The complaints about Freedom 250 are arriving so quickly that it’s hard to keep up. The UFC fight on the White House lawn is offensive. Celebrating Trump’s birthday is offensive. Celebrating America’s 250th birthday is offensive. The sponsorships are offensive. The octagon is offensive. And, naturally, the ring girls are offensive too.

Women, But Not Like That

After reading several articles explaining why patriotic women in sequined red, white, and blue costumes represent yet another cultural catastrophe, I briefly wondered what an acceptable alternative might look like.

Then I remembered drag brunch exists.

One of the more amusing complaints comes from the simple fact that ring girls still exist at all. According to critics, the very concept is outdated and sexist. Never mind that the women involved willingly signed up for the job, get paid for the job, and appear to enjoy the job. We are apparently expected to believe they are victims anyway.

That seems to happen a lot these days. Women are empowered right up until they make choices progressives don’t approve of, like existing.

The president’s 80th birthday fight night will feature “Octagon Girls,” but the models costumes have been attacked for being “nothing but US flag code violations.” https://t.co/ieEKVA5bKF

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 12, 2026

Exhibit A: Jezebel Has Entered The Chat

According to Jezebel, attractive women voluntarily wearing patriotic costumes at a sporting event is embarrassing.

Meanwhile, somewhere in America, a drag brunch featuring a six-foot-three man in sequins lip-syncing show tunes is being described as a courageous expression of authenticity.

The standards appear somewhat inconsistent.

Drag queens performed sexually themed dances with CHILDREN while taking cash tips from them at a “family-friendly” lgbtq pride event in Round Rock, Texas pic.twitter.com/QSynu8KQ8t

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 10, 2026

This video goes out to all you Democrats complaining about Trump’s UFC event, your party was pushing trans nonsense, and people were topless on the White House lawn https://t.co/KpjtqYFpeP pic.twitter.com/LIRDPpRm3k

— Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey (@wakeupnj) June 13, 2026

Apparently, a woman dressed as Betsy Ross is degrading.

A man dressed as Betsy Ross is groundbreaking.

The War On Fun

The funny part is that the outfits aren’t even particularly scandalous.

They’re glamorous. They’re patriotic. They’re festive and fun. Then again, nobody has ever accused the Left of being much fun.

The outfits are perfectly suited for an event celebrating Flag Day, America’s 250th birthday, and President Trump’s birthday on the White House lawn.

Yet somehow, this has been transformed into a debate about sexism, objectification, and the proper interpretation of the Flag Code. Of course it is.

WAKE UP! IT’S FIGHT NIGHT. 🇺🇸🥊 pic.twitter.com/hJyQPWz5fr

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 14, 2026

The Horror Of Patriotic Women

America has spent decades putting stars and stripes on everything from swimsuits to sneakers, to Olympic uniforms to pickup trucks. I suspect the republic can survive a few sequins.

The ring girls are not mocking the flag, and they certainly aren’t mocking America.

Nor are they mocking women.

They’re simply attractive women wearing festive, patriotic costumes for a patriotic event. Frankly, they’re adorable.

But This Isn’t Really About The Costumes, Is It?

Let’s be honest. This isn’t really about the sequins.

If these same outfits had appeared at a Pride event, a drag show, or some other progressive-approved celebration, most of the people currently suffering another episode of patriotic distress would not have said a word.

What makes these costumes offensive isn’t the stars, it isn’t the stripes, and it’s not even the ring girls being real women.

It’s the setting. The White House. Trump. The UFC. And the unapologetic celebration of America.

A woman in a patriotic costume at a sporting event is supposedly degrading. A man dressed as a woman performing for children is celebrated as progress.

Somewhere, an exhausted progressive journalist is currently typing a 1,200-word essay explaining why a woman in a red, white, and blue costume represents a grave threat to the republic.

It’s difficult not to admire that level of commitment.

Misplaced commitment, certainly.

But commitment nonetheless.

Feature Image: AI-genereated illustration.