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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 10:39 AM
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“President Biden has sparked outrage by declaring Easter Sunday will also officially become Transgender Day of Visibility. The White House doubled up backlash as it also banned religious imagery in submissions from children of military families taking part in the traditional Easter Egg Roll event, as critics branded the moves an 'attack on Christianity.' [snip] As he declared Easter Sunday would also be 'Transgender Day of Visibility', Biden also delivered a scathing attack on Republicans while stressing that 'transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13255111/...

Biden could have selected any other day for his nonsense.
Why the slap in the face to Christians?
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 12:41 PM
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Because those days of recognition are meaningless? Like National Pizza Day (which is Feb 9, BTW)? Or National Burger Day (May 28)?

"Attack on Christianity". "War on Christmas".

Just more outrage for outrage's sake. Sad.
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Author: mechinv   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 1:01 PM
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Biden could have selected any other day for his nonsense

No, he couldn't, and people who are outraged by this don't know how the calendar works.

First of all, International Transgender Visibility Day was established as March 31 all the way back in 2009. Yep, the March 31 date for this day was established 15 years ago by someone named Rachel Crandall. NOT Joe Biden.

See Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transg...

Now, let me explain how the calendar works.

Easter Sunday happens to fall on March 31 this year. It fell on April 9 last year. Next year, Easter Sunday will fall on April 20.

See how that works? ITV Day has been observed on a fixed date, March 31, ever since Rachel Crandall established the day 15 years ago.

Easter Sunday happens to fall on ITV Day this year, by sheer coincidence. It didn't last year, and it won't next year.

ITV Day has nothing to do with Easter.

Why the slap in the face to Christians?

Why do you think this is a slap in the face to Christians? Biden is a Catholic, and a man of faith. And he respects this day. I thought that Christianity teaches that ALL people are God's children.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 1:28 PM
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First of all, International Transgender Visibility Day was established as March 31 all the way back in 2009. Yep, the March 31 date for this day was established 15 years ago by someone named Rachel Crandall. NOT Joe Biden.

Well woopiedo, doesn’t take away the fact Biden did his very BEST to promote his nonsense.

Transgender men competing in women’s sports and prancing around in women’s locker rooms is in my opinion plain out disgusting. Don’t like my opinion? Ask me if I care.

Rachel Crandall is a trans. None of my business except when trans outmuscle women in women’s sports. Why don’t trans compete with one another?
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 1:54 PM
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Don’t like my opinion? Ask me if I care.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. But your opinion was based on facts that weren't facts, which is what was pointed out to you. That day was established 15 years ago (which I didn't know either). It just happened to coincide with Easter this year. Big deal. Knowing the history now, it is even more insignificant than I first thought. As I said, just another reason for outrage.

Regarding sports, we used to have some lengthy discussions at AF. I don't care about locker rooms, but I think there is a valid argument that trans athletes should have their own category. It's really simple biology. If Bruce Jenner matured as a male (which he did), and then trans-ed (which he did), is it fair that a men's decathalete compete against women who are not trans? He (now she) would crush them, because he matured with male hormones which endow greater musculature and power (in general). Which is a distinct advantage in most athletics.

There certainly are more serious problems in this world than athletics, but my sense of fairness compels me to say that a woman who dedicates a significant part of her life to her sport should not have to compete against someone who did the same, but had the advantage of maturing with testosterone. If she did testosterone, she'd probably be disqualified for "drugs", but the trans person wouldn't because she got it naturally.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 2:07 PM
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“There certainly are more serious problems in this world than athletics, but my sense of fairness compels me to say that a woman who dedicates a significant part of her life to her sport should not have to compete against someone who did the same, but had the advantage of maturing with testosterone. If she did testosterone, she'd probably be disqualified for "drugs", but the trans person wouldn't because she got it naturally.”

Thank you opg, I agree with your statement.
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Author: commonone 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 6:35 PM
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onepoorguy: Regarding sports, we used to have some lengthy discussions at AF. I don't care about locker rooms, but I think there is a valid argument that trans athletes should have their own category. It's really simple biology. If Bruce Jenner matured as a male (which he did), and then trans-ed (which he did), is it fair that a men's decathalete compete against women who are not trans? He (now she) would crush them, because he matured with male hormones which endow greater musculature and power (in general). Which is a distinct advantage in most athletics.

Good grief, LurkerMom is always outraged without knowing the facts. Let's not add to her cluelessness. The NCAA has specific policies with respect to trans athletes and a trans female (MTF) athlete cannot compete again women unless it in a sport or event that has mixed sexes:


The following policies clarify participation of transgender student-athletes undergoing hormonal treatment for gender transition:

1. A trans male (FTM) student-athlete who has received a medical exception for treatment with testosterone for diagnosed Gender Identity Disorder or gender dysphoria and/or Transsexualism, for purposes of NCAA competition may compete on a men’s team, but is no longer eligible to compete on a women’s team without changing that team status to a mixed team.

2. A trans female (MTF) student-athlete being treated with testosterone suppression medication for Gender Identity Disorder or gender dysphoria and/or Transsexualism, for the purposes of NCAA competition may continue to compete on a men’s team but may not compete on a women’s team without changing it to a mixed team status until completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.

Any transgender student-athlete who is not taking hormone treatment related to gender transition may participate in sex-separated sports activities in accordance with his or her assigned birth gender.

• A trans male (FTM) student-athlete who is not taking testosterone related to gender transition may participate on a men’s or women’s team.
• A trans female (MTF) transgender student-athlete who is not taking hormone treatments related to gender transition may not compete on a women’s team.


In short, trans females cannot compete against other women or on all women's teams.

Which means you're making a stink about nothing because what you are outraged is happening, in fact, is not happening.

https://www.smith.edu/admission/studygroup/docs/NC...
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 6:47 PM
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I'm not outraged by anything of the sort. I was just commenting.

Also, the NCAA is not the end-all-be-all of athletic competition. Do the Olympics have such rules? I don't know, I'm asking. Again, not that it's important to me.
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Author: commonone 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 7:07 PM
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LurkerMom: The White House doubled up backlash as it also banned religious imagery in submissions from children of military families taking part in the traditional Easter Egg Roll event...

Basically, another lie.

It is true that overtly religious egg designs are not permitted. But it has been that way under every president since 1976 — including under DONALD TRUMP.

“The American Egg Board has been a supporter of the White House Easter Egg Roll for over 45 years and the guideline language referenced in recent news reports has consistently applied to the board since its founding, across administrations,” the American Egg Board’s EMILY METZ told us this morning. (It’s been an unusual Easter morning on our phone.)


The Trump administration banned overtly religious egg designs for all four years. I guess that makes Trump the anti-Christ.

Or something.

Oh wait. The anti-Christ only appears when the Biden administration does it despite the fact that Biden attends church more often in a month than Trump has attended church in his entire life.

And despite the fact that Trump has broken eleven of the Ten Commandments.

https://www.politico.com/playbook

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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 7:28 PM
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Also, the NCAA is not the end-all-be-all of athletic competition.

In March it sure as hell is!
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Author: Umm 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 10:14 PM
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"Why the slap in the face to Christians?"

How is it slapping Christians in the face by celebrating something unrelated to them?

If someone gets married on your birthday, are they slapping you in the face?

I know you want to somehow insult Biden any way you can, but you are really twisting yourself into a pretzel and looking really foolish by doing it like this. It is hilarious how easily the Republican propaganda machine can get its ignorant followers so fired up about the stupidest stuff.
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 10:21 PM
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LurkerMom: The White House doubled up backlash as it also banned religious imagery in submissions from children of military families taking part in the traditional Easter Egg Roll event...

You wallow in lies. Can you just once come up with a worthwhile factual argument? No? I didn't think so.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
Date: 03/31/2024 10:21 PM
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I know you want to somehow insult Biden any way you can, but you are really twisting yourself into a pretzel and looking really foolish by doing it like this. It is hilarious how easily the Republican propaganda machine can get its ignorant followers so fired up about the stupidest stuff.

O. M. G. Who let the dogs out? Snarling and foaming at the mouth.
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