cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18340810
In a contentious and misleading post on social media, JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, launched an attack on Vice President Kamala Harris’s support for LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Vance falsely accused Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif of being transgender, causing widespread condemnation and backlash from human rights advocates.
Shame Vance turned his back on the LGBTQ+. Mamaw tried her best
“I’ll never forget the time I convinced myself that I was gay. I was eight or nine, maybe younger, and I stumbled upon a broadcast by some fire-and-brimstone preacher. The man spoke about the evils of homosexuals, how they had infiltrated our society, and how they were all destined for hell absent some serious repenting. At the time, the only thing I knew about gay men was that they preferred men to women. This described me perfectly: I disliked girls, and my best friend in the world was my buddy Bill. Oh no, I’m going to hell.”
When he brought up the issue with his grandmother — known to Vance as “Mamaw” — she replied bluntly: “Don’t be a fucking idiot, how would you know that you’re gay?”
When Vance explained his reasoning, she laughed.
“JD, do you want to suck dicks?” she said, according to the book.
The young Vance, apparently “flabbergasted,” said: “Of course not!”
“Then you’re not gay. And even if you did want to suck dicks, that would be okay,” she replied. “God would still love you.”
🤣 Is this story true? If so, respect for Granny.
He seriously wrote it in his book. No telling if it is actually true or not
That’s right, conservatives want a candidate for the most powerful position on earth to worry about hypothetical nonsensical situations where men will go through years of medical and psychological treatments just to punch women in the face.
Tbf I wouldn’t mind going through years of medical and psychological treatments if it meant I was allowed to punch whoever I wanted to in the face. Not for sports or for transgender reasons, just for fun. Turn me into a weapon please.
Just try it the other way. Random face punching today, years of medical and psychological treatment later!
Amygdala too big and cerebrum too small
Why would any man go through chemical castration to punch a woman in the face when he can just become a conservative politician?
No, they want us to fight over this culture war bullshit so we don’t pay attention to what they’re doing. Namely, robbing us blind via tax cuts and the dismantling of social safety nets.
When Algeria is too woke for you, you should really reconsider things.
Hm. That’s weird.
“gender eligibility test.” WTF
I do think you should have some baseline hormone tests because of doping but “gender eligibility” is kind of distopian lolVery on brand for an organization controlled by a government that considers being openly LGBTQ+ inherently harmful to the point that it jails people for it, though 🤬
How is this “oniony”? This is pretty much on point for this weirdo.
Because the GOP norm IS as oniony as anything, except much less clever 🤷
I really want someone to punch this Vance kid in the weiner.
The couch did.
As all people of intelligence and taste do 🤜
I think Imane should be allowed to punch him as hard as she can. Break some ribs.
He’s just so weird.
I can’t believe how terribly this is going for the Republicans. They can’t stop themselves self.
Or it’s just the lemmy bubble and nobody cares? But project 25 that they are failing to distance themselves from like they are stone drunk in front of an officer, the cat lady thing, defense against people calling them weird,…
To quote the Today, Explained podcast’s intro to their episode about Project 2025:
the problems all started when people read what was in it
They counted on that not happening? 🤣
Wouldn’t surprise me tbh. The stereotypical Republican voter isn’t known for reading 900+ pages of ANYTHING, let alone policy and strategy proposals 😄
Works for the Bible 🤷
The tend to like the Sparks Notes Jesus who was born and then immediately killed off. There’s a whole lot of “liberal talking points” in between those two events and it’s just easier to pretend those parts doesn’t exist.
So true!
The “weird” thing is so hilarious, they absolutely hate it and their only defense is “but drag queens.” They’re so fucking obsessed with LGBQT+ and can’t pivot away from it even as you make them look weirder and weirder.
It’s a self destruct path. Right? I mean, it’s so obvious now.
