Social and news media commenters seize on senatorās gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip
With speculation about whether he may defect from the Democratic party swirling around him, US senator John Fetterman described himself seemingly unintentionally as a ālifelong Republicanā during a fireside chat in Texas over the weekend.
Fetterman made the comment when someone listening to him speak with CBS News political correspondent Major Garrett at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday asked the Pennsylvania senator why he had not become an independent.
āBecause Iām a lifelong Republican,ā Fetterman replied. Garrett promptly corrected him by saying, āDemocrat,ā as Fetterman raised a hand and shook his head in disbelief.
Now that part we need to normalize. Ties are useless, annoying, uncomfortable, and Iām done cases potentially dangerous. I think theyāre ugly af personally, but I think women think they look good? Or maybe theyāre more attached to the status that sometimes comes with them.
I could go on a whole rant, but I understand that in certain circumstances a uniform might be useful, it helpful. But Iām so other circumstances, wearing something formal should never ever be expected or demanded.
Leave it as an option for the sickos who convince themselves they really want to and itās not a phase, but I have a feeling that once getting rid of suits and ties becomes the default, no one will ever want to outside of actors playing characters dated sometime between their invention and riddance), and maybe for some weird sex stuff.
People look better when theyāre comfortable. Let them be comfortable, even at work.
Iāve already told my younger siblings that when Iām dead (not that Iāve decided exactly what should happen at all yet), that under absolutely no circumstances do I want a stuffy formal funeral, or even burial. Humans made a mistake creating the funeral industry.
One of my brothers is a little annoyed at that, as I do have a funeral director as a brother. But heās known me longer than heās worked there, so heāll get over it. Not like I would ever sit a funeral anyway. But thatās not why I donāt want one.
This is where the rant would really start, but I could go for a while on this subject (and the tangential ones that would come up, like getting to funerals from ties).
Ties are a descendent of the cravat. Itās just another way to accessorize. We used to have plain shirts and coats, and it was something to add a little pizzazz somewhere.
You might do the same thing, but with graphic tees, face piercings, tattoos, hairstyles, or any other thing that differentiates your appearance from anyone elseās. Basically, our monkey brains see other people with a cool new look, and we want it, too. Thatās what happened with the necktie, once upon a time.
I feel the same towards those. Like I said, it can still exist, but should not be the default for āserious businessā.
I realize (or assume) that was the royal āyouā there, but personally I have a cartoon characterās wardrobe basically. Shorts and solid colored tees. No piercings or tattoos, and Iām bald.
There is one tattoo I have picked out that I might get eventually, but my doctor has strongly advised against it. But I might just say āfuck itā one day and just be super duper careful about infection prevention (in my condition that is very likely to happen, while also being a waaay bigger problem potentially than it is most people).
But it would be more personally significant than a decoration to me.
Ties are really fun to be pulled with during some activities. But at work theyāre dumb
Maybe for some people. But I canāt think of a single wardrobe-based turnoff thatās as severe.