Why WA voters rebuffed Dems on I-638, even in blue wave election
www.seattletimes.com
As a blue wave washed across the U.S., Washington voters passed an initiative that the state’s Democratic Party opposed. There are multiple ways to understand why.

Opponents say [Washington state] voters were persuaded at least partly because the initiative and its boosters exploited deep-seated prejudices and misunderstandings about transgender people to erode their rights.

  • vagrancyand@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    37·
    17 hours ago

    I do know that reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit, otherwise you wouldn’t hold the views that you do, but do keep reading, and then read the sentence you quoted, and then keep reading, and follow that loop for a while.

    I believe in you, champ.

    • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
      61·
      16 hours ago

      I hate the way you engage with people here. I think you are just looking for an argument and you know the things you are saying are obvious bullshit. You like to call people bigots but you’re the only person here acting like one.

      See, I called you a person even though I disagreed with you.

      • vagrancyand@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        36·
        14 hours ago

        I hate the way you engage with people here.

        I hate that transphobia is so ingrained in you people’s brains that even dems have to cater to you fucks.

        I think you are just looking for an argument and you know the things you are saying are obvious bullshit. You like to call people bigots but you’re the only person here acting like one.

        My view is backed by science, yours is backed by… bigots jerking themselves off.

    • Heide@lemmy.world
      43·
      17 hours ago

      Reading comprehension? Like noticing that I’m not even the same person you’re replying to?

        • Heide@lemmy.world
          52·
          13 hours ago

          Yeah look I’m sorry but there’s not a biologist on earth who would agree with this. Saying that biological males don’t have a physiological advantage in strength based sports is just pure delusion.

          Trans people deserve all the same rights and respect as anyone else, and I will fight for that. But if you’re going to say “red is blue and blue is red and science agrees with me” then no, I’m not going to indulge in that delusion

            • ryannathans@aussie.zone
              42·
              13 hours ago

              You need to take a break, go for a walk or something. This is not a place for your very childish hostile hate speech.

                  • vagrancyand@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    25·
                    13 hours ago

                    Insisting, against all scientific evidence, that trans women have some undefinable unfair advantage because testosterone from years ago supposedly can magically stick around to give better physical results is indeed transphobia.

                    It is an unreasonable, unsupported fear of an aspect of trans women. By definition that is transphobia, in the truest possible sense.

                    I’m sorry that you are wrong. I’m sorry that science fully disagrees with your take. I’m sorry you guessed wrong on this subject. But I have provided you the tools to educate yourself. It is up to you to actually do so, instead of continuing to be bigoted.