Aren't you glad Baptists don't influence pop culture? I sure am.
Outside of political blogs and TV bobbleheads the only people that really give them the time of day are the screwballs, including the occasional nut that graces the oval orifice.
Thank heaven for that, otherwise people might still think of trans women and trans femmes as the diseased, drug addled hapless lying prostitutes we've been regularly painted to be.
Bu then wasn't it Jerry Springer (Democrat, former mayor, TV celebrity) who chose to capitalize on those stereotypes for his daily TV program?
Didn't Jared Leto trot those stereotypes out again to weasel his way into an award by way of Dallas Buyer's Club?
Let's remember that the people that kill us don't typically read the bible. They aren't usually voters. They do however, watch TV, they talk to their friends. They wallow in base pop culture stereotypes about trans people.
Those come from somewhere.
It's not the baptists. Not for lack of trying, but they're just not that good at propaganda.
Pragmatic politics focused on the public interest for those uncomfortable with America's two-party system and its way of doing politics. Considering the interface of politics with psychology, cognitive science, social behavior, morality and history.
Etiquette
DP Etiquette
First rule: Don't be a jackass.
Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.
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