I've come around on "weird." It took awhile because as a longtime f/sf (fantasy & science fiction) fan I sought out weird and prided myself on being at least a little bit weird myself. However, my visceral reaction to the anodyne "Democracy is under attack" and "Democracy is on the ballot" has been "You all just noticed?" Too many people still don't seem to realize that the country, and democracy, was in trouble before Trump was elected. "Democracy" has been under attack at least since the passing of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of the mid-1960s. So if "weird" gets across just how abnormal and dangerous the current GOP is, I'm all for it.
What's bizarrely freakishly weird is that a group of wealthy white men and women are hanging on to their white privilege with everything they have. Their knuckles are turning white hanging on to the cliffs edge of the last white mountain of power. Christian Nationalism is about white privilege and maintaining the wealth that comes with it.
Weird is more digestible. Better than saying those fucking grifting whores that want this country to resemble the Handmaid's Tale.
Yes they are weird, but Trump is a master at fascist propaganda. He does not know what to do with it when the person he is running against is better at it than him, like Putin. Only in this case it is a Black-Asian-American woman.
I don't like it when people use personal insults, attacking someone's physical appearance, disabilities, age, weight, accent, etc. But weird is used to describe their behavior and policy positions. I also find Vance's attacks on women weird. First, he states that a certain subcategory of women are running the country. I wish childless cat women ran the country. If Vance doesn't like how the country is run he needs to look in a mirror and criticize men who actually run the corporations as well as Federal, state and local governments. It's weird that no media person has called him out on this part of his comment. It's also interesting that he doesn't criticize childless men, especially including Catholic priests and nuns. I'm assuming he means that these priests and nuns don't have a stake in the country. It is consistent that he converted to Catholicism since it is 100% male-run (women can't be priests). It is truly weird when you publicly state these types of positions while failing to see the hypocrisy of your own words. It means that your statements are only meant to be insults and your statements are weird.
Love: (a) I wish (Vance’s) childless cat women ran the country. (b) Not only Catholic priests (maybe no children) and nuns, but G. Washington and other presidents. Washington was just like Harris: father/mother to stepchildren. Laudable!
I am learning. I had to look up incel and cuck. AOC talks to younger people and gets through. Walz does too. I keep thinking of Michelle Obama's "when they go low. we go high" which only evoked more inyourface from the other side i.e. "they think they are so superior, above it all", a disdain reaction and more low, spite. It did not work. It supposed we are and makes us feel superior and above it all. "Weird" calling has to do a lot of work though. But it sounds like it is working. It gets their goat.
The "weirdness" as enumerated here (and more instances of it I am sure because this is the MAGA way) boil down to the fact that they have no good cause. It's juvenile, it's distraction, it's diversion from the real issues. I am against using the word "fascism" and would be happy if it disappeared from the name calling on this side. And "democracy is on the ballot" turns a deaf ear. Street fighting on the low info voter level may work. But the calling out cannot be mean-spirited or lies. People love a good "gotcha" that evokes the truth.
Weird is such a judo move because every response to it just reinforces the truth of it "oh, yeah! Well, she laughs funny (dude, don't make fun of people's laughs you're just stealing joy, weirdo) and Venn diagrams! "(Nerdy, sure, but weird...not really). So the clapbacks just make them look weak and petty
Then they go on culture war rants...which are weird and now Trump does an interview with a guy (Adin Ross) who literally sniffs butts and...well they're not really digging themselves out of the weird hole.
Pretty sure we all for some time have wondered why in the world the GOP is so obsessed with other people's sex lives, other people's reading material, other people's own history. We just didn't have the right word. Now we do.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are proud of being "weird," off-beat, not normal. But those people are not Republicans. Their whole identity is tied up with being the "normal" ones.
Weird is not a weird comment. I’ve been streaming Brit and French programs and I hear weird almost everyday. Weird not only fits; it’s not weird. We get it.
I've come around on "weird." It took awhile because as a longtime f/sf (fantasy & science fiction) fan I sought out weird and prided myself on being at least a little bit weird myself. However, my visceral reaction to the anodyne "Democracy is under attack" and "Democracy is on the ballot" has been "You all just noticed?" Too many people still don't seem to realize that the country, and democracy, was in trouble before Trump was elected. "Democracy" has been under attack at least since the passing of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of the mid-1960s. So if "weird" gets across just how abnormal and dangerous the current GOP is, I'm all for it.
Thank you, you are absolutely correct!
“ She even wants to take away your ability to eat red meat."
Kamala Harris wants to pull our teeth?
That would be rude. 😆
What's bizarrely freakishly weird is that a group of wealthy white men and women are hanging on to their white privilege with everything they have. Their knuckles are turning white hanging on to the cliffs edge of the last white mountain of power. Christian Nationalism is about white privilege and maintaining the wealth that comes with it.
Weird is more digestible. Better than saying those fucking grifting whores that want this country to resemble the Handmaid's Tale.
Weird works. So what if it's a playground retort.
Picture it. A bully gets a reputation by pestering individuals or a small group of 2-3 kids. Everybody avoids him on the playground.
Then one day, a bunch of his victims witness him picking on a smaller kid, and they've had enough.
So they circle around him in great numbers and begin the taunt.
"Weir-DO! Weir-DO! Weir-DO!" He slinks away in humiliation.
Well, we've had enough.
Yes they are weird, but Trump is a master at fascist propaganda. He does not know what to do with it when the person he is running against is better at it than him, like Putin. Only in this case it is a Black-Asian-American woman.
I don't like it when people use personal insults, attacking someone's physical appearance, disabilities, age, weight, accent, etc. But weird is used to describe their behavior and policy positions. I also find Vance's attacks on women weird. First, he states that a certain subcategory of women are running the country. I wish childless cat women ran the country. If Vance doesn't like how the country is run he needs to look in a mirror and criticize men who actually run the corporations as well as Federal, state and local governments. It's weird that no media person has called him out on this part of his comment. It's also interesting that he doesn't criticize childless men, especially including Catholic priests and nuns. I'm assuming he means that these priests and nuns don't have a stake in the country. It is consistent that he converted to Catholicism since it is 100% male-run (women can't be priests). It is truly weird when you publicly state these types of positions while failing to see the hypocrisy of your own words. It means that your statements are only meant to be insults and your statements are weird.
Love: (a) I wish (Vance’s) childless cat women ran the country. (b) Not only Catholic priests (maybe no children) and nuns, but G. Washington and other presidents. Washington was just like Harris: father/mother to stepchildren. Laudable!
I am learning. I had to look up incel and cuck. AOC talks to younger people and gets through. Walz does too. I keep thinking of Michelle Obama's "when they go low. we go high" which only evoked more inyourface from the other side i.e. "they think they are so superior, above it all", a disdain reaction and more low, spite. It did not work. It supposed we are and makes us feel superior and above it all. "Weird" calling has to do a lot of work though. But it sounds like it is working. It gets their goat.
The "weirdness" as enumerated here (and more instances of it I am sure because this is the MAGA way) boil down to the fact that they have no good cause. It's juvenile, it's distraction, it's diversion from the real issues. I am against using the word "fascism" and would be happy if it disappeared from the name calling on this side. And "democracy is on the ballot" turns a deaf ear. Street fighting on the low info voter level may work. But the calling out cannot be mean-spirited or lies. People love a good "gotcha" that evokes the truth.
This post should be required reading for all Ds!!
Weird is such a judo move because every response to it just reinforces the truth of it "oh, yeah! Well, she laughs funny (dude, don't make fun of people's laughs you're just stealing joy, weirdo) and Venn diagrams! "(Nerdy, sure, but weird...not really). So the clapbacks just make them look weak and petty
Then they go on culture war rants...which are weird and now Trump does an interview with a guy (Adin Ross) who literally sniffs butts and...well they're not really digging themselves out of the weird hole.
Pretty sure we all for some time have wondered why in the world the GOP is so obsessed with other people's sex lives, other people's reading material, other people's own history. We just didn't have the right word. Now we do.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are proud of being "weird," off-beat, not normal. But those people are not Republicans. Their whole identity is tied up with being the "normal" ones.
YES!!!!!!!!! Love how you laid this out. I think they have found their lane….
YES!!!!!!!!! Love how you laid this out. I think they have found their lane….
Weird is not a weird comment. I’ve been streaming Brit and French programs and I hear weird almost everyday. Weird not only fits; it’s not weird. We get it.
Great article! Thanks! I love the "weird" approach!