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Go outside or go to jail: Top NC Republican targets trans restroom rights (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Christian nationalist North Carolina Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, currently the leading candidate for the GOP nomination for governor, launched an attack on transgender women years after the Tar Heel State's last GOP governor cost the state millions – and possibly billions – of dollars, and cost him his political career over the very same issue.

“We're going to defend women in this state,” vowed Robinson, according to WUNC, at a campaign stop earlier this month. “That means if you're a man on Friday night, and all the sudden on Saturday, you feel like a woman, and you want to go in the women's bathroom in the mall, you will be arrested — or whatever we got to do to you.”

"In campaign speeches in recent weeks," WUNC added, "Robinson suggested that people who previously identified as male should be 'arrested' if they go in a women’s bathroom. Instead, he suggests they should 'find a corner outside somewhere' to relieve themselves."

In a different campaign speech Robinson said, “if you are confused, find a corner outside somewhere to go. We're not tearing society down because of this.”

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[-] GoddessOfGouda@lemmy.world 163 points 9 months ago

Wonder how he’d feel about being told the same thing, but because of his skin color.

Some people are quite dense.

[-] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 66 points 9 months ago

Dudes a textbook "pharisee" christian. Just look at the "personal life" portion of his wiki.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 61 points 9 months ago

Robinson attributed the beginning of his interest in American conservative politics to his reading of a book by Rush Limbaugh, after which he "found out that was conservative and always had been."

Anyone who gets their political philosophy from Rush Limbaugh is a dipshit who wants to be lied to or a grifter.

[-] moody 29 points 9 months ago

The very same Rush Limbaugh who denied smoking causes cancer and who died of lung cancer caused by smoking.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Cancer still sucks ass, but sometimes? Sometimes it's ok.

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 1 points 9 months ago

it couldn't have been caused by smoking because he stopped smoking! (except cigars, which everyone knows don't cause cancer)

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

"I read Rush Limbaugh's book and discovered that I was in fact Uncle Ruckus!"

[-] rabbit_wren@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

No relation!

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[-] moshankey@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

This person, specifically. Been following this twit for some time. I’m sure his mother loves him. I guess.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

The sad thing is that his right to use the bathroom is protected.

However, there is absolutely nothing saying we can't accuse him of being a transwoman and denying him the bathroom.

Because tHaT's FrEe SpEaCh

[-] GoddessOfGouda@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I often think about this, but I think it sends the wrong message — that your gender is a privilege you can lose, and other people can willingly respect or not. As much as I hate these people, I don’t wanna detract from the trans community’s comfort zone if that makes sense. Weaponizing pronouns and gendered language only stoops to the low low level of right wingers

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 9 months ago

Let's not treat being trans as an insult.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

It's only an insult to them.

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