# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 429
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8567 "2023-03-16T13:55:59Z")
And, no matter what the ruling, it will go to the Supreme Court. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8568 "2023-03-16T14:41:48Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > woke, pc, drag queens, grooming, woke, woke, pc, and woke. [MontyPythonVoice]But I _don’t like_ woke![/MontyPythonVoice] ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8569 "2023-03-16T14:43:10Z")
I’ll have your woke. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8570 "2023-03-16T14:45:50Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > blame WOKE for making them racist. Well, _of course_ the White Oppressed Karen Experience made them racist! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8571 "2023-03-16T15:00:21Z")
He’s either against students of color (the mirror), or handwashing. Or, is that student washing their hands tall which equals trans? I’m in the weeds on this one. Any of those choices is dumb as shit. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8572 "2023-03-16T15:00:44Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > White Oppressed Karen Experience WOKE = Whatever Outrages Karens Effectively ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8573 "2023-03-16T15:30:44Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > White Oppressed Karen Experience > > WOKE = Whatever Outrages Karens Effectively - Isn’t that _everything?_ ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8574 "2023-03-16T15:33:19Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > [MontyPythonVoice]But I _don’t like_ woke![/MontyPythonVoice] Well, there’s woke egg sausage and woke, that’s not got much woke in it. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8575 "2023-03-16T15:38:01Z")
I think the point that he is making is that he is allowed to go into a girl’s restroom and take pictures? I assume that’s where the picture came from, anyway. If he is against that, then I agree with him on that point. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8576 "2023-03-16T15:39:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@Akaj](#): > > > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > > > White Oppressed Karen Experience > > > > WOKE = Whatever Outrages Karens Effectively - > > Isn’t that _everything?_ Yes, and that’s the beauty of it. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8577 "2023-03-16T15:43:22Z")
Dang, I came up with three possible explanations (all super dumb) and missed the obvious one: Dude’s a pervert and he’s going to fight to keep pervs out of bathrooms. How did I miss the only logical explanation? DOH! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8578 "2023-03-16T15:55:40Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > I think the point that he is making is that he is allowed to go into a girl’s restroom and take pictures? I assume that’s where the picture came from, anyway. > > If he is against that, then I agree with him on that point. Then wouldn’t the other two girls be looking at the grown man in the high school girl’s bathroom instead of shooting dirty looks at the girl by the sink? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8579 "2023-03-16T15:58:40Z")
I think what he is trying to say is that the person washing their hands is trans. And the girls reflected in the mirror are scared. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8580 "2023-03-16T16:08:02Z")
Well, good thing there’s hand washing then. Those cooties absolutely hate soap and hot water. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8581 "2023-03-16T16:30:20Z")
Of course not, that’s the whole point. The woke left agenda has so acclimatized these girls to seeing men in their bathrooms pretending to be girls that a grown man taking pictures doesn’t even register with them anymore. I mean I go to my local elementary school and hang out in the girl’s bathroom all day, and no one can say boo about it, since _I_ identify as a first grade girl. /lots of s As a side note, I _do_ wonder where this picture came from, and if any of those in it object to being used in this way. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8582 "2023-03-16T16:31:06Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I think what he is trying to say is that the person washing their hands is trans. And the girls reflected in the mirror are scared. That’s the only thing I could think of that made sense (without going down the segregated bathrooms line of thinking). But I didn’t see anything meant to signal that it’s a trans-female washing her hands. Not that I expected them to show a bulge in her jeans, but if this was supposed to be an anti-LGBTQ+ thing, I’m surprised they didn’t stick a pride flag on her backpack or give her short hair and dress her in flannel (think Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry). I’d say if she really is supposed to be trans, we should be applauding them for making her look the same as everyone else instead of a caricature. But I feel like them realizing/admitting that the LGBTQ+ community walks amongst us without us even realizing it, would give them all the justification they need to start hunting witches. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8583 "2023-03-16T16:33:01Z")
I wonder if he’s trying to make the point that washrooms should not be used by members of the girls basketball team, because that scares the other students. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8584 "2023-03-16T16:38:15Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > As a side note, I _do_ wonder where this picture came from, and if any of those in it object to being used in this way. Funny you should ask - others have spotted that it came from here: > **[Period Equity Laws: Here's why organizations should go above and beyond to...](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/period-equity-laws-heres-why-organizations-should-go-above-beyond)** > > Period equity laws have gained increasing attention in recent years as the menstrual hygiene movement has gained momentum. The push for period equity has centered around advocating for the accessibility and affordability of menstrual products, as... What are the odds Walters had permission to use that photo? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8585 "2023-03-16T16:43:17Z")
Apparently this judge is the new GOP favorite for “judge shopping”. [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-shopping-courts-texas](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-shopping-courts-texas) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8586 "2023-03-16T16:44:43Z")
Ah, I looked through the twitter thread, and did a google search, but wasn’t coming up with anything. That pic worked a bit better for google without the writing. Looks like a stock pic [https://www.pexels.com/photo/students-in-the-restroom-8419518/](https://www.pexels.com/photo/students-in-the-restroom-8419518/) So, someone just went through stock photos until they found one that seemed to have the narrative that they wanted? I guess? As someone on the twitter thread said: > [@](#): > > It’s intentionally vague so bigots can project their own bias onto it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=428) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=430)