Summary
During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) repeatedly shouted an anti-trans slur despite objections from Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly.
She defended her remarks by attacking transgender rights and dismissing criticism.
The outburst drew condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and political figures, highlighting her shift from previously supporting LGBTQ+ rights to embracing anti-trans rhetoric.
Mace has used the slur in past statements and introduced legislation restricting transgender rights.
What a cissy.
We need to speak more regularly about how these people obviously have kompromat on them and are being actively blackmailed - no sympathy as they are garbage humans regardless, but these changes in stance are so swift and violent. These people often have a history of not caring or even supporting these issues, before they become over the top, performative hate mouthpieces - it’s so obvious that they were basically told by Republican operatives at some point, “you’re gonna do what we say or we are going to fucking end your pleasant life”. Again, no sympathy there because the underlying subtext is that these people do shit horrible enough that they can be blackmailed with it. But this is Mace as recently as 2023:
“I’m pro-transgender rights,” she told CBS News’ The Takeout in May 2023. “I’m pro-LGBTQ.” The Republican lawmaker made the comments while saying she opposed gender-affirming care for minors. “Sex change surgery, the hormone blockers that sterilize our children, we shouldn’t be doing that,” Mace said. “Now, if they want to take on a different pronoun or a different gender identity, or grow their hair out, or wear a dress, or wear pants, or do those things as a minor, those are all things that I think most people would support. Be who you want to be, but don’t make those permanent changes when it’s a child,” she added.
Not a perfect position by any means, but centuries away from what she is today.
And here is after she was first elected in '21:
She was one of the only Republicans to sponsor the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act in 2021, which proposed establishing a Center for LGBTQ Veterans within the Department of Veterans Affairs. That same year, she even called for “transgender equality” while asserting herself as a pro-LGBTQ+ rights lawmaker. “I strongly support LGBTQ rights and equality,” Mace told the Washington Examiner. “No one should be discriminated against.” “It isn’t a black-and-white issue,” Mace added. “I do believe that religious liberty, the First Amendment, gay rights, and transgender equality can all coexist. I’m also a constitutionalist, and we have to ensure anti-discrimination laws don’t violate First Amendment rights or religious freedom.”
Someone deserves to be maced, that much is certain. May you go to hell, Mace.
Notice a similar pattern? Nazis went after trans folks first. Don’t let them dehumanize trans and non binary.
These fascist bastards are going to learn something about some of the rights we have as Americans to protect ourselves from tyranny if they keep going down this road.
Against rando MAGAts, sure, but against the government? It’s going to take more than commercial-grade weaponry to take on the military.
These people are supposed to be representing their constituents; it isn’t supposed to be an episode of Jerry Springer. I’m surprised they aren’t literally throwing chairs.
This seems a bit obsessive and more than a little unhinged. I had the unique experience of being interviewed in a state committee and the experience can be overwhelming. The idea that someone would act up this way feels performative, dramatic, and to repeat the word, obsessed.
That’s rich, coming from a sandwich-maker that left the kitchen.
I actually read the article and clicked on the link to the hearing back and forth and can’t find what the anti trans slur was. Honestly I can’t think of what an anti trans slur would be so I guess its possible I somehow missed it but I assumed it would be obvious.
Saying “tranny” is a slur.
ok yeah. I would have picked up on that I think. I did not see it. I mean I get they don’t want to say the slur but having to rely on someones basically opinion on what is what is sorta difficult nowadays.
T**nny today
F**got tomorrow
N****r next week
This is escalation to test the waters
They are not testing the waters, there isn’t a plan. They are just bigots doing hateful things
You are right in that there may be escalation because sooner than later these assholes will realize Trans people are so few as to be invisible to them, they’ll once again see their own lives are pitiful and move onto hate someone else just to feel good about themselves for a hot minute
They are not testing the waters, there isn’t a plan.
This is the plan
Where does it say they’ll strategically start saying certain slurs in public in there?
Just because someone is a bigot doesn’t mean they aren’t following a plan. Testing the waters and normalizing bigoted thinking are things bigots do on purpose.
God this bitch is so desperate to cling to her 15 minutes of fame.
The MAGA Cult holy grail is when they can keep their careers intact after shouting the N-word in the capitol and say that they don’t care.
They’re almost there. Keep sleeping, murica
Honestly, I didn’t know that was a derogatory word, because I hear it used by people within the lgbqt community. Maybe it’s like the n-word where only certain people can get away with saying it?
EG, there was a famous SF club with that word in its name https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trannyshack
And most people would just go “hey man, that word is deragatory” and you’d probably go “oh sorry,” and everyone moves on and grows.
But Mace was told directly “hey that’s a derogatory term” and then proceeded to spew it repeatedly, because she’s a cunt.
It’s very much a “reclaimed word” in the same way the n-word is. Totally cool if one of my queer friends says it, not cool if some rando on the street shouts it at me.
The actual stripping of protections, the laws they are or will pass, those are bad enough already, but sometimes it feels like the worst part is just how brave these bigot shitfuckers have become now that their pet nazi is in power. They don’t even have the decency to be afraid to fly their hate flag anymore. They were always shitty people, but at least they used to feel like the country at large would reject them for expressing their true feelings, hence all the pushback against “Cancel Culture.” Now, though, they’re not even afraid of ostriziation, much less anything more substantial.
I read this article just to learn what slur was used, but they only lost it as t*****. I’m just going to assume the hurtful slur is trumpy.
Hey man if I lived in the USA I would probably start planning something incredibly violent as a response
