Republican 'law and order' appeal prompts U.S. #IAmASuburbanMom backlash

[appalachiablue]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters, 8 hrs. ago) - When a senior Republican state lawmaker demanded that Minnesota's Democratic governor apologize to "moms out in the suburbs scared to death" about protests over racism and police brutality, Jamie Becker-Finn responded on Twitter with the "#IAmASuburbanMom" hashtag.

I don't need an apology," Becker-Finn, a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives and a mother from the Minneapolis suburb of Roseville, wrote in response to Minnesota Senate Republican leader Paul Gazelka's comment last Friday. "I need the GOP Senate to be more than just sad and sorry that George Floyd was killed by police," Becker-Finn added, using shorthand for the Republican Party.

Tens of thousands of people have since taken to Twitter with the hashtag, saying they are suburban women standing with protesters over the death of Floyd, a black man, after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis last month.

President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are trying to win back suburban voters around the United States with promises to impose "law and order," aiming in particular to appeal to women who have drifted away from the party since he took office in 2017. It may be an uphill battle...


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[Grokenstein]

1. "I need the GOP Senate to be more than just sad and sorry that George Floyd was killed by police"

They will never be sad nor sorry for that.
They can, however, be made to fear consequences.

[Mister Ed]

2. Because suburban moms are moms.

[onetexan]

4. OMG that sign brings out the humanity in all suburban moms

[appalachiablue]

7. Beautiful, that's it

[Skittles]

3. don't underestimate suburban mums

certainly do not stereotype them like repukes do

[Lonestarblue]

5. No matter where they live, moms also know that Trump is a horrible role model for their children.

Children may not watch as much political news as adults, but they’re on the Internet, they see local news, and they do observe how Trump behaves. Several of the children in my family certainly know some of the horrid things Trump says and does, and their parents do not watch television or have family discussions about Trump’s behavior.

I suspect a lot of suburban moms who voted for Trump in 2016 aren’t happy with him as a role model for their children. Whether that results in votes for Biden remains to be seen. A lot of them also believe that Republicans do a better job on the economy—a total myth, but people believe it nonetheless.

[appalachiablue]

6. Amen, role models for kids are vital; positive and inspiring

ones, not destructive vile populations fueled by venom, rage and ignorance. Madness and carnage has to end and overhauling defective systems and creating better ones must commence for this country to pull back from the abyss.

We need unity and spirit like these brave women fighting back, let it continue to build, it's urgent.

[RicROC]

8. Trump, the outlaw and disorder pResident.