people have made on this site, such as ‘No you’re not!’ or ‘Eww, gross!’, I’m still a woman.” That’s right, queen—let’em hear it!
Then she added the invite for folks to argue with her in her mentions—while hilariously shutting them down at the same time: “If you disagree, please feel free to say so using an argument I’ve heard a million times before, thanks!”
Well, go figure, the homophobes and transphobes of the world don’t exactly have the best reading comprehension skills, so they tried Miss Schneider anyway… with the same old schtick we’ve heard time and time again.
But, like the Jeopardy! pro she is, Schneider was ready to rapid-fire back at anything and everything they could try to say to her, stumping the fools who dare come for her crown…
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I honestly don’t know, I’ve never checked. And when I meet new people, I don’t take a DNA sample before deciding what gender they are. Like everyone else, I use a constellation of indicators, including clothes, physical appearance, expressed statements, etc.
— Amy Schneider (@Jeopardamy) July 1, 2025
Though they claim to be well-intentioned, one X user tried to call Schneider’s genealogy into question, referring to the fact that people born the two XX chromosomes are traditionally identified as female, while those the XY chromosomes are male: “So you have XX chromosomes?”
“I honestly don’t know, I’ve never checked,” Schneider responded, reminding us of the fact that we, um, seldom know the DNA makeup of the people we meet in our day-to-day lives.
She continues: “And when I meet new people, I don’t take a DNA sample before deciding what gender they are. Like everyone else, I use a constellation of indicators, including clothes, physical appearance, expressed statements, etc.”
Category is: Etymology
Less generous was someone with the handle @Swoletariat *eyeroll* who tried to throw Schneider off her game but rattling off a series of questions about and semantics and logic.
They even tossed in an oddball argument about “a male spy pretending to be a woman for a mission”—like, hon, in what James Bond fantasy world are you living in? How often does that ever happen and why, pray tell, would we have to define this person’s gender?
Schneider, ever the wordsmith, perfectly dismantles their being a stickler for language: “‘Awful’” used to mean something like ‘awe-inspiring,’ but now it means something more like ‘terrible,’” she reminds us. “Neither definition is more correct than the other. Words are tools, not objects.”
“Awful” used to mean something like “awe-inspiring,” but now it means something more like “terrible.” Neither definition is more correct than the other. Words are tools, not objects
— Amy Schneider (@Jeopardamy) July 1, 2025
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Another X user who was simply curious wondered what Schneider thought of the concept of “the two genders,” which prompted her to bring up the point that gender, like the names we give to different colors, is just a human invention to label things and shouldn’t be seen as something so… black and white (pun intended):
“Gender is like color; it’s a concept we use to group similar things together,” she shares. “People have always recognized gender as a spectrum (otherwise we wouldn’t have words like ‘effeminate’ or ‘tomboy’). How many colors are there? As many as we need to communicate in a given context.”
Gender is like color; it’s a concept we use to group similar things together. People have always recognized gender as a spectrum (otherwise we wouldn’t have words like “effeminate” or “tomboy”). How many colors are there? As many as we need to communicate in a given context.
— Amy Schneider (@Jeopardamy) July 1, 2025
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Unfortunately, some people logged on that day just to be a jerk, like the sarcastic loser who tried to joke that it “really took balls” for Schneider to stand in her truth.
But, come on, you really think she hasn’t heard that one before? The Jeopardy! legend fire back with a blunt response that swiftly shut them right up:
Haha, “balls.” I get it. Because of my testicles, right? Which to be clear, I do have.
— Amy Schneider (@Jeopardamy) July 1, 2025
Who is: An icon?
Ever since her original, record-breaking 40-game run on Jeopardy! and her Tournament Of Champions win later that year, Schneider has shown us, time and time again, why she’s a great champion for the trans community, on and off the screen.
And she continues to drop knowledge on us, even when she’s not competing. For example: her recent observation and the Trans Pride flag, which nearly brought us to tears:
Pride might be over and while we like to joke that July is “Gay Wrath Month,” let Amy Schneider’s clap-backs be a lesson on how to let the trolls have it with poise, grace, and wit.
Happy coming-out anniversary, Amy Schneider—we’re grateful to have you putting that beautiful brain of yours to good use, fighting the good fight!
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