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Sep 11Liked by DW Shumway

At first, until you mentioned it, I thought the carpet and desks in the House chamber were blue. Then I thought how cute it would be (cutely costly) if they changed the color every time the dominant party lost power. You know, red for Republicans, blue for Democrats. Some states would be changing their decor every two years or so.

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Sep 11Liked by DW Shumway

Was that dad actually raising his son as a girl or was he oblivious to the fact that he’s letting his boy look like a girl? Ya know, putting him in a situation that’ll make him tough….a boy named Sue sort of thing.

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Given the neighborhood I was in, I had that same question. It's a pretty woke thing to do, but of course it won't make the kid tough, like the character from the song, who got in a lot of fights and no doubt carried a blade. If there's any cutting in this case it'll be the self-mutilation variety. Then again, let's not jump to conclusions and just assume that maybe the dad is just letting junior's hair grow a little long and he'll soon tire of the compliments toward his 'daughter'. He's got a Broncos hoodie- there's some hope in that (and for once I'm hoping we have a Bud-drinking, football watching 'man's man' here).

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I used to shop at Wax Trax when I was 12. Next to that shop was Fashion Nation, which sold the Doc Marten's, Spiked everything, and the now ubiquitous hair dye. On and for the record, when we dyed our hair in the 90's it didn't look like kool-aid wearing thin, or some half-assed job done in irony, as is the trend now. It was opaque, drastic, and it said "FUCK YOU! I don't want your acceptance. Ever" Down the way, in the heart of Downtown was Muddy's Cafe. That's where we went to find real trouble, not safe spaces. Flashing back, it's not where teens should have been hanging out and that's exactly what pulled us into it's orbit. It's gone now. Just like the Neo-Nazis, the SHARPS, the goths, and all the affiliated gutter-punks. In the mid to late 90's Denver went towards the Rave Culture. Tongue Piercings and Gauged earrings, poorly down tattoos, and copious chemicals gave way to the Fag Culture that dominates Colorado today. Once upon a time Denver was gritty, not gentrified, not Blue, and not Rainbow-Mafia operated. Some blame the legalization of Marijuana which brought in the cartels, but that doesn't explain how Denver became the Trans-Woman twin of San Franny. The Rainbow Agenda is seeking to fagify (Queer) everything, and they will, until the breeders stand up for their children. Until then, Captives.

Side note... the guy with Broncos hoodie looks awfully familiar.

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