Charlene Sarmiento

CA native, @SmithSchool MBA grad, #marketing #comms #PR & brand development. Sharing info on #news, #DEI too. Thoughts and tweets are my own. She/her/siya.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Nothing the @TheDemocrats say about Stephen Miller will ever match the harm, cruelty and corruption he has brought into our communities.

If y'all can't handle 'ugly', grow a thicker skin. This is nothing compared what others have to deal with with this corrupt administration.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Meiselas: Katie Miller has been posting about you. I want to give you the opportunity right now to respond. What do you want to say to her?

Paulina Mangubat, Content and Creative Director for @TheDemocrats: I want Katie Miller to know that her husband is an ugly fuck.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

@JillFilipovic Respectfully, unless your wedding photographer is someone who owes you a favor and you're doing your own flowers with Trader Joes/Costco flowers, those prices are not quite right either.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Young women these days talk about centering themselves and not concerning themselves with men's opinions of them. But it didn't used to be like that. Previous generations of women put SO MUCH emphasis on getting/keeping a man. It's refreshing to see women put themselves first.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Having a 4 year break from the patriarchy during formative years was a blessing. De-centering men and what they thought of me was also great. Plus, I have never been intimidated by any man I have ever met.

[Rene🧚🫧 @sheisafairyyy]

Single sex schools give many girls something surprisingly rare: the experience of seeing women occupy every level of authority without explanation or exception. Entire institutions run by women. So no one will ever convince me that women are incompetent.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

If someone were to call me 'ugly', my response would be. "Your opinion on my looks does not matter to me or anyone else. Treat me with respect or don't talk to me at all."

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

As a woman, people will call you terrible things, including 'ugly', to manipulate you and make you feel bad.

Confidence matters b/c instead of crumbling, you simply won't believe them, you'll call out their disrespect and move on.

[Hauwa 🌟🌬 @Hauwa_L]

Every woman must build a solid self esteem because the world is designed to call you ugly and expect you to crumble at the mere pronunciation of that word. They place your value firmly on your beauty. You must demolish it.

[julie k. brown @jkbjournalist]

When someone who labels himself a journalist starts screaming at you and blocking your path to walk away from a confrontation, it isn't funny. I was more than rattled at how aggressive he was. It was scary and uncalled for, and journalists should be denouncing this behavior not laughing at it.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

@MerriamWebster Sometimes, my brain wants to spell watermelon like 'waterlemon' 🍉🍋

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

@shannonrwatts Totally agree. Serving is a privilege if you're elected but it's not a lifelong career. It doesn't belong to you. It is temporary and you should have a back-up career ready in case you lose an election. More often than not, you'll need to go back sooner rather than later.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

I went to two @RTCACapitolHill dinners at the Washington Hilton (yrs ago), different from the WHCA dinner, but a similar event in scope. I also used to live near there in NW DC. It's crazy that this happened, so close to my old 'hood.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

I don't understand employers like this. People are parents/family members first, employees second. Who is supposed to do this, if not the parents?

I've worked w/ colleagues who took time to deal w/ family issues 2-4 times a month & it was ALWAYS fine. Seriously, never a problem.

[daz @MetamateDaz]

an ex-colleague requested time off from work well in advance to take her kid to a doctor appointment. on the day our boss made a big deal about it, she explained it's a medical appointment fo her child. and he straight up says “you're not a doctor, you don't need to be there but we need you here”

i think about it often, the arrogance of these companies to expect us to prioritise them over out own children

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

@JustAFamilyMan_ I understand the 'principled' stance in theory but we're dealing w/ another political party that doesn't care about the rules and will take advantage of principle as a weakness. Context and practicality take precedence here and luckily, most VA Dems knew that.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Changing your name upon marriage is a deeply personal decision that only the person can make.

The idea that you would take your fiance's friends opinions into account is laughable.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

No woman in the history of womanhood cares about what her male partner's friends think about her or anything else.

Any sentence that starts with "my friends think we should do X..." is a loosing argument so just don't start it.

[Sophia ❣️ @KeruboSk]

My fiancee came home and said, “Hey… my friends think it’s kind of weird you don’t want to change your last name.”
I looked up.
“Your friends?”
“Yeah, they were just saying it’s… traditional.”
I wiped my hands slowly.
“So. A group of men… who are not marrying me… have opinions about my identity?”
“They didn’t mean anything by it.”
“They rarely do.”
I leaned against the counter.
“My name existed before you. It will exist after you. It is not a souvenir from our marriage.”
He opened his mouth, then closed it.
“And if your friends are that concerned,” I added, “they’re welcome to take your last name themselves.”

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Two of my favorite states 🙌👏🙏

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

CALIFORNIA 🤝 VIRGINIA

PROTECTING DEMOCRACY

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

There are many other tips, of course. Having a plan is so important.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

I've heard from social workers who advise women who need to leave abusive partners. They say:

Get all your important documents together
Pre-pack your & kids' things
Pre-buy gift cards for necessities
Tell neighbors a fake story. Don't trust that they'll keep your secret.

[Sophia A. Nelson @IAmSophiaNelson]

I was in college when my mom called and told me she was finally leaving my alcoholic father. I was afraid for her.

But she had a plan.

She saved for an apartment for her and my younger brother. She told no one. She waited until my father went to work. Then the movers came. They packed up and got out safely.

I remember being in my dorm all day anxiously awaiting her call. I was on pacific coast time to her EST. It was torture.

If you have to leave him. Serve him papers. Have a plan. Do not be there when he gets the news you are leaving and done. Do not risk your life. Or those of your kids. Do not.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

If anything, I hope this reignites the debate about paying living wages to Hill staff/interns and DC young professionals, so they don't have to resort to working with tabloids to make ends meet.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Too many Hill staffers/interns and other DC young professionals do not get paid a living wage or don't get paid at all.

Some are subsidized by parents or have side hustles (like bartending etc.) to pay the bills. It would be very easy to cash in and be a TMZ informant.

[Gina Milan @ginamilan_]

I can’t stand TMZ… but them setting up shop in Washington, DC to follow politicians might be the most glorious thing I’ve ever seen. Just wait—staffers and interns are about to start cashing in left and right, dropping receipts for a quick payday. This could get ugly fast. Oof.

[Charlene Sarmiento @CharleneSar]

Do people not understand that if they know about abusive behavior and do nothing about it-- they are complicit? You are not protecting him. Your silence has allowed him to abuse, assault and harm more women and that hurts all of us.

Stop protecting abusers.

[jezz @JezziiB]

When several congressmen admit they all knew about Eric Swalwell’s behavior towards women but never said anything…

This is what we mean by - most men.
Stop protecting abusers. Because your silence and protecting shitty men makes you just as vile.