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If you're like me, you might be wondering why in the GODDAMN WORLD @PPLosAngeles and @NOW_Hollywood (two orgs centered around womens/survivors rights) endorsed David Ryu over Nithya.
Well buckle up! (cw: sexual assault)
Well buckle up! (cw: sexual assault)
First of all, you'd think two organizations centered around feminism would simply look at the candidates on paper and endorse the progressive woman over the less progressive cis man. But they didn't.
I wish that's where the problem stopped.
I wish that's where the problem stopped.
Not only did they choose the less progressive man, they chose him over a woman who literally worked as a Director of #TimesUp to make workplaces safer for women and survivors.
And not ONLY did they choose a man over that woman. They chose a man with an actual RAPE ARREST over her. https://twitter.com/sophielstrauss/status/1310278622104571904?s=20
Why would they do that? Well it seems like the former president of NOW was pretty adamant about endorsing Ryu. And it seems like that president had a fair amount of sway over at @PPLosAngeles and was able to coordinate that endorsement in a joint email today from NOW and PPLA
Who is the former president of The Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for Women, you ask?
Why, it's this cis man @JErickson85
Why, it's this cis man @JErickson85
I may be HYSTERICAL here, but it strikes me as a bit fishy that a cis man helming a women's organization would choose to endorse a less progressive cis male incumbent with a rape arrest over an amazing and brilliant woman.
Am I just being hysterical? Or am I onto something..
Am I just being hysterical? Or am I onto something..
OH it turns out @JErickson85 stepped down from his position leading a women's organization to....
RUN FOR OFFICE!
I wonder if he had a vested interest in leveraging these two women's organizations to endorse against women's best interests...
RUN FOR OFFICE!
I wonder if he had a vested interest in leveraging these two women's organizations to endorse against women's best interests...
oh wow
how wild
who could have guessed
that a few men might have traded endorsements and used feminist organizations as cover!!
how wild
who could have guessed
that a few men might have traded endorsements and used feminist organizations as cover!!
I wish I could say it surprises me, or that I think @NOW_Hollywood and @PPLosAngeles are simply unaware and once they know they'll rescind their endorsements. But the truth is I think they already know and they were just hoping to get away with it.
We won't let them.
We won't let them.
Planned Parenthood LA is open from 9am - 5pm.
I've called several times to speak to someone about publicly rescinding this endorsement. I've been told I'll get a call back but it never comes. So maybe you can help me make enough calls that they can't ignore it anymore.
I've called several times to speak to someone about publicly rescinding this endorsement. I've been told I'll get a call back but it never comes. So maybe you can help me make enough calls that they can't ignore it anymore.
Their administrative office number for the LA Branch is
213-284-3200
Call them and let them know their org endorsed a man with a rape arrest over a progressive woman
213-284-3200
Call them and let them know their org endorsed a man with a rape arrest over a progressive woman
and, again, feel free to tag any publication that might actually finally mention ANY of this shit because none of them have
@LosFelizLedger @LarchmontChron @LAist @theLAndmagazine @KNOCKdotLA @latimes @KPCC @kcrw @LAmag
@LosFelizLedger @LarchmontChron @LAist @theLAndmagazine @KNOCKdotLA @latimes @KPCC @kcrw @LAmag
WAIT A GOSH DARN MINUTE.
John Erickson REMAINS the head of the Planned Parenthood Public Affairs department.
That feels like a giant conflict of interest if he's running for office and they're making endorsements for other candidates who are endorsing him.
John Erickson REMAINS the head of the Planned Parenthood Public Affairs department.
That feels like a giant conflict of interest if he's running for office and they're making endorsements for other candidates who are endorsing him.
