It's not defamation if it's true. False public narrative? They were quoting you. Maliciously coordinating? The pageant made an announcement. Randos on the internet ran with it. Intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life? Bigot yes, shunned no. We want bigots to be as public as possible so we can fight against their bigotry. It's the hidden bogots that can the most dangerous.
It's part of the training for service animals and such, get 'em used to behaving properly around others. It doesn't always take, not every critter is suitable for tasks that demand appropriate socialization.
Even I knows the differenses between there/their/they're, and I am Norwegian, not coming from an English speaking country. Ich kan also eine teine bichen Deutch versteen. Eine teinen bichen. And I spells German horribly,i need to take a language class.
So ... Ms. Boltinhouse thinks that she can be a bigot and not have to suffer any consequences for being a bigot in the 21st century. In a time when the chief executive of the US is about as bigoted, never mind misogynistic as could be achieved, one might think that such behavior might get normalized. Those who run the Miss North Carolina USA pageant don't agree, which is why Brittany was shown the door in the first place. Still, consistent Christian Karen that she is, Ms. Boltinhouse has decided that she is the wronged party and is resorting to court action, supposedly to rectify things.
"She writes that her βpost about the Tate brothersβ¦ was no different from what prominent online members of the Trump family and Elon Musk have said.β"
That's your defense for being an asshole? That you're just as big of an asshole as the biggest flaming assholes on the planet? That's quite an own-goal.
She thinks that her opinions are the norm, because she's never been confronted with her bigotry until now. It'd be nice if this were a sufficient shock to her that she'd wake up and smell the BS, but she probably won't.
It's not only a low bar, but AFAICT she's lying about it. I have never once heard Trump or Musk talk about the Tates' *financial* decisions.
They might defend the porn stuff as legal or call them improperly accused of a crime, but her line about 'only following the Tates for their financial decisions' is just pure, unadulterated bullflop. Nobody in the world follows them for that, not even their defenders.
The freedom of speech doesn't come with an obligation to be listened to on anyone's part, and the freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequences of that speech. Now, she's playing the victim because people took exception to what she said. I would hate to think she has a case.
I think it's mostly a case of following the leader. Trump does this exact same thing, as well as other prominent conservatives. Their gameplan is to constantly and consistently claim they're the victims in all circumstances. It's no wonder she went this route.
Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is life-long, incurable and visible to all except the person with it. And it is impossible to hide. I await the first exception to this universal law.
From a number of my contacts who voted for Trump, they honestly thought that Harris would be even worse for the nation. I doubt they would admit it but Trump has put the lie to that.
If they thought Harris was going to be worse, it is far more than likely due to the jaundiced points of view espoused by the news media sources they typically patronize. If they could be bothered to take a wider view of the political scene, it would be one thing.
You and I both know that they either can't or won't do that.
You can add internalized misogyny to the list, after racism, homophobia and transphobia. Is it her goal to be a baby factory making sandwiches for a white Christian man?
The bigot crows about her Christianity. I have yet to see where her savior (a dark-skinned Palestinian Jew) says anything about LGBTQIA+s in the gospels.
I live in a regional center in the bibble belt that is large enough to have a small LDS church as well as a Reformed LDS (Community of Christ). There is a Baptist church next to each of them. The Baptist church next to the LDS Church periodically advertises "Pray for our missionaries in Provo!" Mormons will never be considered true Christians, get out your bagpipes, in this little corner of the MidSouth
This is a grift attempt. She posted things publicly online, therefore she didn't care about suffering anything. These were her own words. They really do have Main Character syndrome and a Persecution fetish.
Absolutely a grift attempt; she wants a big settlement.
IANAL and maybe Ms. America Inc. settles just to get the suit off the books, but personally I think her chances of winning if it goes to court are low. Her own lawyers' legal representation of her views (opposed to transgender folk) clash with the organization's mission and vision statement. That seems to me to be basically a legal admission that she's not eligible to compete.
Dude, all the defendants need to do is publish your own lawyers' statement of your beliefs, and that would be devastating media coverage making you a target of widespread accusations of homophobia.
I'm sure she can easily find like-minded friends, a husband, a job, etc... Losing a popularity contest doesn't prevent any of that. It just means you lost a popularity contest.
So at this point, were I the judge, I'd just throw the paper in the air. This is an absurd claim. The Tate brothers are known for just one thing - illegal porn ('alleged illegal porn' if you're in court). Nobody on the planet can seriously claim to know them only for their financial practices. Heck, probably nobody but the lawyers involved even know their financial practices.
All of the above is the direct result of her very likely living in a social / political bubble where alternative views and opinions were either filtered out or laughed at without consideration. It is just possible that she may learn something from what I hope will be an unmodified NEGATIVE outcome from her court case.
πΌπ βππ πππ€π π’ππ‘, πππππ ππ ππ’ππππ¦ ππ π‘βπ π·π’ππππ πΆππ’ππ‘π¦ ππ’ππππππ πΆππ’ππ‘, π΅πππ‘ππβππ’π π ππππππ ππ£πππ¦πππ π βπβπ π π’πππ π€ππ ππ’π‘ π‘π πππ‘ βππβ¦ ππ ππ π βπ πππ πππ πππ’π‘πππ¦ πππ‘βπππ π€ππππ.
The persecution complex is π΄π΅π³π°π―π¨ with this one.
β¦ π‘βππ πππ π ππ ππππ’π‘ π€βππ‘ π·ππππππππ‘π πππ πππ₯π‘: ππππππππ’π ππ¦ πππππππππ‘πππ π‘π ππ’ππππ β π ππππ π ππ’ππππ ππππππ‘ππ£π ππππ‘πππ¦πππ π΅πππ‘π‘πππ¦ π΅πππ‘ππβππ’π π ππ π πππππ π‘, βππππβπππ, π‘ππππ πβπππ, πππ πππ‘ππππππππ πππππ‘ π‘π ππ π βπ’ππππ ππππ ππ’ππππ ππππ
It's not defamation if it's true. False public narrative? They were quoting you. Maliciously coordinating? The pageant made an announcement. Randos on the internet ran with it. Intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life? Bigot yes, shunned no. We want bigots to be as public as possible so we can fight against their bigotry. It's the hidden bogots that can the most dangerous.
πΌπ‘'π πππ‘ πππππππ‘πππ ππ ππ‘'π π‘ππ’π.
THIS!!! ββββββββββββββββββββββββ
She also lacks literacy skills:
There, their, they're.
On top of her socialization skills [WHAT "socialization skills???"]
She don't want any of those "socialists" skills.
It's part of the training for service animals and such, get 'em used to behaving properly around others. It doesn't always take, not every critter is suitable for tasks that demand appropriate socialization.
Has she considered mucking barns?
There, there. Theyβre not all there.
Werewolf?
There.
There wolf.
Even I knows the differenses between there/their/they're, and I am Norwegian, not coming from an English speaking country. Ich kan also eine teine bichen Deutch versteen. Eine teinen bichen. And I spells German horribly,i need to take a language class.
So do they. Here is your challenge for the day.
FUSSBODENSCHLEIFMASCHINENVERLEIH
Can it core a apple?
Iβm not entirely sure what it does except provide the reason why Germans are very poor at Scrabble
Perhaps the German version of the game has much larger racks for the players' tiles.
She's a Trump fan?
Gee, it'd be a shame if Trump's goon squad took one look at her skin tone and then took her into custody.
I would be positively stunned if she WEREN'T a Trump fan! π
I really would not want that to happen to anyone actually.
So ... Ms. Boltinhouse thinks that she can be a bigot and not have to suffer any consequences for being a bigot in the 21st century. In a time when the chief executive of the US is about as bigoted, never mind misogynistic as could be achieved, one might think that such behavior might get normalized. Those who run the Miss North Carolina USA pageant don't agree, which is why Brittany was shown the door in the first place. Still, consistent Christian Karen that she is, Ms. Boltinhouse has decided that she is the wronged party and is resorting to court action, supposedly to rectify things.
Here's hoping the judge slams the door on her!
"She writes that her βpost about the Tate brothersβ¦ was no different from what prominent online members of the Trump family and Elon Musk have said.β"
That's your defense for being an asshole? That you're just as big of an asshole as the biggest flaming assholes on the planet? That's quite an own-goal.
She thinks that her opinions are the norm, because she's never been confronted with her bigotry until now. It'd be nice if this were a sufficient shock to her that she'd wake up and smell the BS, but she probably won't.
It's not only a low bar, but AFAICT she's lying about it. I have never once heard Trump or Musk talk about the Tates' *financial* decisions.
They might defend the porn stuff as legal or call them improperly accused of a crime, but her line about 'only following the Tates for their financial decisions' is just pure, unadulterated bullflop. Nobody in the world follows them for that, not even their defenders.
She's going to lose. Period. Then she'll have to pay tons of legal bills afterwords.
Brittany Boltinhouse, I'd like you to meet Kim Davis...
Two peas in a pod, the only difference is the quality of the makeup team.
She will go on the wingnut welfare persecution tour to bilk the rubes.
And get tons of money in gofundme, tours, paid interviews, etc.
She hopes that the usual suspects will take her case for free and escalate it up to the supreme court.
This stupid thing likely won't even make it to an appellate court. It's a frivolous lawsuit, and any lawyer worth his salt would see that in a second.
"any lawyer worth his salt"
Liberty Councel?
NOT the sharpest knife in the drawer!
The freedom of speech doesn't come with an obligation to be listened to on anyone's part, and the freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequences of that speech. Now, she's playing the victim because people took exception to what she said. I would hate to think she has a case.
It might be fun if she goes for a defamation and looses.
I think it's mostly a case of following the leader. Trump does this exact same thing, as well as other prominent conservatives. Their gameplan is to constantly and consistently claim they're the victims in all circumstances. It's no wonder she went this route.
She should threaten to bulldoze the pageant auditorium if she doesn't get her way.
Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is life-long, incurable and visible to all except the person with it. And it is impossible to hide. I await the first exception to this universal law.
The exception are the 63 million voters in 2016 and the 77 million in 2024 who didn't see the stupidity.
From a number of my contacts who voted for Trump, they honestly thought that Harris would be even worse for the nation. I doubt they would admit it but Trump has put the lie to that.
If they thought Harris was going to be worse, it is far more than likely due to the jaundiced points of view espoused by the news media sources they typically patronize. If they could be bothered to take a wider view of the political scene, it would be one thing.
You and I both know that they either can't or won't do that.
ππ‘π’πππππ‘π¦ ππππππ‘ ππ ππ’πππ π€ππ‘β πππππ¦, ππ π‘βπππ’πβ πππ’πππ‘πππ, ππ ππ¦ πππππ πππ‘πππ. ππ‘π’πππππ‘π¦ ππ πππ‘ π π ππ; π‘βπ π£πππ‘ππ πππ'π‘ βπππ πππππ π π‘π’πππ. π΅π’π‘ π π‘π’πππππ‘π¦ ππ π‘βπ ππππ¦ π’πππ£πππ ππ πππππ‘ππ πππππ; π‘βπ π πππ‘ππππ ππ ππππ‘β, π‘βπππ ππ ππ ππππππ, πππ ππ₯πππ’π‘πππ ππ πππππππ ππ’π‘ ππ’π‘ππππ‘ππππππ¦ πππ π€ππ‘βππ’π‘ πππ‘π¦.
-- Robert A. Heinlein
Would that Bob's WHOLE STATEMENT were true.
[π]βπ πππππ‘π π‘βππ‘ ππ 2024, π βπ π€πππ‘π π‘βππ‘ π‘βπ ππππ‘ππππ‘π¦ ππ π΄πππππ€ πππ ππππ π‘ππ πππ‘π (πππ‘β πππππππ βπ’πππ π‘ππππππππππ ) π€ππ βππ π πππ‘πππ π‘π βππ£π ππππππ‘π¦ πππ πππππππ.β
You can add internalized misogyny to the list, after racism, homophobia and transphobia. Is it her goal to be a baby factory making sandwiches for a white Christian man?
Yep. How can she possibly believe human trafficking is compatible with liberty and freedom?
The bigot crows about her Christianity. I have yet to see where her savior (a dark-skinned Palestinian Jew) says anything about LGBTQIA+s in the gospels.
He DOES talk about religious hypocrites, though.
I live in a regional center in the bibble belt that is large enough to have a small LDS church as well as a Reformed LDS (Community of Christ). There is a Baptist church next to each of them. The Baptist church next to the LDS Church periodically advertises "Pray for our missionaries in Provo!" Mormons will never be considered true Christians, get out your bagpipes, in this little corner of the MidSouth
I'm not actually sure that sign counts as "not considered Christians." A lot of sects use missionaries to poach from other sects.
'Cause y'know, you might worship our God, but if you don't do the dance the exact way we do the dance, you're going to hell.
This is a grift attempt. She posted things publicly online, therefore she didn't care about suffering anything. These were her own words. They really do have Main Character syndrome and a Persecution fetish.
She thinks she can cash in on being an asshat. I seriously suspect she's about to be severely disappointed.
She's not blond enough.
Absolutely a grift attempt; she wants a big settlement.
IANAL and maybe Ms. America Inc. settles just to get the suit off the books, but personally I think her chances of winning if it goes to court are low. Her own lawyers' legal representation of her views (opposed to transgender folk) clash with the organization's mission and vision statement. That seems to me to be basically a legal admission that she's not eligible to compete.
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_speech.png
Be sure the fine for her filing an obviously frivolous lawsuit is a hefty one.
You used a racial slur.
You celebrated a sex trafficking duo who brag about abusing and raping women.
You do not get to be in a position that supposedly represents women after that.
Bye bye.
In summary: person with unpopular views thrown out of a popularity contest, gets upset.
π΄π π‘βπ π·ππππππππ‘π β ππ€π ππ’πππ ππππππππ π π‘ππ‘πππππ‘π πππππππ, π‘βπππ π‘ππ’π πππ‘ππ£ππ‘πππ π€ππ πππππ’π π π΅πππ‘π‘πππ¦βπ πππππ‘ππππ πππ π‘π πππ£πππππ π βπ π€ππ π π π‘ππ’ππβ π π’πππππ‘ππ ππ ππππ πππππ‘ πππ’ππ, π‘βπ ππ π ππ π ππππ‘ππ ππππ πππ£ππ‘ππ£π πππ‘ππ£ππ π‘ πΆβπππππ πΎπππ, πππ ππ ππππ π ππππ‘ππ ππ ππππ πππππ‘ π΅ππππβπ βπππππ ππππππ π·ππ¦ ππ πππ ππππππ‘π¦.β π·ππππππππ‘π β πππππππππ‘ππ ππ’ππππππ‘ππππ πππππππ‘ππ πππ£ππ π‘ππ‘πππ πππππ πππ£πππππ πππ πππ π‘πππ‘ππ¦ π‘ππππ ππππππ π΅πππ‘π‘πππ¦βπ ππ’ππππ πππππ‘ππ‘π¦ ππππ π‘βπ πππ€ππ¦ ππππ€πππ πππ π ππππ‘β πΆπππππππ πππ΄ πππ‘π π‘βπ π‘πππππ‘ ππ π€ππππ πππππ ππππ’π ππ‘ππππ ππ πππππ π, βππππβππππ, π‘ππππ πβππππ, πππ πππππ‘ππ¦. πβππ π ππππ’π ππ‘ππππ ππππππ ππ π πππππ‘ππ π€ππ‘β π΅πππ‘π‘πππ¦βπ ππππ πππππ π π‘βπ π€ππππ.
Dude, all the defendants need to do is publish your own lawyers' statement of your beliefs, and that would be devastating media coverage making you a target of widespread accusations of homophobia.
π΅πππππ’π πππ π π€πππ‘ππ ππππ’π‘ βππ€ βπ‘βπππ ππ π π¦ππ’ππ π€ππππ ππ‘ π‘βπ ππππ‘ππ ππ π‘βππ β¦ πππ π βπ ππ π π‘πππ π βπ’πππ πππππ π€ππ‘β π ππππππ¦, π ππ’π‘π’ππ, πππ π ππππ πβπππ ππ βππ π‘βππ‘ ππ ππππππ π‘βππ π‘βππ ππππ‘ ππ βππ πππ’ππππ¦β ππ π π€ππ¦ π‘π π‘πππ ππππππ π‘π πππ‘ π‘ππππ‘ π΅πππ‘ππβππ’π π π€ππ‘β πππ πππ ππππ‘.
I'm sure she can easily find like-minded friends, a husband, a job, etc... Losing a popularity contest doesn't prevent any of that. It just means you lost a popularity contest.
π»ππ ππππππ π? πβπ βππ ππ ππππ π‘βπ πππ‘π π΅πππ‘βπππ π€πππ πππ! ππ π‘βππ‘ πΆβπππππ πΎπππ π€ππ π πππππ π‘! πβπ ππ’π π‘ βπππππ¦ππ π‘βπππ ππππ‘ππππ‘π¦β πππππππππ ππππππππ
So at this point, were I the judge, I'd just throw the paper in the air. This is an absurd claim. The Tate brothers are known for just one thing - illegal porn ('alleged illegal porn' if you're in court). Nobody on the planet can seriously claim to know them only for their financial practices. Heck, probably nobody but the lawyers involved even know their financial practices.
All of the above is the direct result of her very likely living in a social / political bubble where alternative views and opinions were either filtered out or laughed at without consideration. It is just possible that she may learn something from what I hope will be an unmodified NEGATIVE outcome from her court case.
But I place no bets on that.