It has not taken lengthy for the Dem blame recreation to kick off after Donald Trump’s victory and the Republican crimson wave swept over the nation.
Amongst these Democrats pointing fingers is Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, who reportedly mentioned Dems are “out of touch with the American people.”
“I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on the playing field by a male or formerly male athlete. But as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that,” Moulton reportedly informed a New York Instances reporter within the wake of Tuesday’s election.
Trump’s marketing campaign had spent tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} on anti-transgender messaging, attacking Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats.
The Democratic Get together must “do less preaching and more listening,” Moulton reportedly informed the Instances.
The congressman is going through warmth on-line for his transgender feedback, together with from Mass Equality, which in a press release mentioned the group was “extremely disturbed” by his “attacks on transgender athletes.”
Moulton’s remarks have “further compounded our community’s sense of vulnerability,” the group mentioned in its assertion. “Referring to transgender athletes as ‘male or formerly male,’ the Congressman’s remarks were both harmful and factually inaccurate.
“These statements contribute to the ongoing stigmatization of transgender people, especially transgender women and girls, in sports,” Mass Equality added.
The group mentioned it has reached out to Moulton to satisfy with him in regards to the problem.
“Our community is deeply hurt by these remarks, which reinforce harmful stereotypes and undermine the dignity of transgender athletes,” Mass Equality Government Director Tanya Neslusan mentioned in a press release.
“We hope that by engaging with the Congressman, we can work toward a more inclusive and informed understanding of transgender issues in sports,” the manager director added.
Earlier this yr, an area faculty district handed a coverage that enables gamers to take a seat out video games with none repercussions.
The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Faculty Committee authorized the coverage that lets student-athletes not play in video games towards groups with gamers of the alternative intercourse. This vote got here within the wake of the viral discipline hockey shot from a boy who critically injured a woman.
Along with talking with Moulton, the New York Instances reporter after the election spoke with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who complained that the Democratic Get together has “become increasingly a party of identity politics … the party needs to recalibrate around an economic focus.”
