As a series of repressive bills targets drag shows across the country, performers in Texas try out a novel defense.
Between this and the Supreme Court of Texas barring a woman from leaving the state to get a life-saving abortion for an unviable fetus, Texas seems to just hate anyone that looks like a woman.
Texas seems to just hate
Is there a such thing as a good conservative? Serious question. I don’t think there is.
Maybe, but Republicans aren’t conservatives, they’re regressives.
You could believe in personal responsibility for your own actions, fiscal responsibility/frugality with tax dollars, limited government intrusion on personal rights etc and generally be a good person.
It’s the Conservatives in Name Only that are the bad hypocrits.
Every one of those traits describe many progressives as well (myself included). I don’t think those descriptors are sufficient to describe conservatives. I think when someone says “conservative” these days, they mean “socially conservative”.
More specific descriptors of a modern “conservative” would include:
Resistant to progress
Distrustful of education
Distrustful of medical science
Distrustful of climate science
Prone to bigotry
Prone to xenophobia
Prone to misogyny
Prone to homophobia
Prone to racism
Prone to support authoritarian government styles
Firstly, I agree generally. I am just pointing out that the principals espoused and prioritized by the “conservative” party in the US have been wholly abandoned.
Calling for tiny government but then advocating for more stricter laws and authoritarianism is broken.
Very true!
The hilarious thing is that the few conservatives left that fit your description are considered the RINOs by the party at large
Men have been dressing as women and performing since Greek theater, but gawd damn it’s going to stop in Texas.
Is pantomime not a th8ng in the states?
Not really, no. Occasionally people do it, but it’s usually seen as a British thing when they do.
Outside Britain, the word “pantomime” is often understood to mean miming, rather than the theatrical form described here.
—Wikipedia, describing me until 5 minutes ago.
It means that here too
Can you imagine a parade of drag queens all armed with rifles? Gays for 2A?
I’ve thought a lot about some of the recent laws passed here. On one hand I think I should leave and find a place safe to raise a family where extremists don’t lead the crazy law cycle. Similarly, I’ve not found a church since we left due to their harsh opinions on LBGTQ. One of my pastor’s comments to us was that by not providing an alternative opinion we can’t help other people see the world differently. That stuck with me.
I think being kind to others, even Abbott and his cronies (who I truly hate), and other of like minded colleagues, is the best medicine. There needs to be dissenting votes and different life experiences where love and kindness exists. I have very little social or economic friction in my life so it’s easy for me to take this stance. I get that. I just think if I can soften my heart others can too. I would even argue the Bible is a useful tool to help move alt rights more to the middle.
I try to teach my kids that name calling is bad and being kind and doing good is all that matters. I am hopeful that love and kindness will prevail.
I think being kind to others, even Abbott and his cronies (who I truly hate), and other of like minded colleagues, is the best medicine.
This is all well and good, but there is a difference between being kind and being nice. I think people conflate the two far too often. If I had kids (which I do not) I’d want to make certain they understood the difference.
Exactly. This is why I love the phrase “All y’all are welcome, but you gotta act right.”
I appreciate the kindness. I had a very sweet conversation with one of my derby teammates about being trans. She said the bible, to her, said to love everyone and treat them with kindness. That’s all we ask for.
