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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 150 points 1 day ago (18 children)

WTH, Americans think that 30% of the country lives in NYC?

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 130 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They think 21% are transgender too.... A lot of propaganda has gone through these people.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 27 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

“Transvestigation” is fucking insane and there are a lot of people who are convinced that many celebrities are secretly trans.

I think it mostly started with disgusting conspiracies about Michelle Obama (they literally believe that Sasha and Malia were kidnapped, even have specific missing children they think they are). Alex Jones and his ilk think Michelle was born Michael.

This was a thing that developed I think late in his presidency, then it expanded to several other figures. My favorite is Donald Glover as a trans man - I’ll gladly welcome Childish Gambino into my community.

It’s a serious “Q anon” type mentally ill worldview.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 9 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Donald Glover as a trans man? I'm currious what makes them think that? Either way, dudes a fucking legend and is welcome in any community I'm in.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

That's because he's incredibly awesome and poignant in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

We can't have people respecting a black man who shows the reality of the situation, can we?

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