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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 89 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's an issue for the safety of his fragile worldview and values.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We should remove all safety and handicap ramps that lean to the left. For safety

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago (2 children)

America’s war on color continues.

Waiting for them to ban rainbows from kindergartens.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago (3 children)

So there's this daycare down the street from me. It has had a rainbow colored access ramp for as long as I can remember.

It's now painted black.

It could be completely unrelated, but I highly doubt it.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 months ago

Just like the famous Rolling Stones song. "I see a kindergarten access ramp and I want it painted black..."

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If it had grip sand integrated into the paint it would make sense that it needed repainted, and getting one color of deck paint is cheaper, and black paint absorbs more sunlight so they need to salt less.

Still sucks, but it’s the same reason we can’t have cool cars anymore.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It did not have sand in the paint. It had the adhesive strips on top of the paint.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Well then fuck those fascists

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should complain.

Or at least, the non-bigoted daycare parents should. A huge part of this problem is caused by a relatively few assholes going full Karen about their own fucking hangups and making them everyone else's problem. The solution is that decent people need to get EVEN LOUDER AND MORE PISSED OFF than they are, so that decision makers understand whose opinion actually matters here.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I just had a very similar conversation last night with some family and friends. There was a time when I would ignore shitty people's opinions.... After all, neither of us will change each other's minds. However, that's exactly how we got here. Those seemingly fringe, hurtful opinions now decide things for everyone. I'm not quiet any more.

[–] Jhuskindle@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago (3 children)

So far Austin has sworn to comply and SAN ANTONIO has refused! Cant believe we lost Austin first!!

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Keep Austin Bland!

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[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good riddance, those rainbow crosswalks jumped me stole my wallet, and dressed me up as a woman 6 times last week.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 11 points 10 months ago

Maybe you should have worn something less provocative. Rainbow crosswalks will be rainbow crosswalks, after all.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (15 children)

If rainbow sidewalks were actually unsafe, the engineers would know it already (because that's their fucking job) and wouldn't need a goddamned politician to tell them.

That's 100% proof by itself (as if we needed any more) that Abbott is a bigot and a liar.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Fascists are anti intellectual after all.

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[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely," which apparently means removing already existing crosswalks and making new ones, for no other reason than the manbaby is afraid of rainbows.

[–] k0mprssd@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 months ago

dont forget about the state freezing over each year, people dying, and the govt not doing shit to negate this problem for next year.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Texas governor is a safety issue

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Terrified of a rainbow.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wish my town had a gay cross walk, so then there would be more gay people. Rainbows make people gay and gay people throw great parties and have nice communities. I need that shit in my town.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Be the gay you need. Once you get the gay it will spread and make more people get gay. Gay the fuck out of the place. Gay that mother fucking town up!

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[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

What's a real "safety issue" is this nazi fucking regime.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn right they're a safety issue.

I was crossing one the other week. Boom. Gay. Just like that. Had to get a divorce and everything.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Sorry for your loss. I become gay but my partner became trans, so it still worked out.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also, unmarked crosswalks are perfectly safe because drivers know pretty much every intersection has an implied crosswalk whether marked or not. This comment has been brought to you by the letter S and viewers like you.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Lol I'm sure this is about safety and not a guy trying to feed a bunch of haters red meat so they don't look at the death rates in texas hospitals

[–] Grandslamdalf@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

This is just embarrassing.

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