It New York Times consistently portrays Republicans as marauding culture war aggressors, even when it’s the hard-left that fires the opening shots. In “Republicans See an Opening as Identity Issues Divide Americans,” Katie Glueck and Patricia Mazzei presented Republicans as callous and divisive for pushing legislation in various states that: halt the use of puberty blockers and hormone treatment for “transgender” children; forbid classroom lessons on gender identity; insist student athletes compete in accordance with their biological sex.
Online headline:
“Red States Push L.G.B.T.Q. Restrictions as Education Battles Intensify — With an eye toward parents’ anxiety, Republicans have put forward a wave of laws on classroom instruction, youth sports and health care. Some of the young people at the center feel isolated.”
Never mind the left-wing radicalism of treating self-diagnosed children with hormone treatments or teaching white students to feel personal guilt about their “privilege.” At the TimesIdentity extremism can only be found on the right.
The reporters left love notes for Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox for his brave embrace of “pronouns.”
Last April, a high school senior in Utah named Gabriela Merida joined a student town hall hosted by her governor. After introducing herself, she noted her pronoun usage and raised the topic of young L.G.B.T.Q. people. She asked her how did the state intend to support constituencies like hers.
“My preferred pronouns are ‘he,’ ‘him’ and ‘his,’ so thank you for sharing yours with me,” Gov. Spencer J. Cox was a Republican who replied. “We want everyone to feel included. Everyone should feel secure. And we want everyone to understand that they belong.”
….His mention of his pronouns has become fodder for right-wing derision and misleading video clips. And deep-red Utah is now at the center of a new fight that is reordering the nation’s politics, roiling its education system — As the election year’s midterm election season unfolds, some Americans are feeling disillusioned.
Once again, the TimesAs a mean-spirited, cynical attack on Republicans who were trying to protect girl sports from being dominated and corrupted by their male counterparts — they portrayed it as a defensive move.
Reporters subtly implied that Republicans fighting against identity politics was a divisive issue and that Democrats were all in favor of identity politics, while Republicans remain divided.
Americans find themselves increasingly in conflict over identity and language. These issues are pitting governors against their state legislatures, business leaders against conservative activists and, in some places, Republicans against one another, While Democrats adjust their responses to transgender persons, others feel isolated.
To Democrats, and to some Republicans, the legislative pushes on these issues amount to an effort to inflame the G.O.P. Base at all Costs — Even if it means that children and their families are singled out by their governments
The story characterized polling suggesting low support for “transgender girls” participating with “other girls” in high school sports as something Republicans are cynically taking advantage of.
Republicans are able to see the political opportunity within all of this chaos.
Lawmakers in states beyond Florida have recently signaled intentions to emulate the state’s new law. Opponents warn that parts of the law may have a chilling effect on teachers and on students of all ages, including some who have relied on schools as a safe place to talk about personal issues.
Again, the paper got it backwards by portraying Republicans as aggressors in a culture war actually launched by the left.
….With a strong, right-leaning Supreme Court behind them Many Republicans have taken offense to cultural issues such as L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
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