Maybe unpopular opinion here: I understand a lot of the backlash Boebert is getting from her recent antics. She's made a fool of herself. After basing her career on ridiculing others she's made herself the object of ridicule by behaving crudely and offensively in public.
But...
Some of the forms that ridicule she has earned are appearing in are slut-shaming and bordering on revenge porn. Hate to piss on the parade but it's making me uncomfortable. #politics #boebert
@Fellixe This is the correct take. I'd add to that gay/fat/addiction shaming of political figures, plus prison rape 'jokes'. It's tacky and gross and generally earns the OP a block
Genuinely curious. Can one call her out w/o it becoming slut-shaming?
@ATXJane Certainly. But memes emphasizing her breasts, addressing her as "Boobert", and maybe even putting the gropiest part of the theater video on a short loop all seem to fall into that unfortunate category.
π― I feel uncomfortable with all your examples.
I was just trying to figure out how to call a woman out for what I see as crass behavior w/o it seeming to be for the purpose of slut shaming. Maybe crass is sufficient.
@ATXJane I think it's fair to what it is. She was basically masturbating a guy in public. She wanted it seen so I have no issue describing it.
It's the embellishments and name calling with sexualized monikers. Was she thinking with her hormones? Seems fair to say so. But if you think playing Hunter Biden's worst undressed moments before Congress was revenge porn then what is it to cut her surveillance video into a softcore porn loop?
She's a horrible person. We shouldn't let her diminish us
I agree. Iβve been all in for disagreeing without being uncivil, which in no way means you canβt speak the truth or powerfully call out behavior, decisions or statements that are unacceptable.
@Fellixe For my part, I wonder what the exact point of shaming someone like Lauren Boebert is. She's *deliberately*, publicly hideous. Do you point a finger at someone who jumps into cesspools for chump change as part of a larger scam and say to them "You're covered in filth"? Would they actually *feel* shame? The people who put this grotesque into office don't seem capable of any.
@Marc_T_Benedict I don't know what would have any real impact on her. She and politicians like her seem to run on the philosophy that ignoring any criticism is an integral part of being successful.
This and their own lack of boundaries seems to have the unfortunate side effect of drawing more and harsher criticism. As if their lack of reaction to it makes it okay to turn up that criticism to previously unacceptable levels.
But instead it supports their persecution narrative.
@Fellixe
It's not okay, I agree and we need to do better