Chillicothe
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Any contributor or lurker or mod of this USMB forum venue has seen the dramatic uptick in sexualized postings since Vice President Harris has emerged as the likely Democrat nominee for POTUS.
In the past, postings about fellatio, about women's genitals, about coitus, have been relatively rare. My perception was that most of the mods kind of kept a lid on the overt and egregious stuff.
Oh sure, there are plenty of Slow Leaks who make postings replete with the 'F-bomb'. Mostly right-wing Trumpers, but not always. In many ways, the right-wing world has normalized the 'f-bomb' as an acceptable noun/verb into our society. Some say that that is simply a coarsening of America's sense of civility and decorum.
But this post ain't about vulgar language. Rather, it is about the acceleration and abundance of misogynistic descriptions of another strong woman in our politics. And this one, Harris, a woman of color. We saw the amping up of racialized epithets and conspiracies by the right with the elevation of Barack Obama. Now all of that familiar vitriol is being employed against Harris, with the added misogyny. The hate for women. So it is a double whammy as far as the Right goes.......it is racial, it is misogyny.
This was reported this morning:
"Biden’s decision Sunday to exit the race and endorse the vice president turned that stream of hostility into a torrent. Within hours, far-right forums were awash in vitriol aimed at almost every aspect of Harris’s identity, mounting what analysts call a smear campaign led by the most intolerant — and menacing — elements of Donald Trump’s MAGA universe.
For example, former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, speaking to Britain’s right-wing GB News, described Harris as “this disaster whose only qualification is having a vagina and the right skin color.”
"The pile-on also fits the pattern of studies showing that women candidates — and particularly women of color — experience online abuse and threats for seeking election at any level, from school board seats to the Oval Office. The intimidation campaigns elevate the risk of real-world attacks by the violent far right, analysts say, a concern that takes on urgency as thousands of Black and Brown women across the country pledge street-level organizing to get out the vote for Harris."
In the past, postings about fellatio, about women's genitals, about coitus, have been relatively rare. My perception was that most of the mods kind of kept a lid on the overt and egregious stuff.
Oh sure, there are plenty of Slow Leaks who make postings replete with the 'F-bomb'. Mostly right-wing Trumpers, but not always. In many ways, the right-wing world has normalized the 'f-bomb' as an acceptable noun/verb into our society. Some say that that is simply a coarsening of America's sense of civility and decorum.
But this post ain't about vulgar language. Rather, it is about the acceleration and abundance of misogynistic descriptions of another strong woman in our politics. And this one, Harris, a woman of color. We saw the amping up of racialized epithets and conspiracies by the right with the elevation of Barack Obama. Now all of that familiar vitriol is being employed against Harris, with the added misogyny. The hate for women. So it is a double whammy as far as the Right goes.......it is racial, it is misogyny.
This was reported this morning:
"Biden’s decision Sunday to exit the race and endorse the vice president turned that stream of hostility into a torrent. Within hours, far-right forums were awash in vitriol aimed at almost every aspect of Harris’s identity, mounting what analysts call a smear campaign led by the most intolerant — and menacing — elements of Donald Trump’s MAGA universe.
For example, former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, speaking to Britain’s right-wing GB News, described Harris as “this disaster whose only qualification is having a vagina and the right skin color.”
"The pile-on also fits the pattern of studies showing that women candidates — and particularly women of color — experience online abuse and threats for seeking election at any level, from school board seats to the Oval Office. The intimidation campaigns elevate the risk of real-world attacks by the violent far right, analysts say, a concern that takes on urgency as thousands of Black and Brown women across the country pledge street-level organizing to get out the vote for Harris."
