Like so many, I experienced a roller-coaster fluctuation of emotions on Sunday. I was on the phone with my almost 91-year-old life-long Democrat mother when the news broke. I was shocked, crushed, devastated, sickened, and furious.
Livid, because I did not trust those, including lackwits blowing hot air for the media as well as diabolical billionaire donors, who clearly connived to sweep aside both Biden and Harris to replace them with a white male of their autocratic, arrogant, and astoundingly ignorant choosing. You know, just like MAGA did to the former GOP.
Unfortunately, racism and gobsmacking sexism exist across the spectrum of voters in this nation, regardless of political persuasion—or gender. Though as least Democrats aren’t actively trying to destroy our democracy and turn back time to turn women into second-class citizens.
But now it’s time to walk the walk, and walk back the putrid patriarchy.
Within hours on Sunday, I was feeling cautiously hopeful. By evening, I was exhilarated and giddy. Millions raised with astonishing speed. Endorsements blew in like category five hurricane winds. Delegates getting on board to pledge their votes, and unwavering allegiance.
All the while, media members and pompous, pontificating white male political pundits continued to ask ridiculous questions and make outrageously idiotic observations, completely failing to read the effing room. Their loss. That dog don’t hunt anymore. Trust is gone. We know who you are, and who owns all of you. We’re not impressed or impressionable anymore. Was there ever a colluding rag more clueless and condescending than the New York Times?
We are done with the patriarchy. We women will save this nation from catastrophic corrosion and corruption. And we have Joe Biden to thank for laying the groundwork and making this possible.
Biden’s a true patriot who put country over personal power. Imagine that. I’m quite sure Republicans never have. They can’t and won’t even begin to comprehend what it truly means to serve this nation, as opposed to their greedy selves and their blatantly fascist agenda.
I was always all in for Kamala Harris, beginning when she was a presidential candidate the first time. Matter of fact, in my Other Worldly novels, I created a black woman president named Harrison three years ago. The similar name was intentional. In my written world, Kamala Harris had already won. I could only hope that my nation would wake up and eventually make my work of fiction a reality.
And here we are. And YES WE KAM!
In my Other Worldly novels, the vice president is a gay (and predominantly alien) black male Congressman from Las Vegas. If we end up with Buttigieg on the ticket, we will have a gay male who is also a veteran badass and one of the most kind, eloquent, and intelligent members of any cabinet we have ever had. I can see heinous heads exploding already, and it is truly gratifying.
But back to Kamala, because YES WE KAM! We will do this! The race is now woman versus rapist, prosecutor versus felon, young versus old, brilliant versus bonkers. Kamala Harris used to prosecute sexual predators, fraudsters—in other words, criminals exactly like Trump. It’s time justice is served.
Ironically, on Saturday night I finally watched Barbie, a movie premiering one year ago on Sunday. I previously had no idea the feminist message in that movie was so powerful. Funny thing, Barbie also has a black woman as president.
Maybe now the US will finally be on course to actually achieve liberty and justice for all as opposed to giving it mere blasé lip service. Smash that patriarchal glass ceiling to smithereens. Let freedom ring, because Madame President has a very nice ring to it. Yes ma’am, we Kam!