So Sheriff Chuck Wright of Spartanburg County, South Carolina (a county that sits on Interstate I-85, the major corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte) apparently decided to weigh on the "whole bathroom issue" - and his comments are not, shall we say, gracious.
Generally this type of news would make the rounds in the pro-trans sources like LGBTQ Nation, but even local stations are reporting on Sheriff Wright's violent rhetoric.
My personal favorite is at 1:00 where he says:
"Gay people are people too, and I'm not into this making people feel bad about themselves because they make bad life choices - I make bad life choices."He then goes on to say he doesn't dislike gay people, but I don't understand how he thinks people can't or won't feel bad when you tell them they make bad life choice, especially when considering that being LGBT isn't a choice. Plus, do you really need to point out how someone is messing it up? It's one thing to help out a friend who is making bad personal choices like abusing alcohol or drugs, mistreating their partner, being financially irresponsible - and pointing out those problems and helping with solutions. It's another thing to talk about sin and hypocrisy, as the Bible does in Matthew 7. But being LGBT isn't a sin. It isn't wrong. It isn't a choice.
He then double downed and defended his comments after they started to go viral. He clarifies his position by saying:
“I'm not worried about the LGBT community, I'm worried about those who use that as a disguise to assault women and children,” he said.Ah, citing the old hypocritical people will take advantage of this to break the law argument. The one that Republicans say doesn't work when it comes to handguns. I also addressed gun violence among many other public safety argument hypocrisies in a previous series about how the HB2 debate is an exercise in right-wing hypocrisy and really just about discriminating against ideas they don't like.
However, all those arguments aside, what does it mean when a sheriff says he makes bad life choices? Is that the kind of person you want policing your county?
You can watch the original video below:
6 comments:
My brother in law is running against him as an independent. Russell a traditionally conservative republican Catholic, but even he is disgusted by sheriff Wright. Check out Russell Lynch for Spartanburg sheriff. He believes it's his job to protect, serve, and represent ALL of his continue to, not just the comfortable majority.
so do we want the door open to sickos who stalk women with this new bathroom law? as seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMG3ViR2QQk
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