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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sat Apr 3, 2021, 08:06 AM Apr 2021

On the utter shitshow of nasty surrounding the U.S. Rep for Florida's 1st congressional district...

What a cesspit of ugh and eeewwww. Sex trafficking a minor should see him go to prison, if he is charged and found guilty of course. His shady behaviour around ID’s, the use of illegal drugs while purchasing sex, chasing young women, the constant intoxication.. heh, what else can one expect from a far right, Trump worshipping, male, stale, white supremacist, privileged wanker of the South? They are used to getting away with outrageous conduct, they are used to walking away from poor choices with no negative outcomes. Hopefully, this will not be the outcome this time – time will tell I suppose.

The thing that really gets my goat though. The thing that as a women has me beyond irate is not that Gaetz is a shady, lowdown morality free zone – none of that comes as a surprise, it is the stories around him sharing pictures of naked girls with his GOP colleagues on the floor of the house. Of course, he would be crass enough to share them, but his colleagues looking at them? Really? These lawmakers who are responsible for making laws for and about women are comfortable with naked images being shared in their collective workspaces, where they sit alongside female lawmakers and no doubt have women advisors and office workers, and yet failed to take any action at all when faced with a colleague behaving so inappropriately. We are constantly told that the patriarchy is a figment of our imagination, that there is no systemic misogyny in public policy – naked on the floor tells a different story.

On a lighter note – those oglers of the GOP – who not only failed to stop Gaetz sharing images, but no doubt revelled in them, had better all pray that the images they were party too were not those of the trafficked 17 year old. Child Pornography anyone? No wonder none of them are sticking their necks out to support him. Hehe.

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On the utter shitshow of nasty surrounding the U.S. Rep for Florida's 1st congressional district... (Original Post) Soph0571 Apr 2021 OP
I have been bringing this up on twitter so more hear it out loud. It would be great if we had a LizBeth Apr 2021 #1

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)
1. I have been bringing this up on twitter so more hear it out loud. It would be great if we had a
Sat Apr 3, 2021, 12:18 PM
Apr 2021

picture of him on the floor, phone out and men gathered around. Whether looking at picture or not, the implication will be there.

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