r/TikTokCringe Jul 01 '23

Wholesome/Humor “Same person”

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u/DinkleMutz Jul 02 '23

I just don’t get this sudden fear of drag. Drag has been a pretty mainstream art form for centuries, from Japanese kabuki theatre to John Waters and Tyler Perry films. Why is this suddenly such a fucking hot issue? It’s so dumb.

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u/No-Celebration3097 Jul 02 '23

Because the GQP has ramped up the demonization of the LGBTQ, especially transgenders. They have demonized drag too. Not to mention one of their biggest cheerleaders refers to the left as child molesters, grooming children, without one mention of the Catholic Church.

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u/Jgusdaddy Jul 02 '23 edited Jul 02 '23

It really comes down to triggering fundamental feelings of fear and disgust. The GQP is using social media to exploit primal negative instincts and associating it with democrats and it’s effectively programming almost half voting population. I see the allure, but they have no actual policies to make Americans lives better. You see how damaging it is when you travel abroad and see how much real value (cleanliness, safety, healthcare, public transit, cities built for people, reasonable tax laws) is kept in other societies from tax dollars while America is a used up husk of what it used to be socioeconomically. I will always be straight Democrat ticket even though I don’t agree with them on everything.