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[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 5 points 9 hours ago

My mom has gotten worse over the years, especially since retiring. She used to refuse to support republicans solely because of LGBT+ issues despite otherwise mostly agreeing with them, but I think she may have voted for trump in the most recent election. She mostly buys into the "republicans = good for stock market" and "democrats = steal all your money" meme rather than being a true believer at least. She'll also repeat like obviously dog-whistle-laden talking points, but I don't think she really realized how racist they are and how they don't actually fit into her broader beliefs.

Also, she may struggle a lot with internalized transphobia, so honestly I feel far worse for her than I do for myself. Most of the time she tries to be transphobic to me (which she doesn't do often), she ends up being really affirming on accident and then says she'd like to transition the other way.

My other mom is more of the traditional MAGA type. Overtly racist (but doesn't say the n-word, so she doesn't think she's racist). OTOH, I don't think I've ever heard her be transphobic and she's one of the first people to ask me if I considered myself trans.

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