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    1 month ago

    The pundit was making fun of a record-breaking “White Dudes for Harris” fundraising call on Tuesday’s episode of The Five when he questioned why “any man would vote Democrat,” claiming that it would have to be because of “mommy issues.”

    “It’s not the party of virtue, security — it’s not the party of strength — it’s definitely not the party of family. And to be a man and then vote for a woman just because she’s a woman is either childish — that person has mommy issues — or they are just trying to be accepted by other women,” Watters said. “I heard the scientists say the other day that when a man votes for a woman, he actually transitions into a woman.”

    I was thinking that that last line could be a joke, but I would need to hear the delivery. You never know

    • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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      I wouldn’t call nonsensical vitrol a joke exactly, even though the socially accepted response to it is often laughter. It’s not funny, they’re just trying to successfully out-group with each other. Ape brain stuff. Smiles and laughter saying “yes we are in the same in-group.”