Grammatically, "Patriot" is Not a Pronoun

In a non sequitur to the internet, on Tuesday, May 25, Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado's 3rd tweeted that her personal pronoun is none of the standard pronouns (she, they, he, ze, xe, etc.); it's "patriot." The tweet garnered thousands of retweets, twice the number of comments, and even more likes.

Across several social media platforms users pointed out flaws in Boebert's use of the word "patriot" as a pronoun; namely, that it's a noun. Her tweet was also used as a platform to discuss the representative's lack of formal education, as well as the state of education in America writ large. For others, it was relevant to contrast Boebert's support of election fraud conspiracies and the January 6 rioters with what the word "patriot" means.