Every conservative guy out there believes in everybody’s rights

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The second season of Caitlyn Jenner’s show about Caitlyn Jenner has started, CBS reports.

Don’t expect to see Caitlyn Jenner campaigning for Hillary Clinton anytime soon.

The avowed Republican — who recently expressed interest in working with Ted Cruz on transgender issues — chastised Clinton during the second season premiere of her reality series, “I am Cait.”

“If we’re unfortunate enough to get Hillary as our next president, we need her on our side,” Jenner said during a political discussion featured on the show. “Although she won’t be … she couldn’t care less about women. She only cares about herself.”

Hmmmmm.

One of Jenner’s friend, Jennifer Finney Boylan, then asks her which of Republican would be likely to help the trans rights cause.

“All of them,” Jenner responded. “None of the Republicans [say], ‘Oh, I hate trans people’ or ‘I hate gays.’ They do more, ‘I want a thriving economy so every trans person has a job.’”

Later in the episode, Boylan discussed the defeat of the Houston equal rights ordinance, which she insisted was defeated in large part by anti-LGBT fear-mongering from Republicans, an assertion Jenner refuted.

“I don’t feel like they’re out to get us,” Jenner said. “Every conservative guy out there believes in everybody’s rights.”

She’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is she.

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13 responses to “Every conservative guy out there believes in everybody’s rights”

  1. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Wilfully blind

  2. Rrr Avatar
    Rrr

    Maybe not, but she knows something about knives? :p

  3. tiggerthewing Avatar
    tiggerthewing

    Not the sharpest knife in the drawer? She isn’t even the sharpest spoon.

  4. Josh Spokes Avatar
    Josh Spokes

    Not cool, not funny, Rrr.

  5. Dale Husband Avatar
    Dale Husband

    How can she be so delusional?

    Sorry, that “knives” comment went over my head. Meaning?

  6. Holms Avatar
    Holms

    In the vein if Rob at #1… A more detailed report on that episode shows Caitlyn actively resists seeing any evidence that might spoil her rosy view of the Republicans:

    Here are just some telling examples of Jenner’s willful ignorance regarding the ways of the willfully ignorant (clips above):

    […]

    When Boylan pointed out that it was conservatives who spearheaded the successful campaign against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), which was voted down in November, Jenner wouldn’t hear it. “Don’t go there,” she said. “No it’s not. Republicans and conservatives are not these horrible people out there trying to oppress people…I don’t know anything of what they said down there, but I’m not blaming it on Republicans and conservatives.” When Boylan insisted that Jenner look at that—while wielding a newspaper—Jenner said, “No, I’m not gonna identify that.” On November 2, the day before the vote, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, tweeted: “HOUSTON: Vote Texas values, not @HillaryClinton values. Vote NO on City of Houston Proposition 1. No men in women’s bathrooms.”

    When Kate Bornstein brought up Jeff Norwood’s “No men in women’s bathrooms” ad campaign, Jenner said of its creator, “Now, he may have been Republican, I don’t know, he might have been a Democrat. I don’t know.” When Boylan produced evidence of Norwood’s conservatism, Jenner said, “It just so happens he happens to be a Republican. I wish he was a damn Democrat. That would have made my argument much easier.” It also would have given her argument the credence that it doesn’t have because it’s a factually incorrect argument.

  7. Blood Knight in Sour Armor Avatar
    Blood Knight in Sour Armor

    Yeah, Cait’s a real piece of work. I’ve said this elsewhere but just goes to show that transitioning isn’t enough to erase years of being a privileged white male asshole.

  8. Rrr Avatar
    Rrr

    Josh,

    Sorry. Should have kept still.

  9. Matthew Ostergren Avatar
    Matthew Ostergren

    I really wish Jenner wasn’t one of the most prominent trans women in the public eye. It unfortunately gives ammo to the camp that likes to say trans people are delusional.

  10. zubanel Avatar
    zubanel

    She’s a spoon.

  11. Claire Ramsey Avatar
    Claire Ramsey

    Jenny Boylan is on that show? Christ Almighty. . . And Jenner ignores what she say? Is the theme of this show to demonstrate Jenner’s determined ignorance and privilege?

  12. Zoe W. Avatar
    Zoe W.

    Woman of the year, folks!

    Barf.

  13. John Avatar
    John

    Jenner is quite clueless.

    However to be fair to the Republicans; they do have their queer Log Cabin Republicans.

    And not all liberal feminists are voting for Clinton. Susan Sarandon, noted actor and scheming cradle-robber, has denounced Clinton as being reactionary on issues like gay marriage. At times Hillary only votes after seeing which way the wind blows.

    Of course, that’s always been a large part of politics

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