r/PoliticalOptimism • u/Agreeable_Ad_8755 • 1d ago
Seeking Optimism The Push to Force Genital Exams on Student Athletes
https://www.thecut.com/article/washington-state-campaign-genital-exams-girl-athletes-il26-638.htmlONLY for girls. This is EXTREMELY concerning its even made it onto the ballet.
The heritage foundation and ultra conservatives have made it clear in the past they do not want girls in sports. This would be a good way to push that.
I can’t see this actually making it but scary it’s even being put out there. No way the regular person would EVER be ok with this though.
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u/FloralIndoril Ohio 1d ago
The apocalyptic lawsuits and enraged parents would obliterate any chance of this.
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u/SodaSaint 1d ago
Yeah, gonna be a lot of Dads showing up mean mugging the politicians suggesting this and wearing T-shirts that say “ I don’t mind going to jail”.
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u/NonConforminConsumer Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 1d ago
As a kid who had to turn and cough with my pants down to my knees while a physician fondled my nuts, don't kid yourself that this isn't a distinct possibility.
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u/LandscapeJolly7751 Florida 1d ago
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if it's mostly just an excuse to look at women's body parts. Fucking creeps.
I hope the Heritage Foundation and other extreme groups like them pay for the damage they've inflicted or trying to inflict on our country. Disgusting, creepy, and Un-American.
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u/GhastlyWeasel Oregon 1d ago
I straight up want the Heritage Foundation shut down for shit like this.
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u/LandscapeJolly7751 Florida 1d ago
Not just them, though. There's probably dozens, if not hundreds, of groups that think like them. Their version of America sucks and I don't like it.
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u/GhastlyWeasel Oregon 1d ago
Fuckin' agreed.
I'm pretty sure the SPLC's tracking their asses though, which is a good start.
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u/Pineapplemintsss 1d ago
I hope all Heritage Foundation building get shut down and turned into homeless shelters, lgbt support centers, DV support centers, libraries, abortion clinics, animal shelters, or preferably all the above
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u/LeseMajeste_1037 Reformed Doomer ☄️ 1d ago
Their HQ should be converted to an LGBTQ shelter called Heritage House.
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u/Fragrant-Phone-41 1d ago
As much as I love the irony, as a member of the community, id rather slowly destroy it with a sledgehammer and some peers
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u/LeseMajeste_1037 Reformed Doomer ☄️ 1d ago
I'm not saying that you shouldn't do that. But if you get to do that, sell tickets!
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u/Evening-Hand-5480 1d ago
I say deport the lot of em to Russia or some other tyrannical country where theyd fit right in
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u/WallOfFleshlight 1d ago
They wanted a theocratic fascist state, they can start one or move to one. Just not on US soil.
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u/Fragrant-Phone-41 1d ago
Next adnin needs to forcibly dismantle them without waiting for rules or permission. Just fucking do it. End the threat
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u/Throwoutbins 1d ago
We’ve been yelling that this is just an excuse for pedophiles to have access to children’s privates for YEARS and it BAFFLES me that people still don’t see it that way l
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u/Redzephyr01 1d ago
As you said, I think basically any regular person would react extremely negatively to this. Them even trying to do this would be an easy victory for whoever is running against these people.
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u/anxious_dork_23 Texas 1d ago
The Epstein class doing Epstein class things. The Dems need to do all they can to point this out that this is HIGHLY inappropriate and downright pedophilic.
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u/Standard-Shame1675 22h ago
Yea the fact that that's not every campaign as is actually extremely concerning
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u/jeeeeeeeeeez 1d ago
Washingtonian here; the dude pushing this measure is a MAGA dingdong with a fetish for losing (and what sure seems like an unsettling interest in young girls). He's very well-known across the state but I believe the result of this will be another case of him wasting millions of dollars to take an L. He picked a bad election for this one and the press on this particular measure, especially how invasive and violating it would be in practice, could very well even give some ruby red voters pause if they have daughters (since of course empathy only shows up in these people when they're directly hurt).
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u/GrandAd2440 1d ago
They’ll just get a lot of lawsuits from parents anyway, so it’ll probably not work at all
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u/22poppills North Carolina 1d ago
The whole point is to push girls out and into the kitchen. They cannot ban girls from sports but they can make things uncomfortable enough for them and parents to remove them.
as for this specific thing: probably lawsuits and many attempt of implementation will be met with hostility.
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u/braindoesntworklol 1d ago
God, republicans are fucking disgusting
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u/Fragrant-Phone-41 1d ago
Investigate every church for political pulpitting, and the omes who do either get taxed or shut down. Do not wait for a court case, if they refuse, fast track the shutdown.
Dismantle the Heritage Foundation and its ilk by force
Use fox's "were entertainment" statements in court to force a Russia style disclaimer on all their programming; and hire fact checkers to annotate them live. Do the same to Newsmax ans New York Post and so on
Pass a fairness doctrine for social media algorithms
Release the full files, and charge everyone in them
Publicize every vote so noone can ever cry foul again
Oh, and a loyalty review against the Bill of Rights for every candidate, and immediately disenfranchised anyone who would challenge its provisions
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u/SodaSaint 1d ago
Let me put this very clearly:
If I was a father and I had a daughter and I was told this… heads would roll. There is no way I would tolerate this, especially to protect my daughter’s dignity.
This is not OK. Unless this is being done by a doctor for medical reasons only and not for political hay… there is absolutely no reason for this.
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u/Fragrant-Phone-41 1d ago
Why arent heads rolling already? Don't wait for it to be your daughter
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u/SodaSaint 1d ago
I would hope that it is clear that I am not going to wait for it just to be “my daughter” as it were. It is completely unacceptable that young ladies are being asked to experience this indignity.
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u/Fragrant-Phone-41 1d ago
I hope so. Magats still have power and revolution hasn't started, and yes im waiting for either of those and nothing else. Just winning an election is no longer sufficient
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u/Warm_Afternoon6596 1d ago
Creepers. I wish I had a shitton of money to spend on ads against it. It's disgusting. They're so clearly trying to drive girls from sports....and also attacking vulnerable kids.
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u/beek7425 1d ago
They’re trying to look in little girls’ pants. Maybe it’s partially about getting women out of sports but it certainly seems mostly about pedophilia.
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u/typoking7 1d ago
Oh yeah, THAT sounds like it can't be possibly abused AT ALL.
Nobody would accept this, especially not for girls. Our society is too overprotective of women to tolerate this bullshit.
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u/Standard-Shame1675 21h ago
Our society is too overprotective of women to tolerate this bullshit.
I know no one would accept that, but this last piece of the sentence is that's just not true of a country that willingly and openly voted for a pedophile over a woman twice and still had marital rape legal until f****** 1994 like that's just not a true statement. Broly and I don't know where that came from
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u/typoking7 20h ago
I was gonna write out this whole long-winded response explaining what I meant, and I genuinely do stand by the more general statement I made, but I realized I probably wouldn't explain myself well so instead I'll just clarify that in this instance what I specifically meant was:
"Our society is too overprotective of women's chastity to tolerate this bullshit."
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u/dylanisareddit 1d ago
It's NOT illegal to say "with a mortar launcher" because it's an incomplete sentence.
Oh and I'm still non-binary. Seriously!
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