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Typical fascist America.
In fascist capitalist America, they check your genitalia before you use the bathroom.
Every American criticizes North Korea and China for much less.
I was wondering if Alabama would somehow be the worst for a while, there's always Mississippi
we need to make suing people illegal, i think.
Petty lawsuits should not just be dismissed but the accuser should be charged with a misdemeanor.
i think we should allow lawsuits if you assume the full cost of the suit, meaning that if it's an ez win, you can just pro bono that shit.
imagine being one of the guys to get run over by some careless celebrity's SUV though. "every bone in your body is shattered and your legs and torso are beyond recognition? too bad you can't sue me over it"
or you know, something actually serious like getting your water supply tainted by some company dumping chemicals. that's not as funny as attempted vehicular homicide though
see that's called personal injury. Which is a little different to suing someone because "they went into the wrong bathroom, i think."
your water supply being tainted would more than likely be a government headed suit anyway. Thats kind of the point behind regulations.
I was mostly talking about the bullshit frivolous suits that people like to shit out because their feelings get hurt.
How about sign a bill to have proper doors on stalls so no one can see you? Then it doesn't matter.
Sounds like people need to start suing the Mississippi governor every time they use a bathroom and demand a genital exam.
Some state has to be the worst in every category, the other 49 states should thank Mississippi for claiming that spot in perpetuity.
I would always always always rather go to the bathroom with a trans person rather than a conservative. Those people are truly dangerous, and trans people are awesome. They also are not the ones who randomly decide to shoot someone for existing.
All conservatives are trash.
Conservatives are cockroaches.
Cockroaches are just a nuisance. Republicans are cancer.
Cancer roaches... Conservatives are cancer roaches.
Republicans want BEARDED, MUSCLEY PENIS-HAVERS TO USE YOUR DAUGHTER'S BATHROOM!
It's interesting to me that I only ever hear men complaining about this issue. That might not be reality, but from what I've seen, men are using "protect our women" as a reason for this hateful legislation when most of the women they are "protecting" don't really care.
Could be confirmation bias.
Ok, so what if dad brings his 3-year-old daughter into the men’s room, or mom brings her infant son into the ladies room? Can I sue over the emotional trauma that caused me?
Or more importantly what if I use the bathroom in my home and then my wife or daughter use it later? Can I sue them both?
People are starving and unhoused and this is the shit they choose to focus on. People should be mad
Yes? They're focusing on issues where they don't like status quo.
People are starving and unhoused and that's exactly why they're focusing on this. To distract people from the source of their actual issues. Bread and circuses.
As a circus performer, I'd rather not be dragged down to the level of these shit heads.
No no, I don't intend to besmirch circuses. It's a phrase attributed to a second century AD Roman poet, referring to politicians generating public approval by providing diversion instead of fixing the root causes of issues or even handling those issues at all.
We could also say "bread and games".
The people sliding the checks under the table to the politicians pounding this worthless wardrum day and night are the same people who profit greatly on the idea that there are people who have, and people who have not. As long as this dichotomy is preserved at all costs, the system remains stable and the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor where they belong: supporting the wealthy with their low-wage labor, and the vast, complicated spectrum in between.
Trans people became the latest convenient target because they're such small segment of the population. They're being singled out exactly because they're easier targets than a racial or ethnic minority. Not that they've stopped pointing at ethnic and racial minorities, but they know that more people will push back a lot harder on overtly stated ideas of racial superiority.
Does this also affect any private establishment that wants to have a non-gendered bathroom? Like can those businesses sue the government for overreach for putting an onerous burden on their business for needing more than one bathroom?
Oh, awesome! Cause that's what I need when I'm struggling. I don't need health care. I don't need a livable wage. I don't need equal rights. I need to sue trans people.
See? Repubs are giving us a path to success. Just sue a trans person who maybe has no money to pay out and everything is fine!