An image of JD Vance allegedly dressed as a woman and wearing a blonde wig was posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. The unconfirmed image quickly picked up steam and began trending under the hashtag #SofaLoren, a reference to the iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren and false claims that the Republican senator had sex with a couch.

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Many commenters online connected Vanceā€™s alleged history of cross-dressing with his legislative historyā€”which has long been a point ofĀ concernĀ for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.

The Ohio senator introduced the ā€œProtect Childrenā€™s Innocence Act,ā€ whichĀ aims to criminalizeĀ medical institutions that provide gender-affirming care to minors.

The Republican vice presidential pick also supports measures to limit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and labeled critics of so-called ā€œdonā€™t say gayā€ legislationĀ ā€œgroomers.ā€

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      3 months ago

      Fair enough on the terminology.

      Everyone is aware of the GQPā€™s obsession with drag queens/trans folks/bathrooms/etc. You can attack this obsession with this photo.

      So attacking their obsession is okay, but taking it one step further and explaining that theyā€™re not only obsessed but hypocritical somehow makes it out of bounds?

      I am truly trying to understand your point, and I think others have too, but it simply isnā€™t there. Can you just specifically say what you would like to see written when communicating this information to someone? What specifically do you want said about JD Vance when someone posts this photo? I think that might help.

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          3 months ago

          It was a question, trying to understand what the hell youā€™re trying to say. Donā€™t really think itā€™s fair to call that ā€œwildly mischaracterizedā€ but you do you.

          Happy to move on. You should really work on communicating your thoughts though. Youā€™re not making any sense and wasting a bunch of peopleā€™s time who are trying to engage with you in good faith, and then getting combative when itā€™s pointed out. We canā€™t see eye to eye while youā€™re facing the other direction.