A House subcommittee hearing abruptly ended after a Republican lawmaker was confronted over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride.
  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    22 hours ago

    The best way to handle these bigots is to keep calling them by female pronouns forever. If you are a decent person, and let people live their lives as they see fit, then youre fine. But if you insist on enthusiastically and viciously applying your bigotry to others, then you just bought a lifetime of misgendering of your own.

    Its long past time that these traitors learned that their hatred is a two edged sword.

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    18·
    2 days ago

    It’s so exhausting to see a legislator acting as if an executive order applies to them.

    Dumb fuck, you don’t work in the executive branch. It doesn’t apply to you.

  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    2 days ago

    Self later explained himself in a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying that “It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female,”

    …and she identifies as female, not an attack helicopter, you dimwit.

  • FPSkra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    208·
    3 days ago

    “Self later explained himself in a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying that “It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female,””

    But she is one of those two fucking sexes you piece of garbage.

  • NotSteve_@lemmy.caEnglish
    120·
    3 days ago

    Keating is based as hell to call him out like that. Also lol @ the quick “Thank you madame speaker” response From McBride

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
      90·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, the issue with the targeted person calling it out is that it just allows the attacker to pull the classic DARVO tactic and play the victim. If you fight back, it allows them to paint you in a bad light and use you as an example against everyone like you.

      That’s why it’s so important to have allies. It’s the ally’s job to get angry and confrontational when the victimized person can’t. When the victim needs to maintain decorum, the ally should be flipping tables and getting in the victimizer’s face about it. Because Keating is an old white guy; His identity can’t be used to further victimize trans people like McBride’s would have been.

      This is a perfect example of how the situation should play out. Bully tries to throw insults. The insulted person remains calm, but their ally gets in the bully’s face and makes a scene. The bully quickly retreats when they realize that they may need to actually back up their words, and the original victim is able to say that they did nothing wrong.

      • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        This is well articulated. This dynamic is something I think of a lot, because as a cis woman, I often have a disproportionate level of social power in scenarios similar to this

          • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            22 hours ago

            Sure, they’re going to frame it in a way that gives them the victim, but we don’t have to accept it. Just laugh in their face, and misgender them right back. Nothing pisses off a trans bigot more than being called by the wrong gender.

          • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            Yeah, that’s often the result (and like you, I also find this to be worthwhile nonetheless), but it depends on the context. Sometimes it plays out like this though (image below) and the trolling potential is glorious

  • MajorHavoc@programming.devEnglish
    113·
    3 days ago

    Keating replied, “You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way.” Self then adjourned the hearing.

    Good for him, standing up for a colleage and due process, too.

    If the government feels the need to recognize what’s in our pants, the government needs reninded exactly where our boundaries lie.

    What’s in my pants is whatever the fuck I tell them is in my pants.

    • Isoprenoid@programming.devEnglish
      42·
      3 days ago

      What’s in my pants is whatever the fuck I tell them is in my pants.

      We have conceal and carry laws for this exact reason. /jk

  • Nooodel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    3 days ago

    Wow, Delaware really has a jewel of a representative. Continuing with a flippant response to such an insult, afterwards declaring she’s here to make life of her constituents better and refusing to rise to the bait of that mysoginistic POS? I wish there were more politicians like her.

  • MajorHavoc@programming.devEnglish
    105·
    3 days ago

    ”“I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families,” she said."

    Fuck yeah. Rock on. I’m sorry she has to face this bullshit, but Delaware is lucky to have her.

  • Bsher8365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    128·
    3 days ago

    “In response, McBride said, “Thank you, Madam Chair,” before beginning her remarks.“

    Perfection.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    113·
    3 days ago

    In response, McBride said, “Thank you, Madam Chair,” before beginning her remarks. She was soon cut off by the subcommittee’s ranking member Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., who asked Self to repeat his introduction. He then called McBride “mister” again.

    “Mr. Chairman, you are out of order,” Keating shot back. “Mr. Chairman, have you no decency? I mean, I’ve come to know you a little bit. But this is not decent.”

    Though Self said it was time to continue the hearing, Keating replied, “You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way.” Self then adjourned the hearing.

    Self later explained himself in a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying that “It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female,” referring to President Donald Trump executive order in January.

    McBride later wrote on X that “No matter how I’m treated by some colleagues, nothing diminishes my awe and gratitude at getting to represent Delaware in Congress.”

    Fascists fashing in addition to being contemptible fuckwits.

      • Tony Bark@pawb.socialOPEnglish
        34·
        3 days ago

        Bit of a catch-22 when you’re a public official. It would make sense for them to just use cross-posting client to cover their bases, but I doubt they know that.

      • earphone843@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        Why wouldn’t they be? It’s kinda stupid to just let your enemy run a massive platform without having a presence there.

        • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          3 days ago
          1. because it’s supporting it
          2. because it’s a fascist cesspool
          3. ‘the enemy’ runs all social media except Mastodon (for tweet-like things)
          4. being on Xitter gives Xitter authority and power over their words, not to mention personal data.
    • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      3 days ago

      You know if these people think the president has the ability to just declare laws then why don’t they just resign? What’s the purpose of a congressman? If he’s just surrendered all the rights and privileges of his office then why does he need to fill his office? Just seems like he’s a burden on the taxpayers at this point. Seems like that’s an inefficiency that could be cut Musk.

      • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
        27·
        3 days ago

        Not just push back, but push back so effectively. I hope Democrats see how well it works. Fascist are cowards by Nature. When you hit them in the face they fold. Feel free to take that metaphorically and literally.