I spent the last 5 days on a trade show floor with several Republican coworkers. We talked (like ya do) when times were slow.
Not one of them is planning to vote Republican in Nov. Not. One.
I was fascinated by that and asked why.
Here are their answers. 🧵/1
PSA for everyone….
YES, you CAN revoke consent at any time for any reason or no reason.
No one “permanently gives away” their entire body. Ever.
This is how rapists speak.
Thats not how consent works.
If you consent to permanently giving something away, you cannot revoke it.
If you consent to temporary transfer of ownership, you cant prematurely end it.
If you consent to an action, you can revoke consent mid action, but not for the part already...
Story time!
I dated a dude for about 3 months 2 years ago. Yes, we had sex.
He became verbally abusive quickly, and I broke it off. I don’t deal with that.
Two years later & he is STILL getting new numbers to text me from. 🤦🏻♀️
In case y’all are wondering why I’m #TeamBear.
Since I seem to have pissed off the “NotAlLmEN” crowd, let’s continue, shall we?
Stay mad, little bros! Keep showing women why the bear is the smart option. 👍🏼
Let’s start with my wasband.
We dated, married, everything groovy - we had a kid….
/7 I just listened. I asked a few questions but did not initiate the conversations.
But this is VERY telling. Republican tactics are not working.
As more than one said: “they’re just really loud about their stupidity.”😳😂
Faith in humanity restored. /end
Coworker 1: Republican from Ohio.
Says he can’t vote Republican because he has a daughter and he doesn’t want her rights taken away.
See - she was raped in college and got pregnant from it. Abortion meant she didn’t commit suicide (but came close).
Y’all.
Men know.
They know how they’re treating women. They know which man is a threat.
They laugh at his rape “jokes” and call it “locker room talk.”
And they protect him.
Because all men benefit by some men’s violence.
And they know it.
#TeamBear
3/ (Sorry - missed the 2 on the last one)
Coworker 2: Young female from Oklahoma.
Won’t vote Republican because she isn’t married and has gynecological problems. She’s terrified she won’t be able to carry and will die from complications if she can’t get an abortion.
5/ Coworker from WA.
Middle aged male. Democrat. Wants to know “wtf is wrong with Texas.” (He knows I live in TX.)
Hates the political stunts with immigration (his grandparents were refugees).
Also wants his daughter to have choices for her future.
Story time from #TeamBear!
I’m 16 and just started my first job waiting tables at a local place.
Bass fishing tournaments are common there, so we would have yearly influxes of fishermen to compete.
I’m working, and table of men (6) came in for dinner….
6/Coworker from FL. Male. Unknown political affiliation.
He doesn’t want his wife and daughters to lose the ability to determine their own futures. Has sisters and says they deserve the right to choose their own paths.
Grandparents immigrated to US.
In the shape of a hand on my ass for weeks.
And this concludes today’s story of why I’m #TeamBear.
Now the Xitter menfolk can show up and tell me how “wrong” I was to be scared and how it’s “fine” for men to literally hit a teenager just because she’s a waitress.
🤨
4/Coworker from TN. Republican middle aged man.
Says he won’t vote Republican because his 20-something kids don’t want babies yet and need birth control.
And he thinks AR-15s should be outlawed (his words).
He doesn’t support Democrats, so he just won’t vote.