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nonlawyer t1_j103ki1 wrote

Reply to comment by AnacharsisIV in New York City Councilman Erik Blottcher's office, home vandalized with hate speech by mowotlarx

I don’t think so, AFAIK the “groomer” stuff was spearheaded by the usual suspects on the right like Chris Rufo and Jack Pobosiec, starting around the time Disney criticized the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” law. The same folks who were behind the CRT moral panic the year prior.

Shoe sometimes winks at QAnon-adjacent stuff despite calling herself a socialist, but I don’t think she started this one

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Distinct_Molasses234 t1_j10w3gv wrote

They were following James Lindsay. Lindsay is unknown by most but he was the one who laid the groundwork for the anti-woke movement on Twitter.

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nonlawyer t1_j10xhcw wrote

Riiight. I was trying to remember the name of that turd.

Despite all the groomer bullshit, no one will be surprised that he was friendly with a sex cult leader

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ninyabruja t1_j1116og wrote

I was in 5th grade in CA when the Briggs initiative was on the ballot. My teacher would have lost his job had it passed.

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