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Quiet Em

(1,735 posts)
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:11 PM Saturday

This brand and messaging is toxic

Believing that only white males are qualified for employment, is toxic.

Making it clear that immigrants looking for a better way of life are no longer welcome here, is toxic.

Making it clear that immigrants who are already living and thriving here are no longer welcome, is toxic.

Treating women of reproductive age solely as breeders, not acknowleding the risks to life and health that pregnancy can bring, not acknowledging the harms of rape or incest, or the economic burden that women of children bare, is toxic.

Telling people they do not have the right to live their lives as they choose, and love who they choose, when they are causing absolutely no harm to anyone else, is toxic.

Pretending that Black history is not an integral part of American history, is toxic.

Addressing anything that does not specifically apply to just straight, white males as "woke", is toxic.

Saying that people who are held accountable for sexual assault, sexual harassment, bigoted statements and harmful conspiracy theories are "victims of cancel culture", toxic.

Harming the public for the benefit of billionaires, is toxic.

Believing that some men are above the law, is toxic.

Disregarding science and medicine to promote dangerous kookery, is toxic.

Talking up dangerous dictators from hostile Nations while stepping on Democratic allies, is toxic.

Not protecting civil and human rights, is toxic.





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This brand and messaging is toxic (Original Post) Quiet Em Saturday OP
Are you saying that the gop and its people are toxic? Biophilic Saturday #1
Big pharma needs to get right on anti toxic shock meds. BattleRow Saturday #2
That's the intent. "Toxic" means causing harm - usually poisonous. erronis Saturday #3
Stephen Miller sprayed "toxic" on his bald-ass hairline... rubbersole Saturday #4
are you sure it didn't say Otto_Harper Saturday #5
Recommended. H2O Man Saturday #6
Toxic Cirsium Saturday #7
I'm going to call my reps and senators and read that whole list to them! 1WorldHope Saturday #8
Translation: Everything Trump Pushes Is Toxic n/t DallasNE Saturday #9
Though the 50 years of working, I have met a lot of white males who were horrible co workers kimbutgar Saturday #10
SOBs Mopar151 Sunday #11
And I bet they were a few guys that you trained that were promoted over you Walleye Sunday #15
yes , less or no experience and paid a lot more! kimbutgar Sunday #17
Yep, I've been there and done that Walleye Sunday #19
The sexual harassment was horrible and if you complained kimbutgar Sunday #20
It's the good ol' boys writ large. enigmania Sunday #12
I just woke up from a stress dream about trying to renew my driver's license... forgotmylogin Sunday #13
Nightmares of living in and autocracy and fascist country Walleye Sunday #16
There are no words suitable for Newsom Danmel Sunday #14
Disregarding the laws and violating the constitution every day should be toxic Walleye Sunday #18

Biophilic

(5,432 posts)
1. Are you saying that the gop and its people are toxic?
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:28 PM
Saturday

Yea, 110% and then some. They aren’t even nice. How sad for their children and constituents…and very unfortunately, for the rest of us right now.

BattleRow

(1,537 posts)
2. Big pharma needs to get right on anti toxic shock meds.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:58 PM
Saturday
I predict an outbreak, especially among GOP .

erronis

(18,620 posts)
3. That's the intent. "Toxic" means causing harm - usually poisonous.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:23 PM
Saturday

They are aiming to disable/destroy most of the US (and probably other western nations.)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxic

containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation

rubbersole

(9,598 posts)
4. Stephen Miller sprayed "toxic" on his bald-ass hairline...
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:46 PM
Saturday

..he thought the can said "tonic". It was on tsf's makeup table.

kimbutgar

(24,646 posts)
10. Though the 50 years of working, I have met a lot of white males who were horrible co workers
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:46 PM
Saturday

And didn’t do their jobs and never got fired because they were white. One guy used to go to the bathroom at least 15 times a day snorting coke and we ended up doing his job. Another guy used to come in hungover almost everyday. And we had to make up for his slack. One was the son of a famous retired football player and only got the job because of his Dad. He rarely did any work yet he was promoted and paid more than a lot of us women who were for many years. I sat near him and smelled alcohol on him all the time. Yet he was never fired. I got another job and never found out what happened to him.

Walleye

(39,205 posts)
19. Yep, I've been there and done that
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:22 PM
Sunday

I think every woman that has ever worked has had that experience, along with the experience of being sexually harassed. It’s not isolated cases.

kimbutgar

(24,646 posts)
20. The sexual harassment was horrible and if you complained
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:27 PM
Sunday

Ho hum. They want to go back to those days with their eliminate the DEI bullshit. The things I experienced were horrendous. Saw an Anita Hill documentary last night on CNN and Clarence Thomas was a monster !

forgotmylogin

(7,802 posts)
13. I just woke up from a stress dream about trying to renew my driver's license...
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:18 AM
Sunday

For some reason one letter was changed in my very normal, not-difficult-to-spell last name and I could neither use my ID, nor prove it to anyone since all of my information and documentation was spelled the correct way and I kept getting turned away "nothing we can do..."

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