Way To Go, Boys!
Let me kidnap you and take you to New Hampshire. I have to kidnap you because I know you’d never go there under your own free will.
There was a hearing at the New Hampshire House of Representatives about gun safety. The group Moms Demand Action came to speak in favor of a bill, that has passed in 14 states, making it easier to take guns away from potentially dangerous people.
Since there are no words to express opposition to this bill, the Republican gun nuts only had one way to express their disagreement: they showed up wearing pearls.
Yep. That happened. They wore pearls to the hearing. The really handsome and manly dude in the middle, sported pin in the shape of a semiautomatic rifle on his lapel to match his pearls.
Their intent was to make fun of the women coming to testify about horrific incidents of gun violence they have suffered in their own lives. The big strong Republican men followed in the footsteps of their leader and President and decided that name calling is always the appropriate action. They wanted the world to know that these women are merely clutching their pearls.
I dunno. Maybe women should get a symbol for men who either have to hold their gun or their winkies to remind themselves that they are men.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.
I just love Stupidity On Parade.
1Apparently they give Mardi Gras beads for showing your ass.
2Thanks for the explanation. On the surface, I did not understand what pearls had to do with guns when I first read the headlines about this. Now that I know, it seems so immature, petty and just downright sexist. I cannot fathom how this ever seemed like a good idea.
3Wtf’s wrong with these New Hampster boys? Mommy issues? Fear of loss of a lovie? This is my weapon. This is my gun. One is for shooting. One is for fun?
4Ms. Juanita Jean Herownself: “I dunno. Maybe women should get a symbol for men who either have to hold their gun or their winkies to remind themselves that they are men.”
Oh yeah, you know Ms. JJ. Necklaces of little blue pills strung on catheter hoses for those who can no longer hold their water with attached bag worn as their official asshat.
5Jane & PKM, you are brilliant. Definitely the little blue pills! Perhaps on ammo belts.
6Ya stand up, smile, & say “do you know what wearing pearls signifies in the gay community?”
Then let them think about whether it signifies anything, and if they take off the pearls, ask whether they’re homophobic or anti gay.
7Time for the ladies to “Run for Something” in New Hampshire.
8hoping that “Mom’s Demand Action” was a typo, and not that this group spelled their own name wrong.
9I don’t know what “little blue pills” refers to. Does that mean I am lucky?
10Thank you.
11That’s at least the most gentlemanly way of saying “I’m a smug, arrogant, woman-hating asshat, and I don’t care who knows it.”
12New Hampshire is lovely and wonderful, but they do hate to be told what to do. They take a really perverse pleasure in being stubborn about that. They also take “Live Free or Die” very seriously. We Massholes often say, “Live Free AND Die.”
13They should have shown up carrying empty jock straps.
14NH is an island of reactionism in New England. It’s not as bad as parts of the plains states but close.
15I would recommend a necklace of gummie dicks.
16@WhitesCreek #2: “Apparently they give Mardi Gras beads for showing your ass.”
With all due respect, I think you meant “for showing you’re *an* ass”
17There might be another take on this story:
18https://www.insidesources.com/no-n-h-gop-legislators-did-not-wear-pearls-to-mock-grieving-mothers-and-shannon-watts-knows-it/
Would have loved to have been there and, in front of a mic say, “I’m so glad to see so many men here today wearing their pearl necklaces in support of gay rights. It’s refreshing to see so many of you finally coming out of the closet.”
19Since this is your first time ever to comment on this website, I’m just gonna tell you that I don’t buy this crap. It’s a crap story. And the Women’s Defense League can kiss my big blue butt for making up a story that involves an explanation of why they wear business suits. Total crap story. Are you a Russian? It’d be cool if you’re a Russian.
20Ms. JJ, the timing is suspect to anyone who doesn’t believe in coincidences. Apparently the WDL is funded by some Koch brother stink tank which makes it difficult to separate the Libertarian bots from the Russian bots. Or, maybe the Russian bots learn “American” english at one of the Koch stink tanks. Anyway the bots simultaneously appeared at a number of sites when this story broke.
21If you peek at
https://wdlnh.org/about-us/board-of-directors-and-leadership/
you can easily see that ALL the positions are occupied by a small number of women’s names. My bu77sh!t meter is pegged.
22I got here late, and got beat to the references, so I’ll just leave this.
23Someone should come up with a meme of these bottom feeders being serenaded by Wayne LaPierre singing Z.Z. Top’s Pearl Necklace.
A cappella.
The intellectual and emotional maturity on display here is…just like their Republican counterparts everywhere. I left junior high some time ago–sure looks like the eighth graders are getting older. Wonder how their home lives are? I’d buy their wives and ex-wives a beer to find out.
24After spending too much time looking at posts on the wdlnh.org website back to 2017. I saw no mention of pearls as a symbol. There are some pictures of women wearing pearls, which is not uncommon for people meeting with legislatures. None of the pictures of women holding guns shows pearls. I’m not really buying their excuse.
25I’d like the “Women’s Defense League” to explain why they are opposed to a “red flag” law that would allow police to take guns away from those considered an imminent danger to themselves or others. Seems to me that’s a sensible law that would save the lives of numerous women and girls with dangerous husbands, boyfriends, exes, fathers, or (ex-)co-workers.
26What a shame. I would gladly go to New Hampshire because of the beauty of that state, but I would stay far away from these sick creatures. What a shame they are polluting their beautiful state with their ignorance.
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