i think the thing that's irritating about whatsherface's true believers is how they get froggy abt the mildest criticisms
i remember a year or so ago when the truancy program came up and actual Black people on here were copping pleas for it
i remember a year or so ago when the truancy program came up and actual Black people on here were copping pleas for it
if you heard what that program entailed in a vacuum — fining and potentially locking up the parents of chronically absent school children — wouldn't you *immediately* presume that the ppl who would get caught up in it would be Black/Latinx/Native, poor, or ppl w/ disabilities?
the fact that that wasn't obviously where her thinking went tells you a bit about her politics and priors, doesn't it?
the most charitable read is that her office fell into the "if all you have is a hammer..." trap.
the most charitable read is that her office fell into the "if all you have is a hammer..." trap.
and again: i think it's the kind of thing you can wave away as sincere and well-intentioned if you're sure you'd never be on the business end of an initiative like it. and i think that's where this class and status thing matters a LOT.
but what's wrong with being like: "yeah, i rock with her but this was a bad look"?
in general, don't we want politicians to reckon with what they've done with their power?
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in general, don't we want politicians to reckon with what they've done with their power?
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