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Quiet Em

(2,072 posts)
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:11 PM Mar 2025

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 Mar 2025 OP
Are you saying that the gop and its people are toxic? Biophilic Mar 2025 #1
Big pharma needs to get right on anti toxic shock meds. BattleRow Mar 2025 #2
That's the intent. "Toxic" means causing harm - usually poisonous. erronis Mar 2025 #3
Stephen Miller sprayed "toxic" on his bald-ass hairline... rubbersole Mar 2025 #4
are you sure it didn't say Otto_Harper Mar 2025 #5
Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2025 #6
Toxic Cirsium Mar 2025 #7
I'm going to call my reps and senators and read that whole list to them! 1WorldHope Mar 2025 #8
Translation: Everything Trump Pushes Is Toxic n/t DallasNE Mar 2025 #9
Though the 50 years of working, I have met a lot of white males who were horrible co workers kimbutgar Mar 2025 #10
SOBs Mopar151 Mar 2025 #11
And I bet they were a few guys that you trained that were promoted over you Walleye Mar 2025 #15
yes , less or no experience and paid a lot more! kimbutgar Mar 2025 #17
Yep, I've been there and done that Walleye Mar 2025 #19
The sexual harassment was horrible and if you complained kimbutgar Mar 2025 #20
It's the good ol' boys writ large. enigmania Mar 2025 #12
I just woke up from a stress dream about trying to renew my driver's license... forgotmylogin Mar 2025 #13
Nightmares of living in and autocracy and fascist country Walleye Mar 2025 #16
There are no words suitable for Newsom Danmel Mar 2025 #14
Disregarding the laws and violating the constitution every day should be toxic Walleye Mar 2025 #18

Biophilic

(5,847 posts)
1. Are you saying that the gop and its people are toxic?
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:28 PM
Mar 2025

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

(1,731 posts)
2. Big pharma needs to get right on anti toxic shock meds.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:58 PM
Mar 2025
I predict an outbreak, especially among GOP .

erronis

(20,502 posts)
3. That's the intent. "Toxic" means causing harm - usually poisonous.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:23 PM
Mar 2025

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

(10,062 posts)
4. Stephen Miller sprayed "toxic" on his bald-ass hairline...
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:46 PM
Mar 2025

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

kimbutgar

(25,469 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
Mar 2025

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

(41,317 posts)
19. Yep, I've been there and done that
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:22 PM
Mar 2025

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

(25,469 posts)
20. The sexual harassment was horrible and if you complained
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:27 PM
Mar 2025

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

(7,904 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
Mar 2025

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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