Sigh.
I see this, so must investigate.
What? Who? What?
Oh. Josselyn Berry is the press secretary to Katie Hobbs, the governor of Arizona. Yes that’s a good look, offering to shoot feminist women who don’t believe men can be women. Solidarity forever yadda yadda.
Update: she’s resigned.
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ spokesperson has resigned amid controversy over a social media post suggesting violence posted hours after the deadly shooting at a Nashville school on Monday.
The Governor’s Office confirmed Wednesday that Press Secretary Josselyn Berry resigned from her job and Hobbs accepted the resignation.
Any apology I wonder?
The controversial tweet included a clip from the 1980 movie “Gloria,” featuring actress Gena Rowlands with a handgun in each hand pacing forward a few steps. “Us when we see transphobes,” Berry wrote in the post sharing the image.
Berry posted earlier in the day Monday about transgender rights and progressive politics, saying if you “work in the progressive community and are transphobic, you’re not progressive.” It is unclear what she was referring to.
And of course as always it’s unclear what she means by “transphobic.” It’s not “phobic” to think people can’t change sex.
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I see one of the replies say she has resigned. Least she could do. Should have been sacked.
Yep I had to update within seconds.
In related news, I’m guessing Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is regretting wearing the t-shirt she wore back on March 15th of this year when addressing a rally of transgender health care supporters.
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1636203697158995968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636203697158995968%7Ctwgr%5E722a208de7445ee08d0d96ef2aa9f979d00fb442%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fminnesota-lt-gov-ripped-saying-parents-believe-kids-tell-us-who-they-are
You may have noticed that the RNC kept this receipt for future use.
Jesus what is that? A stabber?
I’m afraid it is a stabber.
https://cassivalen.com/protect-trans-kids-shirt-1?product=unisex-standard-t-shirt&variant_key=black-s&color=black&size=s&gclid=Cj0KCQjww4-hBhCtARIsAC9gR3ZR_rjdlCDvUOAvCcNQ6v7uXkV4YBE0FyXZyyQs4U7UzU1mAvy37tkaAk3nEALw_wcB
“When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them.”
I for one am glad the grown-ups around me didn’t believe my claim to be a little teapot.
As an uncoordinated child in pre-school, I couldn’t get the movements right so ended up with both hands on hips. Good thing MY parents didn’t think I was a sugar bowl!
Or a Very Indignant Karen!
I never identified as a little teapot, but I grew up to be short and stout nonetheless.
Regarding Flanagan: The Democrats in Minnesota are doing good things in this session but they have a delicate majority and are going to blow it for the next election. Elevating a trans legislator whose stated goal is to make transition for teens easy, and a law that shields parents who bring in kids from sensible states to maim and medicalize them is going to drive turnout in the next election.
In the meantime, they have also funded lunches for all kids, are working on paid family leave, and working on other issues that will do good, and those will all be in jeopardy.
It’s so fucking frustrating.
Ugh. Maddening.