@daviddd yes they do. they think anything that deviates from the "norm" is sexual, under the guise that it's not normal, it is a fetish and they are getting off to it
@daviddd Right wing folks generally think anything even remotely gender non-conforming is sexual
@daviddd at least that's what they say. they're probably actually are afraid the kids will learn to think for themselves and when you have prople thinking for themselves that's when you lose the conservative vote. the grooming thing is entirely a farce.
they're not bothered that kids are being molested or groomed, especially since they are the ones actually doing it.
@sterophonick@bitbang.social @daviddd@seafoam.space also the core republican philosophy inherently views women as sex objects rather than people, so drag is inherently viewed as sexual because of that
@sterophonick@bitbang.social @daviddd@seafoam.space out of context this post looks wild
@daviddd Like in my neck of the woods the more ignorant among us think of drag and then immediately think of Tim Curry.
Fun story! Soon after I came out as trans some friends of mine were trying to be diplomatic and sensitive by showing me Rocky Horror Picture Show at a Christmas party
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Come to think of it, the older mid 50s transphobes I met have like 99% of their knowledge of trans people from the crossdressing in the Carry On films and that one scene in Life of Brian