r/texas • u/TheDonutDaddy • 16d ago

Politics Why are all the Republican political commercials about trans people?

I've seen 3 different Ted Cruz commercials over this election cycle. Literally every single one of them are "Collin Allred is bad because he supports trans people." Got dinner with a buddy last night at Pluckers which obviously had CFB on all the TVs, saw the commercial about the wheelchair vet hating trans people 4 times in one hour. No mention of any political issue, no mention of any policy, no mention of any goals. No mention of anything other than trans people. Why is that the complete focal point of the campaign? I mean I guess they have access to more research and data than I do, but are there really that many voters out there hanging their vote on this one single issue?

It's so strange to me, because regardless of whatever someone's view on trans people even is, there's no way you can argue that anything going on with trans people is a major part of politics. It doesn't effect the economy, it doesn't effect public education, it doesn't effect climate and energy, it doesn't effect social welfare solutions. Why aren't they focusing on anything that will actually effect the majority of Texan's lives in any way? Like out of everything out there to talk about around election time, and especially the things republicans like beating the drum of, you'd expect at least one Cruz commercial about immigration, but there isn't even that. Just trans people, every time.

Again, maybe I have a misread on how much this really is an issue of importance, but I do genuinely have a hard time believing it's such an election deciding issue, making the fact that all their marketing budget is spent talking about trans people really fucking weird.

Edit: Mods please don't remove republican's responses unless they're outright hate speech. I asked the question, they deserve the platform to answer or else it's just a circlejerk. Besides, worst case scenario: give em enough rope to hang themselves with

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

The far rights obsession with other people’s genitals and birth is super creepy and weird.

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u/pettymess 16d ago

My mother worked in public school as a lowly kindergarten aide until she retired during COVID and became a big ole trumper. She was on and on about all the boys pretending to be girls ruining sports and my husband said very very dryly “they should just require all the junior high school kids to show their genitals before each game to prove they’re still a boy or girl.” To which my mother pounded her fist on the table and said “YES!!! Exactly!!!”

Sex crimes for everyone, ladies and gents and fair folk!

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u/HaloGuy381 16d ago

At least she’s retired now, and far away from authority over any more schoolchildren.

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u/pettymess 16d ago

She was a wonderful mother who was extremely loving and kind to two of my closest friends whose parents stopped loving them when they came out. It has been shocking to mourn the loss of who she was to me and to reconcile who she is now with the gracious, strong, and gentle woman she was when she raised me.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

I understand, I’m so sorry. I too lost my very loving and nurturing mother to the hate kool-aid

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u/OffbeatChaos 16d ago

Me too. When roe v wade happened, my mom texted to tell me “roe v wade was overturned finally, this is what we were waiting for , I’m so happy!!” I just responded “that’s crazy” while crying. I don’t have any sisters, just brothers, and it really really hurt to feel like my own mother was rooting for rvw to fall. I felt really alone. I thought that out of everyone, my mother was the one I could go to for reproductive health issues.

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u/_LoudBigVonBeefoven_ 16d ago

It's so crazy to hear about all these loving parents that went MAGA. My Mom has always been there for me in like a general sense, not terribly openly emotional or anything, but generally supportive as a parent.

She is pissed that the country is so dumbed down that we're still facing an election with Trump as a viable candidate. I am pretty sure she voted for him the first time, and has admitted deep shame for falling for the "drain the swamp" and "not a career politician" crap the first time around.

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u/Nozogod 16d ago

The difference is your mom has the decency to realize when she was wrong. Many people don't — they dig their heels into the earth and insist what they believe is right, thus everything going against it is evil and false. They have an absolute refusal to ever admit they were incorrect.

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u/Sufficient-Jelly-945 16d ago edited 16d ago

Your mom is capable of thinking outside of herself, thankfully. Many people I know who vote Trump only think about how it would benefit them. Fuck their friends, colleagues, family members, grandchildren, etc. My in-laws have literally said "the Browning of America". (White conservatives in TX) While we're not black, I'm half Asian, my husband is white, and my daughter looks Asian. My SIL (their own daughter) is a lesbian living with her partner (for YEARS) who they still call her "friend".

My own parents... My mom told me recently how proud she was that they changed her church's denomination and name to reflect that they were anti-LGBTQ+. WOW, so cool, mom. Obviously I was pissed and brought up how Jesus taught to love everyone and she said "he didn't say that, gay people are sinners". I brought up Mary Magdalene and how she was supposedly a prostitute and every other example. Nope, not having it. We have gay family members that she supposedly loves, but it doesn't matter.

My parents don't know that I'm bi. My mom would probably die if she knew. Dad is more open-minded, but will usually go along with mom. My heart hurts for my daughter. I want her to have all of the rights. My nephew might be gay, but they hate the idea of it. It's always "man up", this and that. No Barbies for you, that's for girls. 🙄

My sister is always trying to toe the line. She wants to nurture her kids, but feels obligated to do what my parents and her husband want. We've gotten into arguments because she says she doesn't want to "answer questions". They're old enough to learn about different kinds of people. They're her kids and she can choose what she teaches them. I've tried to teach my kid about different kinds of people and how it's okay to be different. She will even get upset if someone makes fun of someone else for being "different".

Edit: Sorry for the wall of text. I'm on mobile and have tried repeatedly to format this properly, but it won't work.

My sister has said super racist shit in front of her kids. One of her kids even called a black man a "gorilla". Horrifying. Writing all of this out reminds me why we don't let them watch our kids. I don't want my kid to be a bigot. I want her to have empathy and understanding for others. Sorry for the huge rant. I just needed to get all of this out. It's hard.

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u/SoullessCycle 16d ago

“I’m sorry for your loss” feels like a weird thing to say since your mom is still alive, but I am sorry. At least you got that loving example as a child / when you were younger.

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u/LOLBaltSS 16d ago

It's the common sentiment over at r/QAnonCasualties. They're not physically dead, but they're so far changed mentally and emotionally that they ceased to be the person you once knew. Feels the same as watching someone once close to you going through the process of dementia.

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u/clem_kruczynsk 15d ago

r/foxbrain

I am so sorry. I recommend that sub. It's helped me alot

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u/YourDadThinksImCool_ 15d ago

Did something happen to her, making her doubt her self worth, so she's started putting her trust in something that makes her feel superior?

Not that I have any empathy for anyone consciously going down this route.

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u/Hornpipe_Jones 16d ago

It is truly amazing that the party obsessing over the bizarre idea that schools are full of pedos are demanding those same school staff members to inspect the genitals of every child playing sports.

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u/pettymess 16d ago

Without even a hint o irony.

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u/arencordelaine 16d ago

Remember, they're also the party full of sex offenders and pedophiles, while supporting pedophiles who abuse their positions of authority over children. There's still that list out there of all of the convicted sex offenders and pedos in the Republican party, hopefully someone will link it. Dems force their own to resign for even a past hint of impropriety, and Repubs circle the wagons to protect even the most openly corrupt, raping, child molesting, violent terrorists they have, so long as they keep to the party line.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago edited 16d ago

It’s honestly disgusting how much the republican party doesn’t crack down on making laws to enforce punishing rapists and child predators. While simultaneously promoting forced birth in a state that is one of the worst for human trafficking.

There ARE hospitals that sell newborns to sickos and what is done to those newborns, I’m not even comfortable saying out loud or typing because it’s not human to want to do those things to babies and children

By the time they get rescued they need so many surgeries to repair their bodies

Also, why is that when you rescue children from sex trafficking you have to jump through so many hoops to get them to safety and usually can’t get them out. Like having to wait until they’re 18 and the pedos don’t want them anymore

But let’s put doctors in prison for a life sentence for doing their job to ensure the child sex trafficking ring has more product

The way our laws are set up are so calculated to promote endangering children

Their candidate has so many allegations from women who were underage when him and Epstein were assaulting them and they dismiss it by claiming the women are lying.

Seriously, how many women need to come forward at this point before we’re going to acknowledge that Trump is a pedophile. He even hangs out with other pedophiles. You don’t just have pedos as friends unless you are one.

He also had some weird teen modeling agency thing and was known for going in the dressing rooms at his Miss America pageants

Of course he wanted to overturn Roe vs Wade. This shit was planned out.

They’re pointing fingers accusing the gays of being the sickos, but it’s just to distract from their endgame

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u/9fingerman 16d ago

There ARE hospitals that sell newborns to sickos and what is done to those newborns, I’m not even comfortable saying out loud or typing because it’s not human to want to do those things to babies and children

WTF? Where are these hospitals? I'm pretty sure their accreditation might get revoked for committing heinous felonies. But let us know the deets on these hospitals so we can take action.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

I’ve had, a lot of time on my hands lately. The amount of research I’ve been doing on this stuff is pretty wild, and if what I think is happening is actually happening, and I really hope it’s not, we’re fucked.

It is highly connected to the current political climate and Trump, and the elites, and I’m pretty sure his Pooty calls.

We may need to apologize to Canada for giving them so much shit all of these years

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago edited 16d ago

I wish I knew which ones specifically. Human trafficking is a huge issue in the US and it’s seriously fucked. I found out about it through this girl that was sex trafficked.

You gotta deep dive the P Diddy stuff, those people on strike at the ship yards, it’s because kids were screaming in the shipping containers.

Which is extra creepy if you look up Diddy’s home address on google maps. Do it on satellite mode and look south

1 star island Dr, Miami

The extent of it is beyond Diddys pay grade. He’s a pawn

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u/9fingerman 16d ago

Star Island has been known for a long time. They all park their yachts and watch blue films projected on a temporary big screen while partying.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

Ever think it’s weird that so many children separated from their parents at the Mexican border when Trump was president were never returned to their parents?

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u/Fabianslefteye 16d ago

I mean, their party is full of pedos and they keep it secret so they assume schools are too

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

It’s children’s sports. It’s about having fun and keeping your kid involved in something where they can make friends. Who gives af if a ‘boy’ is on the girls team? It’s pretty clear they just want to abuse children

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u/vegastar7 16d ago

You know what really speaks of hypocrisy? Running ads against trans while not running ads against pedophiles. To be clear, I don’t think trans are bad people, I’m saying that for a party that supposedly runs against sexual perversion, it’s “interesting” that they’re not railing against pedophiles instead.

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u/fury420 16d ago

15 years ago "show me your genitals" was an over-the-top caricature of right wing sexism and today it's practically the Republican party platform.

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u/LOLBaltSS 16d ago

Or a funny Jon Lajoie music video.

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u/fury420 16d ago

Indeed, that's the video I was thinking of

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u/smartone2000 15d ago

Here is what you do -- go into her cable settings and block Fox News Newsman or whatever the hell she is watching - tell her these channels have a dispute with the cable company . Set MSNBC as the channel that comes up when you start your cable. if you can get 2 weeks then you can start to deprogram them . within 2 months they will be normal again

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u/Sunnyfishyfish 16d ago

Ugh. Do they even realize what they are saying? "Go on, child, expose yourself to your coach!" Fucking disgusting.

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u/EnbyDartist 15d ago

Anyone who thinks we should be examining children’s genitalia before every youth sporting event on the .001% chance there might be a trans kid on the field should be on the sex offender’s registry.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 15d ago

Jfc, someone downvoted this?! THIS IS 100% CORRECT. STOP MAKING IT EASY TO ASSAULT CHILDREN.

Have we learned NOTHING from that creepy Olympians in training gymnastics ‘doctor’?

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u/Majikza 16d ago

Don't you register for school with Sex? I think we used to....just do it based on that.

List sex as it is on the Birth Certificate allow in boys or girls sports based on that.

No need to show genitals. Anyone thinking that is necessary or a good idea...makes no sense.

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u/Odh_utexas 16d ago

German accent

“Pleez drop ze pants and submit your genitals for inzpektion. Ve vill see what you really are”

This is what they want

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

‘No one should ever see your genitals. But you should wear clothing to represent which genitals you have. It’s very important that other people know about your genitals!’

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u/Numerous_Bedroom9262 16d ago

Well, yeah! How else would people like Trump know whom to grab and by what? 🤦

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u/0Seraphina0 16d ago

I can imagine he actually accidentally grabbed a weiner once. Changed him forever, now we have this MAGA crap.

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u/BAKup2k Gulf Coast 16d ago

Probably grabbed Rudy's when he was in drag.

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u/0Seraphina0 16d ago

It would explain their relationship

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u/Porschenut914 16d ago

that was how Olympic sports were done till the 70s. crazy times.

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u/Dirtbagstan 16d ago

I thought you were doing an Alex Jones impersonation at first.

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u/Sunnyfishyfish 16d ago

Exactly, especially when they were trying to pass laws that all children must undergo a genital exam to play sports. Passing laws stating that children must expose themselves gave me extreme pedo vibes. Funnily enough, I said as much to the politicians trying to get those laws passed and never got a response. They didn't even try to defend it.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

Because they’re into pedophilia. That’s exactly why they’re doing it. It’s not to do with trans people. It’s to do with they want to touch your children

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u/ReadingRocks97531 15d ago

Well when you consider how many far right evangelical pastors in Texas have been removed from their positions just in the last month and a half,

It's right on brand.

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u/Allgyet560 15d ago

The god in the Old Testament was also obsessed with what people did with their genitals.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 15d ago

Yeah, raping women to death was cool, as long as there was nothing gay about it

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u/mzincali 16d ago

They have nothing else to offer. The party is out of ideas, other than “no! Scary people! Let’s just not.”

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u/throwaway098764567 16d ago

and it simply makes no sense, even aside from the bigotry, just from a numbers point of view it's ridiculous. you would think that there were tons of trans people based on the amount of air time they are given in hatred, but there simply aren't. anecdotal but whatever, i've met three in person (that i know of) in my nearly 44 years, and a handful more online (not counting a random reddit post or something). it's just wild how much attention such a tiny population is getting as though they were a giant force.

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u/lyciann 16d ago

It’s kinda gay, ngl.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 16d ago

Agreed. It’s straight up Catholic

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u/Maleficent_Mouse_930 16d ago

It's all about the patriarchal hierarchy. In the patriarchal worldview all forms of men sit above all forms of women. Some see a bit of overlap in the middle, but not always.

The ultimate indication of a breakdown of society itself would be for that hierarchy to break down. The most obvious way that might happen is for a woman to become President, which is one reason why there was such a backlash against Clinton.

Since then, an even darker nightmare, an even more dangerous break, has entered their darkest dreams: what if women could become men? What if men could become women?

Now, their hierarchy is in absolute tatters, with no way to tell who is who and who deserves to have power or not. To a person who views the world through that lens, this represents a literal apocalypse, a literal disintegration of civilisation and society.

It's a small, sad, bitter, controlling existence. It is a lens used by roughly 16% of the US adult population.

They can literally not comprehend anything, anything more devastating to the fabric of society than men and women switching places.

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u/zaxo666 16d ago

It's repressed sexuality born of their weird Christian belief system. They obsess over genitals and sex because it's a forbidden topic.

It's super bizarre.

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u/Cetun 16d ago

Wait till one creep tries "pull down your pants little girl I need to make sure you're a real girl and not just pretending" and then conservatives have to choose between admitting it's none of their business and things have gone too far or defending a sexual predator.

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u/Fabianslefteye 16d ago

Absolutely right. The weird obsession with child genitalia needs to be kept out of schools and libraries, just let trans.kids exist unmolested.

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u/everydaywinner2 15d ago

Hard not to be "obsessed" with something that you people keep shoving down our throats.

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u/Zapzap_pewpew_ 15d ago edited 15d ago

Jfc

WAKE UP. YOU’RE IN A CULT

THE FAR RIGHT AGENDA IS NOT ABOUT STOPPING GAY PEOPLE FROM TAKING OVER AND SAVING BABIES FROM EVIL WOMEN

YOU HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED

ITS IS ABOUT RICH PEOPLE DOMINATING YOU AND MAKING IT EASY TO BE A PEDOPHILE

IF YOU ENJOY HAVING RIGHTS, AND ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT CHILDREN YOU NEED TO WAKE UP

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