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My mother is a die-hard conservative Republican. When I told her I had registered to vote, she rolled her eyes at me. When I asked why, she told me that “the worst thing for America is young, stupid liberals voting.” Liberals in the U.S. outnumber conservatives. The only reason Republicans win is because more of them vote. If you want us to win this upcoming election, get to the polls and vote, especially if you’re voting for Bernie Sanders in the primaries. Hillary has a lot more money and name recognition than Bernie does, so the primaries will be very important. Even if Bernie doesn’t win the primaries, Hillary being president will be a lot better than Donald Trump or Jeb Bush running this country further into the ground. Abstaining from voting in the general election because you don’t like Hillary will give the Republicans a victory on a silver platter and that is the worst thing that could happen right now.
I especially love that this tells young girls that they can just drop dudes with whom they do not jive. Pearl does not smile and stroke Mayor Dewey’s ego, as many young women are socialized to do. She just up and walks away, showing children that they do not have to put up with any man’s bullshit. Sure, the character herself isn’t perfect, but in many ways she is Steven’s role model– and, by proxy, the audience’s own. She is teaching girls how to behave around men who make them uncomfortable, and that is awesome.
Notice that he may ask to sit down, but he does it anyway before Pearl even says anything. Two seconds in and he’s already showing he’s going to do what he wants whether or not Pearl wants him to.
That’s not Pearl overreacting by leaving, that’s Pearl listening to her instincts and not engaging with someone who disrespects her boundaries.
And that is definitely something girls should be encouraged to do.
dude, this is me. like, ive done this so many times.