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[ Let's bring slavery back say the descendants of the South ]
An October conversation between Gen Z political influencers Dean Withers, a progressive, and Emily Wilson, a far-right MAGA conservative, is a prime example. Dismissed as an aberration a month ago, Wilson's comments now feel eerily like a missed harbinger of the election results.
Because Wilson, you see, is a full-grown Gen Z adult who thinks states should be allowed to legalize slavery if they feel like it—and is so certain she's right she's willing to be on record about it for the rest of her life.
The comments came during a debate about abortion rights between the two influencers on the One Night With Steinypodcast back in October. Withers questioned Wilson's support for Trump and her position on the abortion issue, saying:
But don't worry—Wilson's comments weren't just abhorrent, they were also brain-meltingly stupid. When a shocked Withers tried to nail down her batsh*t views further by talking about the Confederacy, Wilson replied:
And, of course, like every well-trained right-wing lapdog, she quickly moved on to dismissing the conversation as a "gotcha moment," as if her own words were some kind of trick or something.
As you can imagine, Wilson's gross and stupid nonsense didn't go over very well with people online.
We wish Wilson luck in the future when her influencing career eventually flames out and she has to find a regular job besides being a troll on the internet.
Trump may have won, but most people in the world aren't going to look the other way at a woman being eternally on-record about liking slavery.
Add that "gotcha moment" to the list of things you're gonna learn the hard way in the next few years, Emily.
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An October conversation between Gen Z political influencers Dean Withers, a progressive, and Emily Wilson, a far-right MAGA conservative, is a prime example. Dismissed as an aberration a month ago, Wilson's comments now feel eerily like a missed harbinger of the election results.
Because Wilson, you see, is a full-grown Gen Z adult who thinks states should be allowed to legalize slavery if they feel like it—and is so certain she's right she's willing to be on record about it for the rest of her life.
The comments came during a debate about abortion rights between the two influencers on the One Night With Steinypodcast back in October. Withers questioned Wilson's support for Trump and her position on the abortion issue, saying:
Wilson then replied with the standard "states' rights" boilerplate that pretty much every conservative who isn't great at critical thinking uses in these debates.
To point out the holes in this logic, Withers responded by asking Wilson a question seemingly designed to determine if she has any red moral lines whatsoever. Turns out not so much! He asked her:
Wilson immediately shot back:
Cool story, Emily. We'll just go ahead and assume you'd have that same laidback view if it were, say, performative white women who've never known a day of struggle in their lives being forced into slavery, too.
But don't worry—Wilson's comments weren't just abhorrent, they were also brain-meltingly stupid. When a shocked Withers tried to nail down her batsh*t views further by talking about the Confederacy, Wilson replied:
Oh okay, phew. The fact that you literally just endorsed slavery had us doubting you for a minute there!
And, of course, like every well-trained right-wing lapdog, she quickly moved on to dismissing the conversation as a "gotcha moment," as if her own words were some kind of trick or something.
As you can imagine, Wilson's gross and stupid nonsense didn't go over very well with people online.
We wish Wilson luck in the future when her influencing career eventually flames out and she has to find a regular job besides being a troll on the internet.
Trump may have won, but most people in the world aren't going to look the other way at a woman being eternally on-record about liking slavery.
Add that "gotcha moment" to the list of things you're gonna learn the hard way in the next few years, Emily.
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social)
Absolutely abhorrent. https://www.comicsands.com/emily-wilson-slavery-legal-states?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram
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