Yes, exactly. Republican women are overwhelmingly religious, because godly delusion is basically the only reason that a woman would support a party that actively persecutes women.
Secular women lean left overwhelmingly for very good reason.
It's almost like a preemtive declaration of failure. And in classic reactionary fashion, other people are to blame for decisions made by right-wing assholes.
Trump has now uttered, almost verbatim, Lord Farquaad's line from Shrek:
"Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."
time.com/7382697/trum...
The point is to do something that is not helpful to women, only billionaires and religious zealots deserve help!
Finally.
Although there is still much that's been suppressed still from the Epstein files.
"The United States is the only place we surveyed where more adults (ages 18 and older) describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad (53%) than as good (47%)."
I had not heard of that. If you have a link about that, I would love to see it, please. Doing a podcast ep on Heated Rivalry and this would fit perfectly.
Sounds awful. I hope you both have recovered!
Fundamentalism really is mind control. Gawd is also watching her and everyone else in the bath and on the toilet as well.
These doctrines mess you up so badly if you believe them and actually think them through.
And 4) After saying insane crusader bullshit, they then turn around and call Iranians religious lunatics.
But this is not hypocrisy, it the self-favoring moral viewpoint at the root of all reactionary philosophies.
Candace Cameron Bure providing a really unfortunate example of how religious fundamentalism harms adherents in the video.
I thought stuff exactly likely this back in my Mormon days. The hate they have for others comes from the shame within.
Yeah, I can only imagine how awful their parents must've been.
That clip is so unfortunate for Bure and also the host.
A lot of it including the age restricted sites in states requiring ID is they want to change what is defined as porn. They want anything LGBT labeled as explicit so they can ban it.
For younger women, yes. But unfortunately there are tens of millions of middle-age and older women who think like Candace Cameron Bure
And just for clarity, I'm very well aware that Christian reactionaries have always wanted to criminalize all sex work outside of trophy wifery, but what we're seeing now is far more dangerous than anything in decades.
@mikestabile.bsky.social is a great follow on this frontier of freedom issue.
Kristi Noem’s ouster comes as Trump’s Cabinet keeps causing him problems
It's a plot. It's always been a plot.
Protecting women by restricting sexuality.
Thanks! Yeah it was people just like Gore that made me leave the right.
It sure does. The right wants people to be desensitized to violence and scandalized by normal consenting activities.
Thankfully, conservative Democrats are far less empowered than they used to be.
We don't need politicians of any party who legislate against other people's freedom. Today's targets are sex workers and trans people, and they deserve our support.
No worries! Yeah, I think it's more of a labeling issue.
These moral panics are cyclical and thoroughly cynical. Republican elites basically cycle through attacking the same groups: LGBTQ people, Muslims, atheists, feminists, sex workers, immigrants, black people. Wheel of Bigotry!
It's not their first time doing that either: Sex-negative feminists have always been willing accomplices and unwitting pawns in the hands of evangelic Christians for decades.
Ah, is this why there is such a resurgence in the anti-porn moral panic?
I suppose it makes sense (especially in addition to using porn as a social control mechanism).
Yes. I think the pollsters were trying to have a morally neutral option.
The freaks always keep the witch-burning fires burning. But, as your link says, this sentiment ebbs & flows. Right now, Republicans have attacking erotic labor as a top issue.
I'd be totally up to discuss further if you'd like. Here's a recording I did w/@savannahsly.bskyverified.social as example.
It's a thing the Christian right has wanted, definitely. I'm just saying that people should see it also as outreach to women.
I hate to say, but what they're doing now is far more comprehensive than anything in decades. And it also lets them keep doing "save the children" w/o arresting Epstein men.
Noem is finally out. And that’s good and obviously overdue.
But replacing her with tough-talking chickenhawk MMA fighter Markwayne Mullin is like taking out the Ayatollah in Iran and replacing him with his son.
Mullin is just as radical, political and inexperienced in this area as Noem.
Over 400 scientists have signed a letter calling for a moratorium on the deployment of age-verification technologies. The letter suggests the widespread deployment of untested AV tech is making the internet less safe.
www.politico.eu/article/age-...
Just recorded a super fun convo with @siridahl.com on this and other industry-related topics. Will be out soon!
Bar chart titled "Figure 2. Views on Pornography Legality, by Key Demographics," showing the percent of Americans who say pornography should be legal in all or most cases, broken down by gender, race/ethnicity, generation, and education. Source: PRRI American Values Atlas, May 16–28, 2025. Key findings: Overall, 47% of Americans support legality. By gender, men (59%) are much more supportive than women (34%). By race/ethnicity, White Americans are highest at 49%, followed by Black (46%), AAPI (44%), Multiracial (44%), and Hispanic (38%). By generation, Millennials lead at 57%, followed by Gen Z (50%), Gen X (47%), Baby Boomers (35%), and the Silent Generation at the lowest (25%). By education, college graduates (54%) are more supportive than non-college graduates (43%).
Grouped horizontal bar chart titled "Young Adults Have Fewer Moral Objections to Pornography," showing the percentage of Americans who view pornography as morally acceptable, not a moral issue, or morally wrong, broken down by gender and age group. Source: American Perspectives Survey, August 2022 (N=5,049). Each bar is divided into three segments: purple (morally acceptable), gray (not a moral issue), and blue (morally wrong). Men: Moral objections increase sharply with age. Among men 18–29, 33% find it morally acceptable, 22% see it as not a moral issue, and 42% find it morally wrong. By 65+, only 20% find it acceptable and 60% find it morally wrong. Women: Women express stronger moral objections than men at every age. Among women 18–29, views nearly mirror young men (34% acceptable, 22% not an issue, 42% wrong), but by 65+, just 7% find it morally acceptable while 78% consider it morally wrong — the highest disapproval of any group shown. The chart illustrates that younger adults of both genders are more morally permissive, while older adults — especially older women — are far more likely to view pornography as morally wrong.
Polling consistently shows there is a significant fe/male gap on the morality of porn. And since Republicans aren't interested in helping women have healthcare, jobs, or housing, fearmongering against erotic professionals is just the ticket.
Younger women appear to be less susceptible though.
