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Base Air Show Featuring Scantily Clad Models Raises Questions About Justification for Drag Show Ban (www.military.com)

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At Joint Base Lewis-McChord's air show just outside of Tacoma, Washington, this past weekend, onlookers and families saw tactical military jets, high-performance sports cars and risqué models dancing on stage in skintight red, white and blue bikinis, part of what organizers described as a "way to thank the Puget Sound community."

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[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

"This is not anti-trans; this is not homophobic," Alford said. "If this were females in an oversexualized arena performing like this, I would be against it as well..."

Austin Higginbotham, a spokesman for Alford, did not return a request for comment asking whether the Missouri Republican condemned the risqué models present at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord air show.

Did not return a request for comment...because oversexualized women is okay, and his stance was entirely political theater to rationalize his bigotry.