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George Takei slams Chappell Roan for saying “both sides” of the election are the same

Chappell Roan is getting criticized for saying that "both sides" of the election "have problems."

Out pop star Chappell Roan is getting flak on social media for comments she made about how she believes that “both sides” – that is, both Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – “have problems” and therefore she won’t be publicly endorsing anyone in the election. The issue for a lot of people responding to her online is that “both sides” is a common refrain used to prevent critical examination of an election, often by wealthy centrists who have little stake in policy outcomes. Takei decided to respond on social media by pointing out that he doesn’t believe LGBTQ+ people are in a position to act like Republicans are just as good as Democrats on important issues.

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