Current Events > Florida State Rep compares trans people to X-Men "mutants".

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CyricZ 04/10/23 5:35:43 PM #1:	https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645534892409884681 Yes, this man said, out loud, that trans people are like "mutants from another planet" in a derogatory sense and referenced THE FUCKING X-MEN COMICS to do so. EDIT: Addendum to this. https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645536892711211008 So this rep may have said on the House floor where any judge can read it back, that these bills are designed to be specifically discriminatory. Judges have precedence for not liking when "demons and imps" and "mutants" are used to refer to a subset of American citizens. --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:972757591] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645534892409884681Yes, this man said, out loud, that trans people are like "mutants from another planet" in a derogatory sense and referenced THE FUCKING X-MEN COMICS to do so.EDIT: Addendum to this.https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645536892711211008So this rep may have said on the House floor where any judge can read it back, that these bills are designed to be specifically discriminatory. Judges have precedence for not liking when "demons and imps" and "mutants" are used to refer to a subset of American citizens.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 04/10/23 5:36:11 PM #2:	he's so close --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:972757598] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>he's so close</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 04/10/23 5:36:36 PM #3:	Literal comic book villainy lol --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:972757608] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Literal comic book villainy lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 04/10/23 5:37:15 PM #4:	Medussa posted... he's so close SO FUCKING CLOSE --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:972757624] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>he's so close</quote>SO FUCKING CLOSE</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 04/10/23 5:38:33 PM #5:	does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic --- Looks like this gamer's paradise has turned into a gamer's hell............................................... <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:972757644] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaWarrior455 04/10/23 5:38:51 PM #6:	What exactly does he think the Xmen are??? --- Super Bowl 52 Champions!!!! http://myanimelist.net/animelist/NinjaWarrior457 <cite>NinjaWarrior455 posted [p:972757651] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>What exactly does he think the Xmen are???</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DOOM-64 04/10/23 5:39:30 PM #8:	CyricZ posted... https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645534892409884681 Yes, this man said, out loud, that trans people are like "mutants from another planet" in a derogatory sense and referenced THE FUCKING X-MEN COMICS to do so. it is funny because desantis is passing all sorts of racial laws, and abbot is trying to pardon a guy who gets off shooting guys who look just like him. He might think he is one of them, but in reality after theyre done with LGBTQ he is next, right after --- Rip and Tear! <cite>DOOM-64 posted [p:972757666] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite><quote>https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1645534892409884681Yes, this man said, out loud, that trans people are like "mutants from another planet" in a derogatory sense and referenced THE FUCKING X-MEN COMICS to do so.</quote>it is funny because desantis is passing all sorts of racial laws, and abbot is trying to pardon a guy who gets off shooting guys who look just like him. He might think he is one of them, but in reality after theyre done with LGBTQ he is next, right after</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 04/10/23 5:40:43 PM #9:	They've really decided to speedrun from "how dare you call us Nazis" to "yeah, we're Nazis and we're gonna kill the undesirables" over the last year or so. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:972757686] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>They've really decided to speedrun from "how dare you call us Nazis" to "yeah, we're Nazis and we're gonna kill the undesirables" over the last year or so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 04/10/23 5:41:29 PM #10:	Did he miss the part of the movies where mutants being treated inhumanely was the plot --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:972757698] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Did he miss the part of the movies where mutants being treated inhumanely was the plot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/10/23 5:41:50 PM #11:	He watched the movies and chose to sympathize with the government villains <cite>Zikten posted [p:972757709] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>He watched the movies and chose to sympathize with the government villains</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DOOM-64 04/10/23 5:42:04 PM #12:	MarcyWarcy posted... does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic the way he says the X-men movie, a movie. Or the x-men, the comic (bold means emphasis, additional intonation) tells me he has no clue about the xmen lol --- Rip and Tear! <cite>DOOM-64 posted [p:972757716] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>MarcyWarcy posted... </cite><quote>does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic</quote>the way he says the X-men movie, a movie. Or the x-men, the comic (bold means emphasis, additional intonation) tells me he has no clue about the xmen lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 04/10/23 5:42:12 PM #13:	DOOM-64 posted... it is funny because desantis is passing all sorts of racial laws, and abbot is trying to pardon a guy who gets off shooting guys who look just like him. He might think he is one of them, but in reality after theyre done with LGBTQ he is next, right after surely the leopards wont eat his face --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:972757717] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>DOOM-64 posted... </cite><quote>it is funny because desantis is passing all sorts of racial laws, and abbot is trying to pardon a guy who gets off shooting guys who look just like him. He might think he is one of them, but in reality after theyre done with LGBTQ he is next, right after</quote>surely the leopards wont eat his face</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 04/10/23 5:42:23 PM #14:	CyricZ posted... SO FUCKING CLOSE It's very frustrating how close he is. I've never seen someone stare so hard at the point and just fucking blink before. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:972757721] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite><quote>SO FUCKING CLOSE</quote>It's very frustrating how close he is. I've never seen someone stare so hard at the point and just fucking blink before.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 04/10/23 5:42:23 PM #15:	Nobody tell him the mutants are already an allegory <cite>TMOG posted [p:972757722] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Nobody tell him the mutants are already an allegory</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 04/10/23 5:42:45 PM #16:	I gotta admit, when I heard a Representative made this comparison, I wasn't thinking he was gonna be an elderly black man. >_> --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:972757732] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>I gotta admit, when I heard a Representative made this comparison, I wasn't thinking he was gonna be an elderly black man. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER 04/10/23 5:43:18 PM #17:	can we cut texas and florida off from the us and float them into the ocean <cite>CADE_FOSTER posted [p:972757738] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>can we cut texas and florida off from the us and float them into the ocean</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 04/10/23 5:43:33 PM #18:	He doubled down too, thats right, I called you demons and imps. F this guy. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:972757746] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>He doubled down too, thats right, I called you demons and imps.F this guy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CyricZ 04/10/23 5:44:54 PM #21:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Marvel wouldn't use him as the villain because it'd be too on the nose! --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:972757763] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Marvel wouldn't use him as the villain because it'd be too on the nose!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop9800 04/10/23 5:45:14 PM #22:	pinky0926 posted... Did he miss the part of the movies where mutants being treated inhumanely was the plot It seems like he missed a lot of things.... --- There's enough attention whores on CE already <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:972757768] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite><quote>Did he miss the part of the movies where mutants being treated inhumanely was the plot</quote>It seems like he missed a lot of things.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 04/10/23 5:45:15 PM #23:	We really need an age cap for running the government. --- I'm a long, long way from giving up Call me old-fashioned, call me a fool <cite>Error1355 posted [p:972757769] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>We really need an age cap for running the government.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Despised 04/10/23 5:45:31 PM #24:	The moment you bring your religion into any political standing you should be fucking cut out --- instagig <cite>Despised posted [p:972757778] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>The moment you bring your religion into any political standing you should be fucking cut out</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 04/10/23 5:46:34 PM #25:	This comes from decades of not breaking people's jaws when they say this shit. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:972757787] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>This comes from decades of not breaking people's jaws when they say this shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 04/10/23 5:46:48 PM #26:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] I was thinking more like I expected the person to be one of those new young conservative upstarts. But you're right. --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:972757791] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> I was thinking more like I expected the person to be one of those new young conservative upstarts. But you're right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DOOM-64 04/10/23 5:49:40 PM #27:	CADE_FOSTER posted... can we cut texas and florida off from the us and float them into the ocean in all seriousness, the maga voters, and their offshoots (eg desantis voters) clearly dont want to live in a country where anyone other than cis, straight, Nordic-looking people (this excludes white hispanics, white Brazilians, etc) count as real people equal to them, so why not give them Texas and Florida? we can keep Austin and Miami as US enclaves in those states, the supreme people move to those 2 states, and we all win. lets see how low their taxes stay when NY and CA dont fund them anymore and when they have to pay for their own military. Lets see how their state does when their education systems literally ban books and science. --- Rip and Tear! <cite>DOOM-64 posted [p:972757841] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>CADE_FOSTER posted... </cite><quote>can we cut texas and florida off from the us and float them into the ocean</quote>in all seriousness, the maga voters, and their offshoots (eg desantis voters) clearly dont want to live in a country where anyone other than cis, straight, Nordic-looking people (this excludes white hispanics, white Brazilians, etc) count as real people equal to them, so why not give them Texas and Florida?we can keep Austin and Miami as US enclaves in those states, the supreme people move to those 2 states, and we all win.lets see how low their taxes stay when NY and CA dont fund them anymore and when they have to pay for their own military. Lets see how their state does when their education systems literally ban books and science. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER 04/10/23 5:49:58 PM #28:	Error1355 posted... We really need an age cap for running the government. 65 should be the cut off <cite>CADE_FOSTER posted [p:972757845] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Error1355 posted... </cite><quote>We really need an age cap for running the government.</quote>65 should be the cut off</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zikten 04/10/23 5:51:24 PM #30:	As long as people who want out of the new conservative nation are allowed to move first before the borders go up Also the Conservatives would try to claim Alaska. But they shouldn't be allowed. All Republicans would have to leave Alaska and move to Texas or Florida <cite>Zikten posted [p:972757866] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>As long as people who want out of the new conservative nation are allowed to move first before the borders go upAlso the Conservatives would try to claim Alaska. But they shouldn't be allowed. All Republicans would have to leave Alaska and move to Texas or Florida </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 04/10/23 5:52:42 PM #31:	The US should experiment with the idea of autonomous regions, like European countries have. Have Florida be designated an autonomous region instead of a state and see what happens. --- https://imgur.com/h74Kc6W <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:972757889] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>The US should experiment with the idea of autonomous regions, like European countries have.Have Florida be designated an autonomous region instead of a state and see what happens.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 04/10/23 5:55:54 PM #32:	How, as a black man, especially from his generation, do you completely miss the point of X-Men? Holy shit --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:972757954] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>How, as a black man, especially from his generation, do you completely miss the point of X-Men?Holy shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 04/10/23 5:55:57 PM #33:	AmericaTheBrave posted... The US should experiment with the idea of autonomous regions, like European countries have. Have Florida be designated an autonomous region instead of a state and see what happens. You mean like Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Mariana Islands, and American Samoa? <cite>TMOG posted [p:972757955] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted... </cite><quote>The US should experiment with the idea of autonomous regions, like European countries have.Have Florida be designated an autonomous region instead of a state and see what happens.</quote>You mean like Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Mariana Islands, and American Samoa?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 04/10/23 5:57:32 PM #34:	Magneto was right --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png he/him/they/them <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:972757993] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Magneto was right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhisperWolf2005 04/10/23 5:59:10 PM #35:	Oh wow <cite>WhisperWolf2005 posted [p:972758020] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Oh wow </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zikten 04/10/23 6:06:59 PM #37:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Trump's 2020 campaign team put out a video with Trump's face on Thanos. Saying "I am inevitable " ~~If you saw the movie you know that they picked for their part of the movie to show off his power, to be the 10 seconds right before Thanos loses~~ <cite>Zikten posted [p:972758180] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Trump's 2020 campaign team put out a video with Trump's face on Thanos. Saying "I am inevitable "If you saw the movie you know that they picked for their part of the movie to show off his power, to be the 10 seconds right before Thanos loses</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 04/10/23 6:08:52 PM #38:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] The Admiral and Mal_Fet used to spend hours debating that the Empire in Star Wars literally did nothing wrong. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:972758214] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> The Admiral and Mal_Fet used to spend hours debating that the Empire in Star Wars literally did nothing wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 04/10/23 6:10:13 PM #39:	What I'm hearing is trans people are cool like the X-men. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:972758235] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>What I'm hearing is trans people are cool like the X-men. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CyricZ 04/10/23 6:13:10 PM #41:	Master_Bass posted... What I'm hearing is trans people are cool like the X-men. Trans people having superpowers is canon. --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:972758307] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Master_Bass posted... </cite><quote>What I'm hearing is trans people are cool like the X-men.</quote>Trans people having superpowers is canon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 04/10/23 6:13:26 PM #42:	MarcyWarcy posted... does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic Lmfao --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:972758310] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>MarcyWarcy posted... </cite><quote>does he think the x men are bad guys in their comic</quote>Lmfao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 04/10/23 6:16:22 PM #43:	i wonder if he saw azazel (or even more hilariously, nightcrawler) in passing, associated the x-men with demons, and then, since he already associates queer people with demons, connected those two things using the transitive property. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:972758382] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>i wonder if he saw azazel (or even more hilariously, nightcrawler) in passing, associated the x-men with demons, and then, since he already associates queer people with demons, connected those two things using the transitive property.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
devilminion 04/10/23 6:22:39 PM #44:	"PLANET EARTH!" Aaaand Marvel just got a free clip for their first X-men movie --- All Hail https://i.imgur.com/uzIx6Jp.gif <cite>devilminion posted [p:972758542] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>"PLANET EARTH!"Aaaand Marvel just got a free clip for their first X-men movie</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 04/10/23 6:25:42 PM #45:	What the Florida State Rep didn't mention is that they and everyone on their side would be The Brotherhood. --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:972758616] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>What the Florida State Rep didn't mention is that they and everyone on their side would be The Brotherhood.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 04/10/23 6:26:01 PM #46:	Medussa posted... i wonder if he saw azazel (or even more hilariously, nightcrawler) in passing, associated the x-men with demons, and then, since he already associates queer people with demons, connected those two things using the transitive property. If you honestly asked me the question, I'd say he saw the X-Men movies ages ago and is trying to recall them without doing any kind of research and failing spectacularly at it. It's the only way all this makes sense. --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:972758622] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>i wonder if he saw azazel (or even more hilariously, nightcrawler) in passing, associated the x-men with demons, and then, since he already associates queer people with demons, connected those two things using the transitive property.</quote>If you honestly asked me the question, I'd say he saw the X-Men movies ages ago and is trying to recall them without doing any kind of research and failing spectacularly at it.It's the only way all this makes sense.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 04/10/23 6:39:51 PM #47:	Strider102 posted... What the Florida State Rep didn't mention is that they and everyone on their side would be The Brotherhood. What Brotherhood? Only one I know of is Brotherhood of Mutants, and I'm pretty sure they're the good guys --- MSI MEG X570 Unify \| Ryzen 7 5800X \| 32GB DDR4-3600 \| RTX 3080 Samsung Odyssey G7 32" - 1440p, 240hz, GSync <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:972758886] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Strider102 posted... </cite><quote>What the Florida State Rep didn't mention is that they and everyone on their side would be The Brotherhood.</quote>What Brotherhood? Only one I know of is Brotherhood of Mutants, and I'm pretty sure they're the good guys</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frosted_Midna 04/10/23 6:42:24 PM #48:	Did he read/watch the same series like the rest of us? He does know the X-Men were the good guys, right? --- It's more than good, it's alive! Warning: May contain stone hat pieces http://i.imgur.com/N6v5qZx.jpg <cite>Frosted_Midna posted [p:972758936] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Did he read/watch the same series like the rest of us? He does know the X-Men were the good guys, right?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 04/10/23 6:44:06 PM #49:	DarthAragorn posted... What Brotherhood? Only one I know of is Brotherhood of Mutants, and I'm pretty sure they're the good guys Isn't there a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:972758980] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>DarthAragorn posted... </cite><quote>What Brotherhood? Only one I know of is Brotherhood of Mutants, and I'm pretty sure they're the good guys</quote>Isn't there a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterbarf 04/10/23 6:52:24 PM #50:	Trans kids use their bathroom of choice where I work. Guess how many people it bothers? Exactly. If the republican party had a moral compass, it'd be pointing along the imaginary axis. --- https://i.imgur.com/SJyzEFW.png by SmidgeIsntBack <cite>masterbarf posted [p:972759143] in Florida St... [t:80408310]...</cite> <quote>Trans kids use their bathroom of choice where I work. Guess how many people it bothers? Exactly. If the republican party had a moral compass, it'd be pointing along the imaginary axis.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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