The Aberdeen American News agrees that South Dakota Cattlemen’s chief Steve Ollerich erred in calling for violence against transgender South Dakotans in his September/October column in his beef-marketing organization’s magazine:
Cross-dressing and transgender are confusing topics for many, including some of the people dealing with them personally. Some of those people worry and hurt and deal with depression as they try and sort out their feelings. That’s even implied in Ollerich’s “joke” about a person contemplating suicide by jumping off a bridge. And that kind of strife deserves acknowledgement.
Advocating violence, even in the form of a “joke,” is never the right play [editorial, “SD Cattlemen’s President Should Resign {paywall},” Aberdeen American News, 2019.09.14].
The AAN editorial further dismisses Ollerich’s apology and calls on Ollerich to resign:
Ollerich, who raises cattle near Elkton, certainly has the right to free speech. But he writes his column in the September-October issue of the South Dakota Cattleman’s Association publication under the title of Steve Ollerich, association president. So his column, rightly or wrongly, is a reflection of the group at large. And his words had to make some cattlemen (and cattlewomen) queasy.
…It doesn’t seem like Ollerich gets it. After calling for respect, he shows a lack of that very trait.
He should resign [AAN editorial, 2019.09.14].
Meanwhile, the SDCA reminds its Facebook followers that last week’s storms and flooding come “on top of an already stressful year” for farmers and ranchers, encourages readers to “reach out to your neighbors, check in, give a quick text or call and listen,” and encourages agriculturists to call the Avera Farmer Stress Hotline if they need help. Maybe instead of resigning, the SDCA president could volunteer to work that hotline and help farmers and ranchers deal with their stress… though please, Steve, leave your jokes back at the ranch.
Too add even further to the issues of livestock production, we now know where the excess products are going, into the food banks. The very food sources that GNOem and the rest of the Chubby trumpers declare should be cut, while adding onerous “work requirements” to receive the oversupply of products.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-49693235/china-is-rolling-back-tariffs-on-us-pork-and-soybeans
I posted this yesterday in a different spot. Fits here, imho.
.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/black-transgender-woman-bee-love-slater.html
Do you really think this guy has the personality to be useful on a stress hotline? I think maybe he should resign, stay home and keep his mouth shut so he can’t do anymore harm.
Jerry – The “bonus” TEFAP ( The Emergency Food Assistance Program ) product resulting from the tariffs is not a reality for South Dakota. The SD Department of Education that oversees the program seems to have selected to not receive and make available to food pantries and feeding programs all of the meats and “bonus” products that our neighboring states are receiving. The SD Dept of Ed also has determined to not participate during the summer months or during the month of October. Therefore the foods are not available 12 months a year as in other states.
Wait—what?! When the SD Dept of Education make that decision? Is that on the record somewhere? Why would they choose not to receive food that could feed kids?
Ollerich should resign, the AAN is right. Anyone who “jokes” about killing another human being should not be allowed to hold any public office and probably should undergo psychiatric evaluation.
1 in every 1700 US babies is born with physical characteristics of more than one gender. That’s a lot of babies among our 300 million Americans!
Historically when the baby is still an infant surgery is often done to make the body physically resemble only one gender, but sometimes they pick the wrong one because gender also happens in the brain.
There are more families and doctors becoming willing to wait for the child to become older and tell them which gender, or both, she or he is.
There is also wide variation in levels of estrogen, testosterone and other hormones that affect one’s sense of gender.
The only “monstrous” thing in regard to transgenderism, is people like Ollerich who openly advocate for their death. Ollerich got to choose to be an a$$hole. Transgendered people don’t choose that, but it’s their life and they try to live it as best they can.
Not surprised, this is the way the average South Dakota thinks. They haven’t earned their North Mississippi name for nothing