• moakley@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Feels kind of manufactured, honestly. I’m also trying to find evidence that he’s a transphobic piece of shit, but it seems like he’s pretty good on trans rights.

    I think this post is that “sowing division” thing we’ve heard so much about.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      He went on Joe Rogan’s Charlie Kirk’s show and said he doesn’t think trans women should be in sports. Solidarity only goes one way for him.

      Edit: the deleted comment under this by Madzielle is the work of a coward. Post for real and stand by your (shitty) opinion. Don’t delete it immediately just so it hits my inbox and you suffer no community consequences from it.

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        3 months ago

        He basically capitulated to the claims that “Democrats supporting trans rights have caused them to lose support”.

        That’s not even me excusing him. It’s pointing out that he’s spineless and caves under pressure, which might be even more important than whether he supports trans rights.

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        3 months ago

        Rogan would be one thing since he’s a bit independently minded it was even worse it was Charlie Kirk. No reason to give him that audience.

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        3 months ago

        Apparently the climate, the constitution, and every child in Gaza need to die on the hill of trans people in sports.

        • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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          3 months ago

          Which of your rights have you given up for any of those?

          How the fuck is keeping trans people out of sports going to fix any of that? Do you think 4 years after 2028 MAGA and climate change will be gone? Will it bring back any dead kids? After we’ve accepted that trans people can’t be allowed in sports, what rights will we have to sacrifice in the next election? And the next? When is the point where you decide that actually there’s a line Democratic candidates can’t cross when it comes to trans rights, even in a primary?

          Because it feels a whole lot like there is no bridge too far and people are real fuckin mad about trans people pointing that out.