{"id":33977,"date":"2018-10-12T09:08:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=33977"},"modified":"2018-10-12T09:08:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:08:55","slug":"friday-fun-a-maga-mom-has-a-mega-misfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/12\/friday-fun-a-maga-mom-has-a-mega-misfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: A MAGA Mom Has a Mega Misfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed the <strong><em>#HimToo<\/em><\/strong> meme\u2019s recent 15-minutes of fame this week, I\u2019ll help you out.<\/p>\n<p>It originally started way back as an ally of the <strong><em>#MeToo<\/em><\/strong> movement providing a platform for men to share their experiences of sexual assaults. \u00a0But just like <strong><em>\u201cAll Lives Matter\u201d<\/em><\/strong> started as an ill-conceived rightwing backlash to <strong><em>\u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, the <strong><em>#HimToo<\/em><\/strong> meme was coopted by <em><strong>Trumpkins<\/strong><\/em> during the <em><strong>Kavanaugh<\/strong><\/em> hearings.\u00a0 It was used as a warning to mothers with fearmongering that their poor, innocent sons might well become victims of false sexual assault claims by conniving, evil females.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anybody can say literally anything about any man, and it will be automatically believed if the accuser is a woman. No presumption of innocence. No burden of proof on the accuser. Complete upending of the same legal system we all expect to protect our rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/himtoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#himtoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NFMmLq66Y3\">pic.twitter.com\/NFMmLq66Y3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Huckabee (@hucksworld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hucksworld\/status\/1043730918249312257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But since we Liberals are not immune to reality like Rethuglicans, let\u2019s take a look at a couple of Fact Checks including<strong> <em>Snopes<\/em><\/strong>: A scientific reviews shows that false sexual assault claims are very rare \u2013 accounting for only about 5 percent.\u00a0 And sadly, sexual assault is actually chronically underreported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsvrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2018-10\/Lisak-False-Reports-Moving-beyond.pdf\">https:\/\/www.nsvrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2018-10\/Lisak-False-Reports-Moving-beyond.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/rape-allegations-fabricated\/\">https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/rape-allegations-fabricated\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But blaming victims while trying to turn themselves into the poor victim is a common Rethuglican ploy.\u00a0 So of course it was greeted with open-arms by Trumpkin provocateurs.<\/p>\n<p>One such MAGA Mom <strong><em>(BlueStarNavyMom3)<\/em><\/strong> stepped forward with a Tweet <strong><em><u>falsely<\/u><\/em><\/strong> claiming that her Navy veteran son &#8211; <strong>Pieter Hanson<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 is a victim and she involuntarily signed him up for the <strong><em>#HimToo<\/em><\/strong> masses.\u00a0 (I have no doubt she entirely missed the irony that she was making a <em>FALSE<\/em> claim to protect males against false claims.)<\/p>\n<p>After the Tweet went viral with mocking parodies, she took the Tweet down \u2026 and then deleted her entire account.\u00a0 But here\u2019s a screenshot of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">since she deleted it here\u2019s a screenshot. one of the greatest posts of all time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6TUKOjH9T\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6TUKOjH9T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KT NELSON (@KrangTNelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrangTNelson\/status\/1049440890803154944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t read it, it says:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is MY son,\u201d began his mom\u2019s viral post, which featured a photograph of Hanson posing in his Navy uniform. \u201cHe graduated #1 in boot camp. He was awarded the USO award. He was #1 in A school. He is a gentleman who respects women. He won\u2019t go on solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind. I VOTE. #HimToo.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the parodies made her Tweet go viral, one of Pieter Hanson\u2019s brothers stepped in to shed some light on the matter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My brother is trending on twitter because of my moms ridiculous tweet. I\u2019m a mixture of laughing hard and feeling bad for him.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YG93x9ikii\">pic.twitter.com\/YG93x9ikii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Hanson (@DancinJonHanson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DancinJonHanson\/status\/1049455719471296512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t enjoy some of the creative parodies!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my son, processing his reaction to being told what his next trip to the vet will entail. He will no longer go on dates, because, well. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YNERn94mGP\">pic.twitter.com\/YNERn94mGP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Scalzi (@scalzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scalzi\/status\/1049440074797109248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And of course motel manager, <strong>Norman Bates<\/strong> &#8211; who said <em>&#8220;A mother is a boy&#8217;s best friend.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is MY son. He singlehandedly runs a small hotel. He&#39;s a homeowner. He knows a boy&#39;s best friend is his mother. He goes a little mad sometimes. He won&#39;t go on solo dates due to the current climate of false accusations by radical anti-shower-stabbing feminists. I VOTE. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSYY7Cy46E\">pic.twitter.com\/qSYY7Cy46E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Night of the Living Marble (@living_marble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/living_marble\/status\/1049433571973185536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And <strong>Ted <em>&#8220;Card-Carrying-Republican&#8221;<\/em> Bundy<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is MY son, Ted. He worked for Republicans, went to law school, and is described as charming &amp; charismatic. He drives a sensible Volkswagen. He WILL go on solo dates, if you\u2019re interested- even during the current climate of ridiculous accusations against him. I VOTE.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEkjbWn0da\">pic.twitter.com\/lEkjbWn0da<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; smy pan (@Amyspano1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amyspano1\/status\/1049521877885087745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(I forgot he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ted_Bundy\">delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And of course you knew you were going to get &#8220;Rolled&#8221; \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my son. He was #1 on the charts. He won\u2019t go on solo dates even though he never gave up, let you down, run around, or deserted you, make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie nor hurt you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5sMpGIVR3\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5sMpGIVR3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyposnanski\/status\/1049448009417846784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a &#8220;stellar&#8221; appearance \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is MY sun. He graduated #1 in THE SOLAR SYSTEM. He is a star who respects planets. He won&#39;t go on solo orbits because his gravitational pull is so strong that one day he will explode! I VOTE. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXe5ipyOSM\">pic.twitter.com\/FXe5ipyOSM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZackBornstein\/status\/1049457184705208320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a couple of edgy ones \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is My son. He graduated #1 in his class at Nazareth High. He is a gentleman who loves women and respects virgins like his mother. He is afraid to go on solo dates with women because he is afraid they will lie and say he made them wash his feet.<br \/>That, plus he\u2019s gay.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMR88fggAQ\">pic.twitter.com\/sMR88fggAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; God (@TheTweetOfGod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTweetOfGod\/status\/1049471046741446658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is MY son. He sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford. He likes beer. A LOT. His favorite game is Devil\u2019s Triangle. He will always be naked underneath his robe. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dfyn7JnXRj\">pic.twitter.com\/dfyn7JnXRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diane_7A\/status\/1049452597952868352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But being the true gentleman that he is (he\u2019s also an ordained minister), <strong>Pieter Hanson<\/strong> took matters into his own hands wanting to \u201cturn this around\u201d with his very first Tweet mimicking the photo his Mom used:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That was my Mom. Sometimes the people we love do things that hurt us without realizing it. Let\u2019s turn this around. I respect and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BelieveWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BelieveWomen<\/a> . I never have and never will support  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HimToo<\/a> . I\u2019m a proud Navy vet, Cat Dad and Ally. Also, Twitter, your meme game is on point. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yZFkEjyB6L\">pic.twitter.com\/yZFkEjyB6L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pieter Hanson (@Thatwasmymom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thatwasmymom\/status\/1049518834972020737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only is Pieter Hanson <em>&#8220;a proud Navy vet and Cat Dad\u201d<\/em>, but he\u2019s a supporter of #MeToo \u2013 a true feminist Ally with a sense of humor! \u00a0He followed up his very first tweet with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thatwasmymom\/status\/1049528525072429056\"><strong>series of photos of his cats<\/strong><\/a>, and a plea to Tweet posters and viewers to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thatwasmymom\/status\/1049563208376340480\"><strong>donate to cancer charities<\/strong><\/a> on behalf of his one of his other brothers, a cancer survivor and his hero.<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019ll close with his call for cancer donations \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m new at this&#8230; so this time with pictures ! So <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/negativeintopositives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#negativeintopositives<\/a>  my little brother Cooper is a child survivor of non hodgkin lymphoma and my personal hero. Please donate to  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LLSusa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LLSusa<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MakeAWish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MakeAWish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65Zeay8vPa\">pic.twitter.com\/65Zeay8vPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pieter Hanson (@Thatwasmymom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thatwasmymom\/status\/1049563208376340480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And you can never go wrong ending with kitty cat pictures \u2013 here are Pieter\u2019s \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t worry guys. YES I have cat pictures. Yes I adopted a kitten from my older brother. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DancinJonHanson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DancinJonHanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZaVWQ4fMi\">pic.twitter.com\/YZaVWQ4fMi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pieter Hanson (@Thatwasmymom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thatwasmymom\/status\/1049528525072429056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed the #HimToo meme\u2019s recent 15-minutes of fame this week, I\u2019ll help you out. It originally started way back as an ally of the #MeToo movement providing a platform for men to share their experiences of sexual assaults. \u00a0But just like \u201cAll Lives Matter\u201d started as an ill-conceived rightwing backlash to \u201cBlack <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/12\/friday-fun-a-maga-mom-has-a-mega-misfire\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}