Conservatives generally don’t give a shit about trans people. They don’t hate them, but neither do they care about trans issues. If an issue doesn’t directly affect a conservative, that issue doesn’t exist. We’ve seen this attitude 1,000 times.
Look at pre-election polling for an example. The majority of their opinions were between, “Don’t care.” and “Stop with this trans hate bullshit. The attack ads are mean and hurting our chances.” (All I’m finding are post-election articles ATM.)
It’s conservative politicians that are trying to whip up hate. They need an “other” to focus the people’s ire. And that’s a whole nother write up.
Anecdotally, I’ve not once heard, or overheard, a single word against trans people IRL. And I am neck deep in conservatives around here, and they’re plenty loud.
Conservatives generally don’t give a shit about trans people. They don’t hate them, but neither do they care about trans issues. If an issue doesn’t directly affect a conservative, that issue doesn’t exist. We’ve seen this attitude 1,000 times.
Look at pre-election polling for an example. The majority of their opinions were between, “Don’t care.” and “Stop with this trans hate bullshit. The attack ads are mean and hurting our chances.” (All I’m finding are post-election articles ATM.)
It’s conservative politicians that are trying to whip up hate. They need an “other” to focus the people’s ire. And that’s a whole nother write up.
Anecdotally, I’ve not once heard, or overheard, a single word against trans people IRL. And I am neck deep in conservatives around here, and they’re plenty loud.