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At Joint Base Lewis-McChord's air show just outside of Tacoma, Washington, this past weekend, onlookers and families saw tactical military jets, high-performance sports cars and risqué models dancing on stage in skintight red, white and blue bikinis, part of what organizers described as a "way to thank the Puget Sound community."

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[–] thessnake03 14 points 1 year ago

Nothing screams family frendly like an adult entertainment company sponsoring your supposed family friendly event. Get those go go dancers front and center for the kids.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Listen, dredging up phony "moral" outrage isn't just a time-consuming and difficult process of navigating lengthy and confusing doctrines. You also have to meet up with these people, ignore their obvious problems, and agree with them when they fly off the handle about one small minority group or another being the cause of all their problems. It's downright soul-crushing, I tells ya. Nobody appreciates being a good phony moral outrage dealer anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think conservatives are fine with skimpy models at events like this around children than drag shows because it contributes to compulsory heterosexuality (comphet), whereas drag shows - they assume - will make you gay if you watch them.

Their argument has been in the past year or so "sexualizing children," but as with many of their culture wars, there's the implied statement not said out loud: away from heterosexuality.

These folks still participate in purity pledges at daddy-daughter dances in which a prepubescent girl promises her sexual purity to her father until she is married off. Tell me that isn't sexualizing kids!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

No it doesn't raise any questions, it's just more evidence on the pile that they're never honest about their justifications for doing what they do, and they'll apply their laws selectively as it suits em.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

"This is not anti-trans; this is not homophobic," Alford said. "If this were females in an oversexualized arena performing like this, I would be against it as well..."

Austin Higginbotham, a spokesman for Alford, did not return a request for comment asking whether the Missouri Republican condemned the risqué models present at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord air show.

Did not return a request for comment...because oversexualized women is okay, and his stance was entirely political theater to rationalize his bigotry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

These people are never arguing in good faith.

Treating them like they are is part of their effort to self legitimize, with the side benefit of wearing out people who are acting in good faith.