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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 04:13 PM Oct 2016

Christian group falls on its face raging against a ‘transgender’ H&M model who isn’t even trans

One Million Moms — a hypersensitive and perpetually aggrieved Christian activist group that doesn’t have anywhere close to one million members — has once again fallen flat on its face trying to wage a culture war against LGBT people.

Pink News reports that One Million Moms is encouraging its members to boycott H&M because one of its new ads allegedly features a transgender woman who will seduce America’s impressionable youth into believing in the fluidity of gender identities.

“H&M’s newest ‘She’s A Lady’ commercial includes what appears to be a man dressed as a woman in one segment, another woman wearing skimpy lingerie, and ends with two teenage girls kissing while underwater,” the group thundered on its statement urging a boycott of H&M. “H&M Marketing Team may have thought this type of advertising was politically correct, but not only is it disgusting and confusing for children, it is pushing the LBGT agenda.”

As JoeMyGod points out, however, the “transgender” woman in question is actually a woman named Fatima Pinto, who is a championship Muay Thai fighter. As you can imagine, being a Muay Thai fighter requires you to be in exceptional shape, which explains why Pinto’s arms are absolutely ripped, as you can see in the ad below.



If you’re worried that this mistake will embarrass One Million Moms into not being quite so easily outraged, don’t worry — after all, a JCPenny Christmas ad featuring Ellen DeGeneres and a bunch of elves was enough to trigger their delicate feelings.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/christian-group-falls-on-its-face-raging-against-a-transgender-hm-model-who-isnt-even-trans/
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Christian group falls on its face raging against a ‘transgender’ H&M model who isn’t even trans (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP
All 20 of the Million buy their clothes at Wally World anyway NightWatcher Oct 2016 #1
Why does it seem like when someone rants about something being "politically correct"... ck4829 Oct 2016 #2
.......... Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2016 #12
Ugh is there any organization more deplorable than One Million Moms? Initech Oct 2016 #3
The GOP. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #7
Mike Drop! ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #9
Oh I see the real problem 10 angry moms has with this commercial right away. Rex Oct 2016 #4
Here's the funniest part jmowreader Oct 2016 #5
Judith Butler might have a field day with One Million Moms ck4829 Oct 2016 #8
I find it hard to believe there are 1 million of them, or that a majority are even female. Oneironaut Oct 2016 #6
1 to 18 ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #10
I commend H&M on their positive advertisement. DCofVA Oct 2016 #11
Rather than the deplorable sweatshop conditions Cal Carpenter Oct 2016 #13

ck4829

(35,079 posts)
2. Why does it seem like when someone rants about something being "politically correct"...
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 04:40 PM
Oct 2016

It's a general indicator they have no idea what they are going on about?

It's like it's a mating call for the blowhard who proudly revels in their ignorance.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,426 posts)
12. ..........
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 09:44 AM
Oct 2016


Love your last line! So true! *rofl* Way too many people are ignorant, bigoted, and offensive and DAMN PROUD of it!
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
4. Oh I see the real problem 10 angry moms has with this commercial right away.
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 05:06 PM
Oct 2016

All those women are self-empowered, yeah that probably doesn't fly with 3 mad moms.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
5. Here's the funniest part
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 05:23 PM
Oct 2016

The woman in this spot they're freaking out about, Fatima Pinto, is "what appears to be a woman dressed as a woman."

The woman in this spot they're NOT freaking out about is Hari Nef - an openly transgender supermodel.

When I first watched the spot I was under the impression they were flipping out about the lady at 0:44 - who is Lauren Hutton, a legend in the modeling world. "OMG why did they dress up an old man as a woman? How dare they!" For the record, I hope I look that good at seventy!

ck4829

(35,079 posts)
8. Judith Butler might have a field day with One Million Moms
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 07:20 AM
Oct 2016

'A person with muscles CAN'T be a female, she just can't be' while failing to spot the transgender model really does show how gender is perceived.

Oneironaut

(5,519 posts)
6. I find it hard to believe there are 1 million of them, or that a majority are even female.
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 05:38 PM
Oct 2016

What is the old white guy to female ratio?

DCofVA

(714 posts)
11. I commend H&M on their positive advertisement.
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 09:24 AM
Oct 2016

What it told me is; it's ok to be overweight, it's ok to be old, it's ok to be homosexual.
Both ends of the political spectrum have their own ideas of what it is to be politically correct. To object to such an ad. To believe it shouldn't be shown because it is "offensive"; is a form of political correctness.

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)
13. Rather than the deplorable sweatshop conditions
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 09:54 AM
Oct 2016

of the factories that the cheap ass H & M clothes are made in Bangladesh, Cambodia and other places...

this is what outrages these bigots... so very 'Christian' of them.

Glad they're not my mom.

Assholes.

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