Chthonic_Goat_666 posted:a few highlights, thanks
The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere
It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes.
By fastening a safety pin to their clothing, people are declaring themselves allies to groups who have been maligned by Trump, to show that they stand in solidarity with anyone who might be afraid.
And as we’ve been dismayed to find out in the days following Trump’s election, it appears that there is reason to fear. People across the country have shared stories on social media of violence and hate speech directed at them in the wake of Trump’s victory. Racist graffiti was spotted around the country and minorities reported experiencing harassment the day after Trump was elected.
These frightening instances illustrate why the #safetypin idea ― which was inspired by a movement following Brexit in the United Kingdom ― is so timely. It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes, assuring people they are not alone.
And the movement seems to be catching on. Americans are posting photos of themselves on social media, declaring themselves “safe places” and showing support for women, people of color and other marginalized groups.
le_nelson_mandela_face posted:
lol hamilton is responsible for the us having the electoral college
peepaw posted:BLACK VOICES
The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere
It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes.
By fastening a safety pin to their clothing, people are declaring themselves allies to groups who have been maligned by Trump, to show that they stand in solidarity with anyone who might be afraid.
And as we’ve been dismayed to find out in the days following Trump’s election, it appears that there is reason to fear. People across the country have shared stories on social media of violence and hate speech directed at them in the wake of Trump’s victory. Racist graffiti was spotted around the country and minorities reported experiencing harassment the day after Trump was elected.
These frightening instances illustrate why the #safetypin idea ― which was inspired by a movement following Brexit in the United Kingdom ― is so timely. It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes, assuring people they are not alone.
And the movement seems to be catching on. Americans are posting photos of themselves on social media, declaring themselves “safe places” and showing support for women, people of color and other marginalized groups.
Great, now the pin I wear to show my affiliation with the diaping lifestyle is going to be universally misinterpreted YET AGAIN.
peepaw posted:BLACK VOICES
The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere
It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes.
By fastening a safety pin to their clothing, people are declaring themselves allies to groups who have been maligned by Trump, to show that they stand in solidarity with anyone who might be afraid.
And as we’ve been dismayed to find out in the days following Trump’s election, it appears that there is reason to fear. People across the country have shared stories on social media of violence and hate speech directed at them in the wake of Trump’s victory. Racist graffiti was spotted around the country and minorities reported experiencing harassment the day after Trump was elected.
These frightening instances illustrate why the #safetypin idea ― which was inspired by a movement following Brexit in the United Kingdom ― is so timely. It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes, assuring people they are not alone.
And the movement seems to be catching on. Americans are posting photos of themselves on social media, declaring themselves “safe places” and showing support for women, people of color and other marginalized groups.
*puts on hockey helmet in cafe while reading althusser and typing on his phone* #safetypin
parabolart posted:offically met my first protester who is "ready to die for this" , to whom i responded, in so many words, that that's not a good idea
a guy who i know who is kind of a scumbag but is fun enough to play video games with said this and everyone got all awkward when i replied 'cool just make sure you take some fascists with you.' like i'm the weird one for not wanting to see a perfectly good suicide go to waste
tpaine posted:dr khat, i hope you're not expecting me at thanksgiving this year. i will not be attending because you convinced your drug dealer to spoil his ballot.
At Tufts University, arts and crafts were on offer. And the University of Kansas reminded students via social media of the therapy dogs available for comfort every other Wednesday.
Colleges nationwide scrambled to help students process Republican Donald Trump’s stunning election victory. They’re acknowledging that many students were up late watching results and so may not be at their sharpest in early-morning lectures. More so, they’re responding to a widespread sense of shock and despair on campuses to the victory of a candidate who offended Mexicans, Gold Star mothers, Muslims and the disabled during the course of the campaign.
The touchy-feely approach won some catty comments from skeptics, calling students “snow-flakes” for their inability to handle the result. But schools said the concerns were real for many students.
“People are frustrated, people are just really sad and shocked,” said Trey Boynton, the director of multi-ethnic student affairs at the University of Michigan. “A lot of people are feeling like there has been a loss. We talked about grief today and about the loss of hope that this election would solidify the progress that was being made.”
There was a steady flow of students entering Ms. Boynton’s office Wednesday. They spent the day sprawled around the center, playing with Play-Doh and coloring in coloring books, as they sought comfort and distraction.
“There is unspeakable shock at the manifestation of hate and bigotry that is on par with how people felt when Orlando happened, when Charleston happened,” she said. “This feels different from those events, but there is the same sort of heaviness today on campus today. Everyone is very quiet. It looks like grief.”
There were also celebrations on campuses by supporters of Mr. Trump.
Ben Kaplan, head of Tufts Democrats, said that as some supporters of Hillary Clinton cried, portions of a campus center erupted in cheers as each state was called for Mr. Trump Tuesday night.
Alex Walker, son of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and chairman of the College Republicans of University of Wisconsin-Madison, which endorsed Mr. Trump, said that despite early shock, students “seemed to have accepted the results and were getting back to their normal routines.”
The school tweeted around midday that the multicultural student center’s lounge was open all day for drop-ins, noting “all are welcome.”
Mr. Walker said concerns about Mr. Trump’s heated rhetoric on immigration and other issues were “overblown,” adding that the president-elect’s acceptance speech had “a very calm and unifying message.”
Still, Alan Peel, an astronomy lecturer at the University of Maryland canceled a test scheduled for Wednesday morning, writing to students that he worried some of their performances may be affected by “the monumental effort necessary to accept what must be a personally threatening election result.”
He opened the message, “Given that the nation in which you currently reside decided last night to elect a president whose own words have painted him a moral and possibly physical hazard to many of us…,” according to a copy reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Julia Abraham, a 19-year-old student in the class, said she was relieved by the news and supported her professor’s decision. “Our class is very diverse,” she said, including “many who are directly targeted by Mr. Trump.” She said she thought “a bit of grieving time” would allow students to perform better on the test down the line.
Morgan Polikoff, a professor at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, also canceled his Wednesday class. He told the 11 students in his Ph.D. statistics course on election night that they didn’t have to come if they didn’t want to; by the time he woke up, six said they weren’t up for meeting.
Hofstra University’s Intercultural Engagement and Inclusion office hosted a session Wednesday called “A Way Forward: A Discussion on the 2016 Presidential Election.” The event advertisement on Twitter said it would allow “diverse voices of the campus community” to discuss the election and “how we move forward together with civility, as a nation and Hofstra community.”
postmaster general chopper says harden the fuck up, ya sheilas
tpaine posted:Oh fuck, I am seriously afraid now. I am transgender, and have already started taking hormones. This is a path that I cannot stop. If trump wins, the republicans will have full control of the federal government and of my state (Texas). They will absolutely ruin any and all rights I have. Fuck, I am really freaked out that they may even ban hrt for us, (which would cause SERIOUS health problems for me now, both physical and mental) or force us to wear patches (leading to more targeted violence and bigotry) or march us into camps with other lgbt people. I thought I was doing better. I may actually kill myself now. And fuck now I can't sleep.
i bet this person thought jade helm was the dumbest shit
This is the conference @donnabrazile is attending for some ungodly reason pic.twitter.com/mTUR8HORqh
— Virgil Texas (@virgiltexas) November 11, 2016
drwhat posted:i guess i really am poisoned fatally with irony, i can't stop laughing at liberal reactions to hillary getting defeated. it just never ends
strap in for the next four years
http://www.lennyletter.com/politics/a608/dont-agonize-organize/
le_nelson_mandela_face posted:people who think this is the end for the useless Third Way democrats are delusional. in 2000 they nominated boring ass Gore with goddamn Joe Lieberman. he lost, so in 2004 we had an election against a hated worthless idiot who got us into a terrible war and they nominated fucking John Kerry. he lost and the next time they tried to nominate Hillary. she lost to Obama so then they nominated her again, suppressing an actual populist. the chances that they wont put up some asinine mediocrity like Tim Kaine in 2020 is fairly nil. they'll bank on hating trump being enough. it didn't work in 2004 and it didn't work in 2016 and it wont work in 2020
do they even have anyone with socdem cred? anyone non-boring? doubt the dem faithful will learn any lessons but this is a good opportunity to radicalise some of the berniebros at least.
le_nelson_mandela_face posted:people who think this is the end for the useless Third Way democrats are delusional. in 2000 they nominated boring ass Gore with goddamn Joe Lieberman. he lost, so in 2004 we had an election against a hated worthless idiot who got us into a terrible war and they nominated fucking John Kerry. he lost and the next time they tried to nominate Hillary. she lost to Obama so then they nominated her again, suppressing an actual populist. the chances that they wont put up some asinine mediocrity like Tim Kaine in 2020 is fairly nil. they'll bank on hating trump being enough. it didn't work in 2004 and it didn't work in 2016 and it wont work in 2020
the fact that she won the popular vote is going to serve as easy excuse to try this shit again, too: "hillary never lost..."
