• kescusay@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I won’t go after anyone for dressing however they want. Obsessing over someone else’s choice of clothing is weird.

    I will, however, go after fucking hypocrites for their hypocrisy. And JD… you’re a fucking hypocritical piece of shit.

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      3 months ago

      Was going to post something similar. The messaging should not be any issues with the cross dressing but only the hypocrisy! I fucking loathe hypocrites. Have some integrity ffs.

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      3 months ago

      You don’t actually believe it do you? I thought it was obvious that these are memes like the couch thing.

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        3 months ago

        Normally, I’d assume it was like the couch thing, but the Trump campaign has very specifically not denied that the photos are real. Since that denial would be incredibly easy if the photos couldn’t be verified, it’s looking more and more like they’re legit.

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          Yeah but also if they take time to deny or explain everything, then they come across as defensive and weak. The reality is that in a popularity contest, rumors are effective if you aren’t above them. I think Trump team’s best strategy would be to ignore the salacious news/rumors for a while, then make a dismissive response about the opposition making things up because they are nasty and small minded people. I’m sure that’s what they are doing, but it will be interesting to see. Trump needs to reassert himself as the cool kid somehow and responding and reacting won’t do it.

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            What would they need to take time to do? If the photos were AI fakes, it would take about ten seconds to prove it. Then you laugh them off dismissively and move on. This “no comment” stuff is precisely why the photos are gaining credibility.

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              Yeah maybe, but every second you spend defending or deflecting that kind of thing is a win for blue team. It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. If you are reacting, you are losing. Tbh the pictures could be real too, in which case he definitely can’t talk about it because the opposition would eat him alive, even if the reality were pretty unremarkable.

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                If they’re real - and frankly, they do seem to be - eventually he’ll have to address it, because no-commenting every time they’re brought up will just make it look like he has something to hide.

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        Don’t actually believe what? That while he was a college lib, JD Vance participated in cross-dressing themed parties and had no problem with it? That his whole “LBGT IS SIN” schtick is a grift and/or brainworms?

        Nah, I 100% believe both these pictures are him. Not that I give a fuck at all, if not for the abominable hypocrisy further convincing me that this weirdo isn’t to be trusted because he’s either lying for fortune and power, or he’s fucking broken and a death cult fundie who will do nothing but further sink this nation.

        JD stand for Jorkin Depeanus btw

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      I’ve been like “Who the fuck cares about him cross-dressing?” MAGA will write it off as cosplay/a joke, and I have a hard time thinking any undecideds would be convinced to vote for/against him just for a couple of photos. Then I saw this comment and it all made sense o7 😅

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    I swear to God, if this is what Iran is leaking in regards to the 271 page dossier on Vance

    I can’t WAIT to see the other 269 pages

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      It was legit the first and only thing that came to mind when I first saw him and subsequently. Its not even like subtle

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    JD Vance actually looks kinda hot and fabulous in drag tbh, way better than in his Trumpian getup.

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    The new photo quickly got more than 500,000 views with one user posting: “So this is what it’s like for August to have two Christmases in it.”

    😂

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      The eyeliner seems to always have worked on his face. I can see why he stuck with the more minimal makeup for regular events

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    There’s a parallel universe where Vance just accepted who they were and had support from family and friends. Remember, be kind to questioning youths or they too may end up hypocritical chuds!

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      Mamaw was as kind as she knew how to be

      “I’ll never forget the time I convinced myself that I was gay. I was eight or nine, maybe younger, and I stumbled upon a broadcast by some fire-and-brimstone preacher. The man spoke about the evils of homosexuals, how they had infiltrated our society, and how they were all destined for hell absent some serious repenting. At the time, the only thing I knew about gay men was that they preferred men to women. This described me perfectly: I disliked girls, and my best friend in the world was my buddy Bill. Oh no, I’m going to hell.”

      When he brought up the issue with his grandmother — known to Vance as “Mamaw” — she replied bluntly: “Don’t be a fucking idiot, how would you know that you’re gay?”

      When Vance explained his reasoning, she laughed.

      “JD, do you want to suck dicks?” she said, according to the book.

      The young Vance, apparently “flabbergasted,” said: “Of course not!”

      “Then you’re not gay. And even if you did want to suck dicks, that would be okay,” she replied. “God would still love you.”

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        I was mostly joking but if it turns it a televangelist is what set all this in motion, I wouldn’t be terribly surprised. Thanks for the insight, there is a zero percent chance I read his book!

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      His rate of usage, he probably has a warehouse dedicated for storage.

      And again, that’s no big deal if he wasn’t literally the world’s biggest hypocrite and pushing for policies that are bigoted.

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    JD living his best life. These self haters always coming for everyone else.

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      The guy who’s changed his name 6 times, and no longer goes by a ‘name’, rather it’s a nick, rails against pronouns and choice and preference and self.

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    That first one looked like a guy dressing as a woman for a costume party or something. This one… I’m not sure.

    I don’t care what anyone wears, but since these chucklefucks are trying to make laws against people in drag, I hope these get verified and the hypocrisy given a lot of air time.

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      That first one looked like a guy dressing as a woman for a costume party or something

      That’s… what drag is

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        To me, a typical guy dressing as a woman to be funny or whatever is a different thing than a guy who just generally likes to dress as a woman, and both are much different things than trans women. I have zero issue with any of them. Only part of Trump’s base would have an issue with the first one, but much more of them have an issue with the second, and most have an issue with the third.

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    Fuck this guy, but this is a real nothingburger.

    I mean it’s obviously a party outfit, mostly just a wig. That is not drag.

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      It’s about keeping them on their back foot, constantly having to justify their actions that go in the face of their supposed values. Keeping them on their back foot makes it harder for them to come up with good attack lines against their opponents because they’re too busy trying to portray it as a nothingburger while they’re getting made fun of constantly. And making fun of these idiots is the best way to really get under their skin and mess with them.

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      Everything Republicans care about is a nothingburger. The left doesn’t give a shit if he’s a hypocrite, we already know. Republicans, however, seeing their tough guy candidate dressed as a woman? That’s gonna sting.

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      Yeah just a wig. And some costume jewelry necklace. And what appears to be a purse strap on their right shoulder. Also, by the looks of the short sleeves, a ladies cut tee shirt