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I see the "Bernie Bro" slur all over DU right now. As a Bernie supporter, I say...why fight a tidal wave? If name calling and slurs are acceptable, then maybe Bernie supporters should embrace the moniker and make the best of it.
Bernie supporters, it's time to stop denying your "Bernie Bro" tendencies. Come out of the closet and into the sunlight. If you wish, you can start right here. Tell us what makes you a Bernie Bro.
Ok, I'll start...
My name is CoffeeCat and I'm a Bernie Bro. I'm a married, middle-aged mom to two teenage girls. I've never been called sexist, but maybe the women in my book club were just being kind. I'm also a volunteer canvasser and phone banker for Bernie. I like long walks on the beach (seriously) and I make a mean omelette. I support Bernie because I want our democracy back and because I want a bright future for my kids (and any future grandkids) that is free of corrupt Middle East wars for profit.
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)sarge43
(29,110 posts)Just a thought, seems sexist to label a mixed gender group with a male name. But hey, projection is one of their defaults.
They got nothin'.
hlthe2b
(105,201 posts)those who have malicious intent and probably RWers, for whom misogyny comes quite reflexively...
I don't, for the life of me know why anyone would embrace it. I certainly don't think that rep reflects sincere supporters of Sanders, either on DU or elsewhere.
Perhaps the intent is to "take back the name"--a laudable goal, but I fear that many don't realize there may be a problem with the connotation that has emerged... and one the candidate himself has attempted to correct.
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:28 PM - Edit history (1)
then a progressive, then a liberal again. So, I call my self a Radical - keeps the shits off my lawn!
I just insist if BernieBro sticks, then Sanders Sistas must accompany.
edited to add:
I like Bernicrat the best!
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)I am single; designed my life so that I could be free to enjoy time, which I feel is more important than money. I grew up with the guys who invented mountain biking, and I'm an avid trail rider who enjoys trees and birds and silence. I haven't really worked since the mid 90's. I have always been a Bernie Bro. I protested Vietnam and Bush's invasion of Iraq. I see America as a harsh society, opposed to those countries we Bernie Bro's promote in this election. I was raised a Bernie Bro, but now that Senator Sanders is running, I can see there are Bernie Bros all over this country. In fact, all over this world. I would bet the majority of humans are Bernie Bros, like me.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
tblue37
(66,032 posts)But I am an FDR liberal--i.e., what is now called a progressive, so I guess that makes me a "Bernie Bro," too.
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)Lorien
(31,935 posts)ebayfool
(3,411 posts)I get so pissed at this place sometimes, but the creativity - the ability to treasure hunt bits o'gold by DUers is what brings me back again and again!
And I'm a Bernie Bro because I'm looking to the future of my Sanders Kids!
jalan48
(14,161 posts)Response to CoffeeCat (Original post)
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progressoid
(50,450 posts)Also a fellow IOWAN!
Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)a black middle aged woman with no kids, unless the four legged furry ones count. In which case, I currently have 3. My life partner, a middle aged man, is also a Bernie Bro but don't tell him that. He's a grouchy old dude that has no time for such nonsense. I support Bernie because I believe in democracy, small d, and am ready for fundamental change. He's a Bernie Bro because he is tired of working so hard for so little, even after serving his country in war. We need someone to speak for us and are too poor to have a lobbyist. The best we can manage is a $27 donation from time to time.
ebayfool
(3,411 posts)62 yo and a grouchy old woman that loves to laugh, raised 2 daughters and 1 grandson on my own. With 2 more grand daughters and 1 more grandson that are gonna have to contend with the decisions we are making for this country for a long time. I support Bernie because he has the vision that can change the direction this party and the country for the better. Not only for old Bernie Bros like me, but for them.
I want someone that will fight as hard for them as I have and do ... Sanders will do that.
And we put our $27 donations together, we make ourselves our own lobbyists. That's what really rocking the conventional boat - they in their wildest dreams dinnae see this coming. We ARE their greatest nightmare. The poor coming together $27 at a time and gaining a voice.
eridani
(51,907 posts)--posting pictures of them!
Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)Even tho I am a woman.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)It's a fucking bullshit meme, and it's very deliberately designed to convey a certain image or message.
Please, allow me to run down the stupid fucking arguments, which I'm sure every Hillary supporter in GDP would greatly prefer to have from now until the end of time, rather than talk about, say, Honduras.
And then, we can get into "your denying that it is real proves it is!" and that sort of shit, again, which provides a nice fluffy bounce house of semantic bullshit for Clinton people to play in for literally months at a time.
roody
(10,849 posts)so be it! I'm a 62-year-old white woman. It's the only kind of bro I'll ever get to be.
basselope
(2,565 posts)My name is Basselope and I'm a Bernie bro, living in sin with my girlfriend of 19 years (we now use the term husband and wife, but we never got married for tax reasons). I am a serial entrepreneur and have worked with angel investors and VCs for 10 years now and owned my own businesses since I left law in 2000. Even though I am in the 1% income wise, I strongly believe in the future that Bernie wants. I would gladly pay more in taxes if I believed that money was going to the right places, such as free public college, healthcare for all and infrastructure rebuilding. Right now I resent almost every dime I give them b/c it just feeds the military industrial complex and I don't see that changing under a Clinton administration.
jalan48
(14,161 posts)Lazy Daisy
(928 posts)My name is Lazy Daisy and I too am a BernieBro. I'm a 50 yr old white woman who has supported Bernie before he announced his candidacy. I believe our healthcare system is horrible, and although the ACA is a great start, it is no where near where we need to be. There are certain industries that should not be run for profit and the health and well being of people is one of them. Speaking of industries that should not be for profit is our prison system. Not only do tax payers fund private companies to imprison our fellow Americans, but the companies running them further profit by enslaving prisoners to work for 3rd World pay grades. It isn't immigrants that are "stealing" our jobs but the PIC. I support Bernie because I'm tired of paying taxes and getting little to show for it, all the while people who make 1000 times more than I do pay very little in taxes. I'm tired of my government selling itself to the highest bidder while telling me it's OK they'll not do anything for them they wouldn't normally do all the while winking and nodding to those they've sold themselves to. There is so much more, but I'm not on my computer and this one doesn't allow me to break into separate lines. And I hate run-on.
potone
(1,701 posts)Although I prefer the handle "Bernie Sista."
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)Of these testimonials. This is how you dispel their myths and make their framing powerless.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)Look at this total bullshit from 2008. Accusations of sexist "Obama Boys". "Obama Boys", a totally fabricated media creation that NEVER existed in 2008. In the same way that "Bernie Bros" don't exist in 2016
Clinton with the help of Brock and willing media accomplices, is using the same schtick that she used in 2008.
From 2008--Salon article:
"They told me about the sexism they felt coming from their brothers and husbands and friends and boyfriends; some described the suspicion that their politically progressive partners were actually uncomfortable with powerful women. Others had to find ways to call me out of earshot of their Obama-loving boyfriends. Some women apologized for sounding so feminist. Interviewees expressed vexation at not being able to put their finger on what it was about Obama-mania that creeped them out so badly, while maintaining a deep assuredness that something was not quite right.
There is this Obama-mania, where these young men get glassy eyes and start spitting out vague things about how Barack Obama is going to save humanity. Really, have you seen their eyes? Its this faraway look. Its scary.
http://www.salon.com/2008/04/14/obama_supporters/ Scary!! Scary Obama Boys!!
Ned_Devine
(3,146 posts)41 year old MA white male Bernie supporter here and DU member since January of 2004. I had to re-sign up under a different name in January of 2006 because I lost my old password to sign in for my old username. I'm a Bernie supporter because I am no longer going to hold my nose and vote against my conscience for a candidate that doesn't best represent my values. I made a million excuses for John Kerry in 2004 and I won't do that again. Bernie's got my support through this primary process because he represents everything I stand for. If he doesn't get the nomination, I'll take a two year hiatus from this place until the mid terms. I have no reason to vote for Hillary or deal with any of the Dem snobs here like that one in the cartoon a few posts back in this thread. I find nearly all of the HRC supporters on this site to be absolutely repulsive and embarrassed to even be here. Thank goodness for all the Bernie supporters here
KansDem
(28,498 posts)I take it one day at a time...
RepubliCON-Watch
(559 posts)And I volunteer at homeless camps many times, and advocate for low-income families' rights.
I support worker's rights, free public tuition(I need it), single-payer healthcare, reforming our criminal justice system, increase in standard of living, privacy rights, net neutrality, ending the war on drugs, minimize the involvement in wars, and most importantly to save our democracy from oligarchs/fascists.
SamKnause
(13,615 posts)werknotgoin2takeit
(172 posts)My secret shame is dressing in old man drag and going to dimly lit geriatric bars and talking income inequality.
Just kidding--married, suburb living, thoroughly normal person. Husband might be a Bernie Bro too but I'm afraid to ask in case he unleashes a stream of misogyny at me. Don't ask don't tell is still the rule at our house. No kids of the human variety. I'm so glad all you berner's are here but will probably join the exodus if the unthinkable happens.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)I'm 65 and own an independent bookstore in Red Wing MN. I have 3 sons, AND 8 grandchildren, and I worry so much about their future, and Bernie is the answer. I discovered Bernie years ago, so it was the easiest choice to support him when he announced.
I have contributed more to Bernie than I ever have to any candidate before, and I will continue to as long as he needs it.
Beyond Bernie, I am totally into this movement he has created, and I will support other candidates who are like Bernie. I believe Bernie can win, but if he doesn't, we have to keep this movement alive and take back our party and our country.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Yup!
Proud Bernie supporter and "Bernie Bro" if that is what the Bots want to call me.
Because Fuck 'Um!
Go Bernie