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Who is Brian Sauvé? Utah pastor slammed for telling women what they shouldn't post online

'There is no reason whatsoever for you to post pictures of yourself in low cut shirts, bikinis, bra, and underwear, or anything similar—ever'

A pastor and father of five from Ogden, Utah, was trolled on social media after he tried to school women over the kind of photos they should post. In an extremely sexist tweet, Brian Sauvé noted, "Dear Ladies, There is no reason whatsoever for you to post pictures of yourself in low cut shirts, bikinis, bra, and underwear, or anything similar—ever. Not to show your weight loss journey. Not to show your newborn baby. Not to document your birth story. -Your Brothers." 

His problematic tweet sparked a furor among Twitter users who decided to call him out using the epithet 'Dear Brian'. The term trended at the top on US Twitter for quite a while, as users gave the pastor a taste of his own medicine with counter-tweets like, "Dear Brian, There is no reason whatsoever for you to post your opinions on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or anything similar—ever." Despite the backlash, Sauvé has failed to issue an apology but rather chose to counter the critics with sexist arguments.

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Sauvé's original tweet received over 10,400 quote tweets as he was called out by nearly everyone who came across it.

Who is Brian Sauvé?

Sauvé, who has over 5,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for his hymns and psalms, is a Christian pastor from Ogden, Utah. His Spotify description shares how "he set off on a journey to recapture psalm-singing in corporate worship, along with the great hymns of the faith." His religious Gospels are also available on other streaming services like YouTube Music and Apple Music.

His now-viral tweet invited tons of angry reactions from netizens, as one user tweeted, "Dear Brian, There is no reason whatsoever for you to act like anybody gives a f**k what you think. Not to soothe your ego. Not to mask your misogyny as help. Not to satisfy your humiliation kink. - Grown-ups."

LGBTQ activist and radio host Esther Ciammachilli tweeted, "Dear Brian, This is trash. The saddest thing is you’re probably some poor woman’s real brother. We’ll reach out to her and let her know she has sisters who dgaf what she does with her body and will never shame her - Women not ladies."

Another user tweeted, "Dear Brian, There is no reason whatsoever to post ignorance on the internet at our expense in order to gain attention and followers—ever. Not to promote a fictitious moral agenda. Not to make money from your Christian music career. Not to get Patreons. —Your Sisters."

The father of five is infamous for his problematic opinions and ultra-Conservative line of thought. Following backlash over his 'no bikini photos' tweet, Brian Sauve targeted the 'liberal feminists' as he asked, "Many of you feel moral indignation at my frank expression of applied Christian sexual ethics. May I ask you a question about your sexual ethics? I'm very clear on mine—basically a historic Christian sexual ethic. But I'm wondering: Are you as clear on yours as you think?"

He added that he received unsolicited sexual images and videos from many women as part of the outrage. "Many of you likely use and promote the #MeToo movement—yet hundreds of you are sending me unsolicited sexual images and videos. Is that ok now? I thought your sexual ethic was all about consent? This seems like naked (pun intended) hypocrisy on your part. For example: If a man were to send you unsolicited nude pictures or sexually explicit videos of himself, you would (rightly!) judge him as a sexually abusive pervert. But you can do it to me? How does the ethical math work out on that? Maybe your sexual ethics aren't so ethical after all."