It has become popular these days for young conservatives and Republicans to whine on the Internet about how maligned and misunderstood they are. That's fine, I guess. But if we're going to have a bipartisan conversation, can we at least be less stupid about it?

It's time to retire some of the most simplistic tropes from this "I'm a conservative and human, too" genre. Here are 6 things I'm tired of hearing from young Republicans.

1. "I'm not anti-gay, I'm just anti-gay marriage./"It's not a War on Women, it's a War on Abortion."/"I'm not anti-immigrant, I only oppose illegal immigration."