1. El Muro de la Homofobia: Un Obstáculo para un Candidato Calificado.
Una opinión generalizada entre los comentaristas es que, si bien Pete Buttigieg posee las cualidades de un gran presidente, la homofobia profundamente arraigada en la sociedad estadounidense, especialmente entre ciertos grupos de votantes, hace que su elección sea prácticamente imposible.
- I am saddened by this. Not because i don’t think pete would be a great president - i do. But the level of homophobia among the magas and fundamentalists make it nearly impossible for a gay man to win.
- Pete buttigieg was and is my first choice to be president of the united states, but he suffers from one of those big issues that affect the least of us, and the republicans really know how to use it.
- Mayor pete would make a great president. It's too bad homophobia will never allow him to get elected.
- Pete is probably the most qualified democrat for the presidency. The only thing that holds him back is homophobia in this country. I hope people can get over their fears because we need his leadership.
- He is amazing. If it weren't for obvious homophobia, this brilliant man would be our president in his second term.
2. Paralelismos con la Misoginia y el Racismo.
Los usuarios establecen comparaciones frecuentes entre la homofobia que enfrenta Buttigieg y los prejuicios de misoginia y racismo que afectaron a candidatas como Hillary Clinton y Kamala Harris, sugiriendo un patrón de intolerancia que limita la elegibilidad de candidatos que no son hombres blancos heterosexuales.
- What makes you think the people who couldn't vote for a white woman or a mixed race woman for president are suddenly going to vote for a gay white guy? old prejudices die hard including homophobia.
- I am just afraid that he'd suffer the same fate as our black woman results with the level of homophobia still present in the u.s.
- Homophobia runs as deep as racism & misogyny in the american people.
- We just went through two campaigns where two extremely qualified women were defeated by a felon/reality game show host that went bankrupt four times. Look, if secretary pete got the nomination, he's got my support and vote, but don't be shocked at how prevalent homophobia is even on the left.
- He would be the best president this country would have in my lifetime. However, hillary and kamala lost due to ingrained misogeny in american culture. Ingrained homophobia is even worse.
3. Homofobia Interna: Un Desafío Dentro del Partido Demócrata y la Izquierda.
Se señala que la homofobia no es un problema exclusivo de los oponentes políticos. Los comentarios destacan su presencia dentro de bloques de votantes demócratas, como la comunidad negra y sectores de la izquierda, lo que representa un desafío interno para la candidatura de Buttigieg.
- Pete buttigieg is delusional if he thinks he can run and win. I don't dig him in general, but republicans aren't the only ones with a homophobia problem. There are certain reliable democratic voters who have a socially conservative streak.
- Black homophobia is a problem for pete and there’s other reasons why they might prefer another candidate over him or bernie, etc.
- I believe mr. Buttigieg could have been the democratic nominee in 2020 if it were not for widespread homophobia that existed in the black community at that time.
- I think the hatred of buttigieg among the online leftist set is partly a special “left” type of homophobia, where “cis white gay man” isn’t considered “queer enough.”.
- Buttigieg is starting his 2028 campaign, huh? cue the "he lost because homophobia!" claims. Surely it had nothing to do with his being just another white male corporate centrist dem, and his troubling history of racism allegations.
4. Contraargumentos y Esperanza: ¿Es la Homofobia un Obstáculo Insuperable?
A pesar del pesimismo general, una corriente de opinión minoritaria sostiene que el impacto de la homofobia podría estar sobrestimado. Estos comentarios citan la popularidad de Buttigieg en las encuestas y su capacidad de comunicación como factores que podrían ayudarle a superar los prejuicios.
- In poll after poll, pete is one of the most popular politicians in the country. So i don't think homophobia is as big of a barrier as you assume.
- This may be the perfect time to break that ceiling. Trump is such a disaster maga is falling apart. Buttigieg on the other hand is such an incredible communicator and sensible i think people might forget about their homophobia so they can eat, sleep & raise a family in peace.
- Of course he will face homophobia but he only needs just over 50% of voters to win. He can easily get that.
- I also didn’t see a black man winning in 2008, but bush was so disastrous that people were willing. I think the same could be true of pete after trump, but we’d definitely see a huge, bigoted backlash of old-school homophobia they way obama saw more blatant racism.
- Every time he speaks he singlehandedly strikes a blow against homophobia. You can't listen to him and not recognize the intelligence and quality of the man. He has a way of taking that issue off the table completely.