Conservatives Defend Their Anti-Trans Bigotry

Conservatives Defend Their Anti-Trans Bigotry

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Following the recent increase in hateful rhetoric towards transgender people, The Onion asked conservatives to defend their anti-trans bigotry and this is what they said.

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Jeremy Clift, Financial Analyst

Jeremy Clift, Financial Analyst

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“For thousands of years, humanity only had one gender, and that was enough.”

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Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)

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“As much as I deny the Holocaust, nothing would bring me more joy than to one day start my own.”

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Jessica Martinez, Journalist

Jessica Martinez, Journalist

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“Where would we be as a country if we didn’t take every non-issue and turn it into a culture war?”

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James Chavez, Statistician

James Chavez, Statistician

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“I heard they can fly and that scares me.”

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Beth Lawrence, Telemarketer

Beth Lawrence, Telemarketer

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“In fairness, I am bigoted against way more people than just trans people.”

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J.K. Rowling, Author

J.K. Rowling, Author

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“I’m doing everything in my power to put an end to Harry Potter adults, and I’m somehow the bad guy?”

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Shana Donahue, Doctor

Shana Donahue, Doctor

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“I have been forced at gunpoint by thousands of teenagers I’ve never seen before to gender-reassignment surgeries, and I’m so tired now that I don’t think there should be any more.”

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Alissa Benton, Tennis Coach

Alissa Benton, Tennis Coach

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“What if I am in a public bathroom and I run out of toilet paper and I get down on my hands and knees and reach under the stall to grab toilet paper from the next stall over without checking if anyone’s even in there and I reach my hand in and grab a penis? What if that happens to me?”

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Natalie White, Ice Cream Parlor Owner

Natalie White, Ice Cream Parlor Owner

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“Male and female ice cream should be kept separate, goddamnit!!!!!”

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Whitney McShane, Guidance Counselor

Whitney McShane, Guidance Counselor

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“A sixth-grader came into my guidance counselor office the other day and said she thinks she is experiencing gender dysphoria and wanted my advice. Fortunately, I know my rights, and so I said, my advice to you is that you are trying to groom me, and if you persist I will have you arrested. I’d hate for any other guidance counselor to be traumatized and almost groomed into manhood by an 11-year-old like I was on that terrible day.”

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Colin Lake, Sales Manager

Colin Lake, Sales Manager

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“I think trans people are icky, but I’m actually liberal and have always voted for Democrats, so I think I should be excused from this slideshow.”

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Dana Henderson, IT Expert

Dana Henderson, IT Expert

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“If the trans community can get to Dilbert, then none of us are safe.”

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Mike Pence, Former Vice President

Mike Pence, Former Vice President

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“I believe it’s God’s will that a man has an outside pee pee.”

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Peter McLeod, General Manager

Peter McLeod, General Manager

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“Trans people will only groom children into becoming comfortable expressing their authentic selves.”

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Tom Galloway, City Planner

Tom Galloway, City Planner

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“If all of these sexually confused teens feel empowered to define themselves on their own terms, then they won’t need me complimenting their bodies in online forums anymore.”

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Vince Dillon, Contractor

Vince Dillon, Contractor

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“You know what, I just realized I don’t even know what trans people are, but I’m sure I’ll begin hating them more effectively once I figure it out.”

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Tucker Carlson, Fox News Anchor

Tucker Carlson, Fox News Anchor

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“You expect me to not only remember every idiotic thing I blurt out to incite hateful rage among my viewers but also invent some impossible logic to defend it? Fat chance.”

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Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)

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“It’s my job as an elected representative to reflect my constituents’ prejudices.”

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Nicki Larson, Lawyer

Nicki Larson, Lawyer

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“You’re telling me I’m just supposed to keep to myself and not worry about something that doesn’t affect me at all? Then what am I supposed to think about, the environment?”

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Cryus McFarland, Distillery Operator

Cryus McFarland, Distillery Operator

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“It’s not really so much trans people themselves, it’s more that I’m an unrelenting ball of hatred, and will direct that hatred wherever I’m told.”

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Robert Galbraith, Author

Robert Galbraith, Author

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“Just wanted you to know my pen names are TERFs, too.”

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