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[raisedbymoogles]

so the Harris campaign's newest strategy is going "why are you so weird?" to their opponents and it seems to be working pretty well! Short, punchy, says what it needs to say. Gets under Vance's skin, even better. I'm... not sure how to feel about it.

I'm weird, y'see. You've probably noticed. I'm weird, my friends are weird, if you're not weird idk what you're doing here to be honest. I'm weird and awkward and off-putting and normal people tend to despise me on sight. I've been trying to practice Radical Acceptance of my weirdness esp. since my diagnosis, but it's not easy some days. So I'm feeling a little bit in the crosshairs of the energy the Dems are putting out right now. pretty sure the point is not to embrace the Mean Girl ethos of 'conformity to what I think is Normal must be strictly enforced', but that's the vibe I get.

but I guess "why are you so evil?" wouldn't have the same punch. TFG's bunch are proud of being evil.

eh, what the hell. I guess the continued preservation of American democracy and possibly the future of the planet is worth some squirmy feelings. Awkward Weirdos for Kamala! We're not the evil kind, promise!

Comments

[senmut]

This is what I posted on bsky:

Look. I know. Several of us took 'weird' away from the bullies and specialized in it. But this isn't about weird as in quirky or eccentric. This is about helping our white bread, think themselves as salt of the earth people to WAKE TF UP and see that what the Rs are is creepy, wrong, and malicious.

But the dollar words like inappropriate, Orwellian, and other politely accurate descriptions are NOT getting that across. Weird is straddling a line of not being too insulting, while being perfectly understandable to the people marching to a fascist's drum.

[raisedbymoogles]

i get it! honest! still not fond of it though.

[gingicat]

I feel that creepy might be a good word.