Chuck's deep thoughts:
1) Rigidly enforced gender roles result in increased opportunities for exploitation and predation, because women and children are kept in "their place," and men continue viewing them as having fewer rights. So that's more opportunity for pedos, not fewer. And there, the denial and gaslighting of the right wing come in to both obfuscate and accuse others. And obviously, to gin up voters to raise their voices against those other, awful pedos. 2) The much bigger picture of course, is all these laws attack public education writ large. To allow lawsuits, threats of lawsuits, settlements, threats to teachers leading to a chilling effect on what's taught, teachers leaving because they're disrespected and monitored.... defunds and demoralizes the education system. Obviously, the whole "parental rights" movement ginned up is the master stroke to take the house/senate etc. and beyond. Very cynical, calculating, and I don't know how you defend against the perpetually fearful and outraged, because those emotions are extremely motivating for those who believe that others gaining rights means they lose rights. Y