In his ruling, Hittner mentioned Dolly Parton, whose death was announced Tuesday, and criticized the law’s definition of banning performances that “[appeal] to the prurient interest,” citing people who would chastise Parton “as a voluptuous sex symbol because of her big hair, flamboyant clothes and breast exposure.”

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[–] 7 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

this is a common sense counter argument, but it's been used for atleast the last few decades and this prejudice continues to persist nonethelss so i think that makes it clear this "concern" is culture war astroturfing.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    And I'll continue to respond to people in my life who try homophobic crap around me by pointing out their stupid prejudice

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

    the continued existence of this culture war battlefield suggests that combating it at a personal level has a limited impact at best and the astroturfing means that there's systemic backing for it, so it's must be combated at there for it to have a lasting impact.

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