Here's a thorough examination of that transphobic piece of propaganda put out by Matt Walsh, which every conservative bigot is screeching with delight about.
I mean, we don't really need such a thorough study, because we know a pile of lying, hateful propaganda when we see it; and it will do no good at convincing the bigots that they're mistaken, since they could not care less about facts or evidence or what the truth is; but it's an interesting read, nonetheless.
A key point:
Debunking this stuff is easy. Men like Walsh, who portray themselves as defenders of Truth, Reason, and Science, do not actually to do the first things demanded by real scientific inquiry—namely to be humble rather than arrogant, to read widely, to fairly consider the opposing point of view, to put forward the strongest rather than the weakest version of the other side’s case, to question one’s own biases. They combine extreme ignorance with extreme arrogance, and while it is a cinch to demolish their talking points, it will be much harder to stop their social crusade.
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