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This happened a few days ago and it really really bothers me.
Trump spoke the so-called "Moms for Liberty" summit and said this:
“But the transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation."
And the interviewer agreed.
This. Does. Not. Happen.
This. Has. Never. Happened.
Things are somewhat different now but back in my day, schools were the biggest enforcer of strict gender roles. No pink for boys. Girls could sorta get by with blue. When we stood up we had to *stand* different:
boys with hands at the side, girls with hands clasped behind the back. Yikes.
Even now in many places it can be dangerous for anyone to act outside of gender roles. Surgery? Don't be ridiculous! It's hard enough to get parents to have their kids vaccinated before school. With anything medical schools often have their hands tied and are forbidden to give anything but basic first aid... and that's if the child is actively bleeding or in extreme pain.
So the notion that schools are doing *any* kind of surgery on children is a lie.
That's not the way gender reassignment works *at all*.
I've waited several days to see if this popped up in any other media outlet. I've only seen it on Joe My God blog site. The quote is there - the video is there. Although the mainstream news has touch on other falsehoods the Orange one has spouted during that visit but not this particular whopper. Heck, the NY Times did a fluff piece on "Moms for Liberty." Assholes - both of them.
Trump spoke the so-called "Moms for Liberty" summit and said this:
“But the transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation."
And the interviewer agreed.
This. Does. Not. Happen.
This. Has. Never. Happened.
Things are somewhat different now but back in my day, schools were the biggest enforcer of strict gender roles. No pink for boys. Girls could sorta get by with blue. When we stood up we had to *stand* different:
boys with hands at the side, girls with hands clasped behind the back. Yikes.
Even now in many places it can be dangerous for anyone to act outside of gender roles. Surgery? Don't be ridiculous! It's hard enough to get parents to have their kids vaccinated before school. With anything medical schools often have their hands tied and are forbidden to give anything but basic first aid... and that's if the child is actively bleeding or in extreme pain.
So the notion that schools are doing *any* kind of surgery on children is a lie.
That's not the way gender reassignment works *at all*.
I've waited several days to see if this popped up in any other media outlet. I've only seen it on Joe My God blog site. The quote is there - the video is there. Although the mainstream news has touch on other falsehoods the Orange one has spouted during that visit but not this particular whopper. Heck, the NY Times did a fluff piece on "Moms for Liberty." Assholes - both of them.
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