Bigotry. Next question.
Bigotry and a distraction from economic issues.
Seriously. Do we really think that all of these old men suddenly care about fairness in women’s sports?
this issue is so aggravating but that’s one background detail that’s just so absurd. republicans made a hobby of openly mocking women’s sports up until just a few years ago.
I’m pretty sure it’s because republican men got turned on by a few of these individuals and they can’t reconcile with that.
“Bruh. It’s not gay if they identify as a woman. You’re good.”
"Dude! Just say “no homo” before and after. "
And during. Upon every thrust.
It’s a distraction. People won’t care about tax cuts and tariffs if they have something like this to be furious about. Honestly, I’d never really heard of or thought about a trans person until that manufactured bathroom bill all those years ago. I just assumed there were crossdressers and maybe a few people who got sex changes occasionally. Even then I was confused as fuck why it was something to worry about.
The goal is to legally define sex as assigned at birth as static and to make adult transition illegal and impossible. Directly stating this would alienate most, so instead they must focus on the dozen or so trans school athletes to hide under a more “reasonable” sounding argument. This also serves to falsely convey the idea that trans people are everywhere. There need to be enough of us to be a dangerous target to keep the Fox News Hour of Hate going.
