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If you& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t.
I wish that& #39;s where the problem stopped.
I wish that& #39;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">https://twitter.com/sophielst...
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& #39;s this cis man @JErickson85
Why, it& #39;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& #39;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& #39;s organization to....
RUN FOR OFFICE!
I wonder if he had a vested interest in leveraging these two women& #39;s organizations to endorse against women& #39;s best interests...
RUN FOR OFFICE!
I wonder if he had a vested interest in leveraging these two women& #39;s organizations to endorse against women& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t let them.
We won& #39;t let them.
Planned Parenthood LA is open from 9am - 5pm.
I& #39;ve called several times to speak to someone about publicly rescinding this endorsement. I& #39;ve been told I& #39;ll get a call back but it never comes. So maybe you can help me make enough calls that they can& #39;t ignore it anymore.
I& #39;ve called several times to speak to someone about publicly rescinding this endorsement. I& #39;ve been told I& #39;ll get a call back but it never comes. So maybe you can help me make enough calls that they can& #39;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& #39;s running for office and they& #39;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& #39;s running for office and they& #39;re making endorsements for other candidates who are endorsing him.
Correction: https://twitter.com/sophielstrauss/status/1311546407770152962">https://twitter.com/sophielst...
