1y ago

Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care

www.advocate.com Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care

A reporter asked the governor about the hypocrisy of his stance against gender-identity and access to gender-affirming care when he chooses to present himself as taller than he is.

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i'm wondering why pudding fingers hasn't banned haircuts since they're gender affirming too.
- Probably argue it's to prevent hippies instead of being care
- Give him time, he has like 2 or 3 more years as governor.

The chuds are brigading
Go back to Xitter or Reddit

People like him look at their dick to remind them that they're a man which is sad but deserved

I hate Deathantis so im only Playing devils advocate. if you go back for enough it was intended for men. He's just going very traditional as the part of traditional. Ugh that hurt me to type. Gonna wash my hands.
Heeled shoes were originally worn by men, and have been found in the histories of 10th century Persian and 3500 BC Egyptian life. While this style of footwear was originally geared towards the needs of men, the 18th century saw women begin to adopt high heels into their fashion.>
- That might have been the original point. Men wear lifts to feel more "manly", reaffirming their perceived gender. Trans people undergo gender affirming care to feel more like their own perceived gender. The difference is just that other people may not perceive the trans person's gender the same as they do.
  
  Ah that makes sense. Thanks.
- Don't play devil's advocate for evil people. They should stand alone in their defense.

I do not disagree with the simple fact that DeSantis is a bigot. I, however, dislike the clear bias demonstrated by this media outlet.
- DeSantis has been trying to outlaw wearing clothes that don't "match" your sex while routinely wearing high heels. It's reasonable to ask about this.
  Can you give an example of the bias you're referring to in the article?
  
  Not the dude you are asking. I really hate attempting to defend any of the MAGA crowd or even approaching an "enlightened centrist" take.
  But, I absolutely can't stand that slimy hateful fuck and imo I thought the article was oversensationalized compared to what I saw in the video. It didn't seem like "the whole room laughed", it didn't seem like it really threw Desantis off. I didn't notice a "nervous head bobble."
  It's just a clickbaity "Desantis gets DESTROYED" article
- What part of this article has a bias? Just browsing but I don't immediately get it
  
  The article speaks as though DeSantis is a person, which obviously implicitly platforms the idea that the self exists as a distinct entity. This is not a universally recognised truth; Buddhism and some other Asian religions do not recognise it. The article is biased and refuses to address the cultural assumptions put into its writing.
  Yes, this fact means that everything you've ever read is biased. This is because it's true, everything is biased. Everything is culturally relative. Reality is a social construct and every piece of journalism which claims the existence of reality is biased.
  
  In a Thursday morning press conference in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a failed 2024 presidential candidate, flanked by representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center-designated anti-government extremist group Moms for Liberty, including co-founder Tina Descovich, attempted to defend the state’s restrictive educational policies.
  In a Thursday morning press conference in Florida, the state's Governor Ron DeSantis spoke in favor of the state's educational policies which some groups call "over restrictive".
  Which is more biased? The first paragraph is true, but is obviously trying to paint DeSantis more negatively.
- Damn you sound like you'd love to be paid for tipping fedoras at young m'ladies
  
  How did you know of my love for fedorass?
- So what would be an example of "unbiased" media, in your opinion?
- Why does someone talking about journalistic bias get downvoted? This isn't reddit, you dorks shouldn't be this reactionary to everything that doesn't immediately confirm your own bias.
  
  I don't mind people exercising their right to an opinion.
  
  Because it veers off topic enough to be a distraction rather than contributing to the subject.
  Bias, when not influencing factual reporting, is a tangent at best. The bias of the site is obvious, and doesn't change the facts presented.
  Now, there was some non essential derision involved in the article, which is far less than ideal, but tone doesn't change that they did report the facts without falsehood.
  So, bringing it up in this thread, is off topic enough to merit a down vote. It's like being at a party, hearing a conversation about how to bake bread, and saying "yeah, bread is great and all, but I dislike that bag color of that flour." Great, that's a valid opinion, but why did you bring it up now?
  Maybe not a perfect analogy, but that's the idea.
  Mind you, it is okay to make a tangent. But it kinda needs to be a bit more meaty, and you have to expect some degree of proverbial eye rolls.
- I want to clarify. DeSantis is a pig, he should never have held political office, and I spit on his grave (in the future). However, I still stand by the idea that this is a political hit piece. I have no dog in the fight between Republicans or Democrats, they're both fucking awful. I just dislike the bias in journalism that is rampant right now.
  
  He's trying to outlaw clothing that isn't "aligned" with your sex while routinely wearing heels. Attacking a lawmaker for advancing laws they ignore its pushing for reasonable accountability, which isn't the same as a hit piece.
  
  Dude wants to round up and execute many of our loved ones as subhuman, REALITY is a hit piece against ghouls like Desantis. Painting him in even a somewhat neutral to even disapproving light would be propagandistic journalism in his favor
  
  A hit piece? Support that claim please.

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