Gay-Bashing Bigot Tony Dungy Pushes Debunked Cat Litter Conspiracy

[Celerity]

fuck this asshole

NBC Sports NFL analyst Tony Dungy peddled a widely debunked myth about litter boxes in schools in a now-deleted tweet posted in reply to a video about trans children.

The former Indianapolis Colts coach—who has previously been criticized for his comments about gay athletes—replied to a Daily Wire video in which Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Sandra Feist spoke about a bill designed to give all students access to menstrual products in which Feist argued “not all students who menstruate are female.”

“That’s nothing,” Dungy wrote in his deleted reply. “Some school districts are putting litter boxes in the school bathrooms for the students who identify as cats. Very important to address every student’s needs.”

Last year, baseless rumors circulated in right-wing circles that litter boxes were being introduced in classrooms across the U.S. to cater to “furry” students.

Read it at Deadspin

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[RockRaven]

1. Hey braindead, FoxNews-watching, Joe Rogan-listening, fairy tale-reading moron...

If you believe that other shit, you ought to believe Mama Boucher. Her track record is just as good if not better than whatever your other sources apparently are.

[tenderfoot]

2. Most NFL players are right wing assholes - no surprises here

eom

[Buckeyeblue]

3. Yes. NFL is crazy right wing.

Baseball too. NBA is different.

[tenderfoot]

9. The NHL is pretty bad too

[Buckeyeblue]

11. And PGA...they are pretty wacko conservative as well

My sports consumption has gone way down. I do watch the NBA. Not because of their politics but because it's fast passed, fun to watch and over in 2 hours.

Most of pro football is spent watch the time between plays. It's not enjoyable. I'll watch the big games but usually the TV is muted, music is playing and I've got a few other things to keep me distracted between plays.

[tenderfoot]

12. I watch on mute as well.

And makes me puke most about golf is how many female golfers are right wing whack jobs.

[Mysterian]

13. Friendly question:

How do you know?

[tenderfoot]

14. Maybe personally knowing people that are involved in the league

Hope that answers your question.

[Mysterian]

15. So you made a generalization based on your limited knowledge

Now I understand.

[tenderfoot]

17. You're welcome to believe everything you think.

eom

[Mysterian]

18. What part of my previous statement is untrue?

Thank you.

[tenderfoot]

19. What part of mine isn't

Say? Why wasn't Colin Kaepernick ever resigned?

[Mysterian]

20. Your assertion is unsupported by sufficient evidence to make it true

I hope that helps.

[tenderfoot]

21. Most NFL players are right wingers

You're welcome to prove me wrong.

[Mysterian]

22. You are making the assertion

It's up to you to prove it.

[tenderfoot]

23. Prove me wrong

[Pete Ross Junior]

4. Debunked Cat Litter Conspiracy? Hmm.

First I've heard of it, and I thought I knew all the conspiracy theories.

I'm guessing this one originated as someone doing schtick making fun of Republicans,
and then some moron picked it up.

[Celerity]

5. It was all over DU and the media since 2021

I'm guessing this one originated as someone doing schtick making fun of Republicans,
and then some moron picked it up.

no


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax

The litter boxes in schools hoax (also called the litter box canard) is a false rumor alleging that certain North American schools provide litter boxes in bathrooms for students who "identify as cats", or who participate in the furry or otherkin subcultures. In 2021 and 2022, various American conservative and far-right politicians and media personalities promoted the hoax in response to several school districts enacting protections for transgender students.

Many news outlets, fact-checking websites, and academic researchers have debunked such claims, and officials from every school named by those promoting the hoax have verified that the accusations are false. The claims have been described as internet trolling, fearmongering, and anti-transgender rhetoric.

The hoax was reported in Prince Edward Island in October 2021 and initially thought to be a joke, but had to be formally disavowed as misinformation circulated on social media. Rumors spread to other Canadian provinces and schools. In the United States, popular media coverage of the hoax originally revolved around a school in Michigan in December 2021, but spread to schools in several other states. Ahead of the 2022 elections, several prominent American politicians and media personalities spread the hoax, including Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen, retired brigadier general and US Senate candidate Don Bolduc, podcast host Joe Rogan (who later clarified there was no "proof that they put a litter box" in a particular school), Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, and Christian talk show host Bill Cunningham. Several parents of school-age children have amplified the hoax on social media websites such as Facebook.

The hoax spread in North America largely as backlash against recognition of gender variance in schools. Some conservative politicians and activists argued that protections for LGBTQ+ students in schools had "gone too far" and that litter box accommodations are what they might lead to next, despite there being no confirmed instances of schools providing litter boxes for students to defecate or urinate in, or planning to do so.

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[jcgoldie]

6. No it was started on the right

And then passed around by the wingnuts on facebook as if it were actual news. The goal is to make educational accommodations for LBGTQ students seem ridiculous by comparing their gender identity to something nonsensical or a matter of childhood fantasy akin to cosplay.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna51439

If you are unfortunate enough to have any maga fools in your family this is one they all got from facebook where they can’t tell the difference between actual sourced news articles and rw propaganda bullshit. They especially love to congregate at holiday parties and share stories in 1st person as if they actually know someone whose child experienced it in their school. “Its true my coworkers daughter in liberal springfield actually experienced it. First they make the kids wear masks then they teach them to be gay and use different PRONOUNS then litter boxes in the bathroom whats next for these crazy WOKE schools???”

[Pete Ross Junior]

7. Interesting. I somehow missed it.

But I stand by my observation that it was picked up by morons.

[panader0]

8. Tony Dungy's brain is a litter box that needs cleaning.

[electric_blue68]

10. At least I've never heard of this guy, till now. Eww.. Go Away!

[Hotler]

16. I very seldom watch football anymore. Lately I've been watching...

hockey and sumo wrestling.

[Xavier Breath]

24. I was going to comment on the op

but now I'm distracted by the concept of sumo wrestlers playing hockey. You would not want one of those guys taking you into the boards

[twodogsbarking]

25. fuck this asshole

pasted from article. need we say more.

[Freethinker65]

26. It's sad that their are American adults with absolutely no critical thinking skills

They hear something unbelievably crazy, often about about a perceived opponent or scientific/medical topic, and instead of checking it out, they assume it to be true and spread the craziness.

We are doomed.

[Walleye]

27. People who believe the litter box thing, are so gullible they will believe anything

So they have no problem believing an honest man like Joe Biden has been taking bribes from foreign countries. If they believe litter boxes have been put in school for kids. What is their problem with pronouns anyway? Call somebody the name they want to be called, it’s not that hard,it’s a sign of respect