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Ted Cruz showed this trans wrestler in campaign ads. Now the athlete is fighting back. (www.lgbtqnation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What fucking idiots

Cruz did not get Beggs’ permission to depict him in the ad. The ad also failed to recognize that Beggs only competed against girls because of state policies forcing him into sports teams matching the gender listed on his birth certificate. Beggs had wanted to compete against boys.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's not idiocy if none of their voters won't fact check, and if the ad was against a political opponent not the athlete specifically. Bonus points if it's a Republican judge evaluating the defamation claim.

They're not idiots. They're making the reasonable gamble that no matter what happens, they and their families will end up on top. They've had a lot of practice saying shit like this. They only lost the Dominion case once Trump started altering the decision tree into explicit lies.