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I’m Really Getting Tired of Surprise Nazis
Worst. Gag. Ever.
I knew my partner would get a kick out of the Golden Calf version of ex-President Trump. And he did. But the problem is, my partner is French and although he loves all things American — demonstrably — he doesn’t necessarily have the same knowledge of the United States as a native like myself. This meant I had to explain to him what exactly CPAC is.
My first definition was “it’s like Anime Expo except overtly racist,” and to be honest, I think that’s probably the best description I could have given. The second one was “It’s when all the Republicans gather to be anti-Semitic,” and then, “it’s like if an Alexander McQueen fashion show was populated by super homophobic people who are also really old.” And honestly, given that my first experience of Anime Expo involved explaining to a girl wearing socks with flip flops why — no — that does not constitute tabi and geta and that the weird trump idol thing has red flip flops, I honestly think I nailed it.
I’ve been screaming from the rooftops since 2016 at least that white supremacy is the primary force behind both the Republican Party and basically everything not-quite-right to downright horrible about America to the point that sometimes I have to check myself. After all, during the Obama Administration it became so de rigueur to blame any and all…
