Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earl-Sears appears to have a very broad definition of what is and is not discrimination.
Earl-Sears and Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger exchanged views on transgender people and bathrooms during the gubernatorial debate in Virginia on Thursday before moving on to Earl-Sears' record on discrimination.
“My opponent was asked about her record of discrimination,” Spanberger started. “And importantly, my opponent has previously said that she does not believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry…”
“This is not discrimination!” Earls-Sears interrupted defensively.
– She is, quote, quote, “morally against same-sex marriage…”
“This is not discrimination!” Earls-Sears interrupted him again.
“My opponent also previously said that in her opinion it is normal for someone to be fired from a job for being gay, it is discrimination…”
“It’s not discrimination, nooo,” Earls-Sears said again.
Earls-Sears did not immediately respond to Spanberger's examples, instead accusing her of wanting to defund the police.
If “moral opposition” to same-sex marriage and support for firing people for their sexual orientation is not discrimination, then what is?
Sears was an active right-wing firebrand long before she joined Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as his lieutenant governor. State's first black lieutenant governor proposed it's time to move away from slavery, supported abortion illegal for six weeks And threatened violence against reproductive rights activists, carried out assault rifle on his 2021 election posters and believes that “critical race theory” creates “morale problems“, among other things. She and Spanberger are currently quite close in the race for governor of Virginia, as Decision table Spanberger has 51 percent and Earls-Sears has 44 percent.
The elections will take place on November 4.
