So bummed. Just found out my former neighbor and brilliant and wonderful writing teacher I had for years died a few months ago. Tom Trebitsch Parker. RIP. Best stories ever. https://t.co/c6yfto4Qgf
These nepo baby and Brown-educated men look at Graham Platner and see a real man. They see his oystering hobby (he’s on disability and the much ballyhooed oyster farm makes no money), his serial philandering, his demeaning and aggressive behavior towards women, his racist Reddit commentary, and his Nazi tattoo as the signifiers of a traditional masculinity and working class vibe they haven’t been exposed to for a long time in the party of MeToo and I’m With Her and the Kamala Campaign O’ Joy. They imagine they keep losing and losing men because of the Democrats’ “HR Lady” politics. Graham Platner is a rejection of the HR lady, we are told by progressive men who look like human pocket protectors. His kind of messiness is what will bring men back to the party.
It’s tragic.
Because of course, what real men know is that masculinity is all about restraint. It’s about self regulation. It’s about being a defender and a protector—not someone who joins the military because they want to kill, and then mocks veterans when they get out. It’s about protecting the vulnerable—not joining a sexting site like Kik where kids are routinely exploited. It’s about understanding your power and your strength—not using them against women and leaving bruises. It’s about judgment and reliability—not cheating for your entire marriage. It’s about standing on your own two feet, not living off your parents and the government. And it’s about fighting fascism—not getting a Nazi tattoo.
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Black protesters at Karmelo Anthony's trial:
"You're telling me that if our young black son murders just a single person, he can go to prison for life?! How is that justice?! Systemic oppression!! Jim Crow 2.0!! Donald Trump is a racist, fascist, Hitler!!"