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Delusional: Pride Magazine Celebrates Lesbian Fire Chief of L.A. As City Burns Down

David Strom, HotAir

“It's obvious that Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, who is leading the effort to extinguish the L.A. fires, is not exactly killing it, but that isn't how Pride magazine sees it. Kristen is a lesbian, and that is all that matters.”

“I read the article that accompanies the headline and was struck by something that was totally missing: any mention of her efforts to get the fires under control and no mention of how disastrous the situation is. It's all about how great it is that she is a lesbian and how awful it is that people are pointing out that she is a DEI hire who prioritizes DEI in hiring, as she proudly notes in her biography. 

“Pride, though, thinks Crowley is "getting it done." The "it," it turns out, has little to do with fighting fires though.”

The stereotype of lesbians always being prepared for an emergency — everyone knows a queer woman who doesn’t leave the house without a Leatherman multitool and carabiners — holds true for Los Angeles’ first openly LGBTQ+ Fire Chief Kristin Crowley who is overseeing the firefighters trying to stop the Palisades fire.

As of Wednesday morning, more than 5,000 acres in the affluent celebrity-inhabited neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in southern California has been consumed by fire, with approximately 1,000 structures and coastal homes reduced to rubble.

The fire is being called “one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory” by the LA Times and has already carved a path of destruction along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Strom:

“I had no idea of the stereotype that lesbians are always prepared for an emergency. Who knew? 

“As you can see, Pride acknowledges that there is indeed a massive fire in L.A.--one of the most destructive in memory. So at least there is that. Unfortunately, they can't specify how Crowley is "getting it done" because, in fact, "it" is NOT getting done. Firefighters don't even have consistent access to water, and the fires are killing people, destroying some of the most exclusive real estate in the world, and totally out of control. 

“But Kristin Crowley has a Leatherman multitool, apparently, so there is that. And if you actually need help, that is your problem. DEI über alles.”