Some wardrobe choices are historic - like women wearing white
June 14, 1916 was the first day of the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Forming “The Golden Lane” more than 2,000 women, dressed in white and holding yellow parasols stood silently as the delegates passed.
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I’ve been thinking about this and how the Simpsons called it and I think maybe they just read the room way better than anyone else.
1. trump being (the former) president sounds and is and was just absolutely ridiculous, but even back then people knew he was a con man with exactly as much unearned and often pretend wealth as it would take to successfully buy the presidency, the conman’s instinct for finding out what people wanna hear and saying it over and over and the ego to be magnetic to those who are, frankly, pathetic. The Simpsons was a show that started out being reviled by a lot of Middle America. The creators were always aware just how backwards America could be, how much conservative backlash we were capable of. And trump banked on that. And he was the kind of guy that the people who were in a position to stop him would dismiss with a, “pfft, he’s a sideshow, he’ll never make it, it’s absurd”. Right up until he’s dismantling democracy from the Oval. The Simpsons was known for imagining ridiculous but not 100% impossible scenarios and just flying with it. They were the walking definition of “your chances of being killed by a cat are extremely, extremely low, but never zero.”. The chances of trump being POTUS were extremely, extremely low but sadly not zero.
2. Any female head-of-state would have to have a certain look, because misogyny. They’d have to ride the line between not too masculine (so no strong blues or reds, no neutrals) and not too feminine (no pink, yellow or pastels), not too adorned and not too plain, not so rich looking it puts the middle class off (no diamonds or big stones) but appropriately coiffed enough to make her success evidence (so some jewelry must be worn). A cool purple is a good color because it can feminine-to-neutral (a male executive could wear this as a tie color and no one would think twice) while still lending itself to an outfit that’s the spiritual heir to Hilary’s power pants suit. Pearls, as well, ride that line. They’re classy, but not flashy, they’re classic but never outdated. Reasonably good looking fakes can be obtained by the lower classes yet the upper classes continue to wear them so their status as a class marker remains.
If I were thinking carefully about how a smart, determined woman like a grown President Lisa Simpson would present herself, I’d pick just about this outfit.
So, I think that’s how we got to this place. Perceptive writers in the past, keen design sense, America being exactly as fucked up as they imagined and yet containing enough people determined to keep marching forward so that a woman could be President or Vice President.
I totally agree with your analysis but also please consider the much funnier alternative:
Kamala Harris saw this episode and did it on purpose.
Also, purple would be an easy call as it represents the suffragette movement.
It’s just a pearl necklace and a purple suit you guys are retarded
Hello, Beloved! President-Elect Joe Biden (he/him) and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris (she/her) have been hard at work to begin the transition from President Trump. Within that transition, there has been some positive LGBTQ+ news. Joe Biden has decided to appoint queer folk to his transition team. Some of them include:
Shawn Skelly (she/her): Skelly is a trans person and veteran. She served in the Navy for 20 years. Alongside her military background, Skelly was also appointed by Barack Obama (he/him) for his administration. Under Biden, she will be overseeing the Department of Defense. Chai Feldman (she/her): Feldman is a lesbian who will be overseeing the Department of Justice. Feldman also served on Obama’s administration. Another notable piece: Feldman helped draft the Americans with Disabilities Act. Pamela Karlan (she/her): Karlan is a bisexual woman who will also be overseeing the Department of Justice. She is a professor at Stanford Law School, has worked to bring down the Defense of Marriage Act, has successfully worked to clarify Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and was a key player in the Trump Impeachment. Dave Noble (he/him): Noble is a gay man who will be overseeing NASA and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Noble was also a part of Obama’s administration and has worked in many different LGBTQ+ leadership roles, specifically those from the ACLU, the National LGBTQ Task Force, and the National Stonewall Democrats.
We are looking forward to watching the Inauguration and witnessing the historic moment a glass ceiling is shattered, and Kamala Harris takes office as the first female vice president. We created a visual representation of the phrase “shattering the glass ceiling” to mark this significant milestone in our nation’s history.
If questions about Senator Kamala Harris’s blackness sound familiar, that may be because you heard them all before during Barack Obama’s first run for president.
These two ladies could help to destroy all of the toxic masculinity in this country. With them in charge they could help turn every man in the US into a submissive SIMP that would cater to every woman’s needs and be easily manipulated by any woman. Keep voting for female politicians when ever you can. Eventually all men will lose their rights and be put in their place ware they belong. If you completely hate there politics and everything they stand for that is event better. It will make you so much more of a submissive loser and wimp when you go into the voting machine and pull the lever for them. You will be forfeiting your man card forever. Let’s face it, a pathetic Beta Male like you should have never had one in the first place.
Due to First Lady Michelle Obama’s poignant 2020 DNC speech, this blog officially endorses Former VP Joe Biden for president and Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President of these United States.
BLACK LIVES MATTER TODAY, TOMORROW, and EVERY GODDAMN DAY✊♥️
