Vulgar social media posts on women’s marches backfire

Posted by | January 25, 2017 10:58 | Filed under: Media/Show Business News Behaving Badly Politics

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The moral of the story is, of course, “Don’t post stupidity if you are a public official.”

A school board member in Hillary Clinton’s hometown resigned after making a derogatory reference on Twitter to the female anatomy in describing women marching against President Donald Trump. An Illinois teacher was pulled from the classroom for a tweet deemed sexist. And a freshman Indiana lawmaker was inundated with criticism over a Facebook post mocking “fat women.”

These are a handful of examples from across the U.S. of mostly male public officials who have been reprimanded, called out or disciplined over social media postings about the women’s marches around the globe last weekend.

The rash of incidents, which range from boorish to downright vulgar, highlight how nasty political discourse has become since the divisive presidential election. But in an era when Trump made lashing out against “political correctness” central to his appeal, the consequences these officials face for unfiltered use of social media once again demonstrate that what you say on the internet still can hurt you.

“Very few people in public life, even today, get away with what Trump was able to get away with,” said Michael Cornfield, a George Washington University professor who studies politics in the internet age. “I wonder what these gentlemen were thinking.”

I don’t. Because they weren’t.


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By: dave-dr-gonzo

David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.

* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.

14 responses to Vulgar social media posts on women’s marches backfire

  1. The Original Just Me January 25th, 2017 at 11:29

    But the Idiots say there is NO War on Women. and the Idiots ARE, Republican Women.

    • Suzanne McFly January 25th, 2017 at 16:59

      I call them enablers.

      • whatthe46 January 25th, 2017 at 22:03

        i call them stupid bitches. but, that’s just me. hey Suzanne. lol

  2. StoneyCurtisll January 25th, 2017 at 12:46

    Time for a laugh….
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gneBUA39mnI

    • oldfart January 25th, 2017 at 13:03

      Bravo ! +10

      • StoneyCurtisll January 25th, 2017 at 16:41

        We have to maintain a sense of humor…:)
        If not, we descend into the darkness of Trumpland…

    • Suzanne McFly January 25th, 2017 at 16:57

      Ooooh, where is that Brown Lady Bar? I wanna go lol.

  3. Bunya January 25th, 2017 at 13:37

    It’s interesting to note that those throwing these unfounded accusations have something in common with the educational system. You know, the people we hire to shape young minds.

  4. allison1050 January 25th, 2017 at 13:53

    Obviously they weren’t able to think…ever.

  5. amersham1046 January 25th, 2017 at 15:44

    What all of them not realize, the Internet never forgets, or forgives

    • whatthe46 January 25th, 2017 at 22:02

      these people are so damn stupid. i’ve lost count on how many people have lost their jobs or have been sent to prison over their support for tRump in thinking they can say or do anything they choose without regard for the consequences. from fast food workers, to doctors, teachers and politicians.

  6. Snick1946 January 25th, 2017 at 16:55

    ‘Dr Laura’ on her Sirius radio show today lambasted the March saying it was a bunch of women mad at Trump for ‘no reason’ and that they all wanted the right to tear babies out of their bodies.

    Amazing how the Right keeps giving Trump passes and refuses to see what is right in their face.

  7. Lyndia January 26th, 2017 at 01:01

    What these idiots don’t understand is that when you post that BS, AND HIT THE SEND BUTTON, it is out there, for EVERYONE to see.

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