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“I took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. And as you’ve already heard, it’s a treat for all of you too, because usually, I charge a lot for speeches like this.”
“Getting through these three debates with Donald has to count as a miracle, so I guess I’m up against the highest, hardest, stained glass ceiling.”
“I just wanna put you all in a basket of adorables.”
“You look so good in your tuxes, or as I refer to them, ‘formal pantsuits.’”
“Donald, if at any time you don’t like what I’m saying, feel free to stand up and shout ‘WRONG’ while I’m talking.”
“It’s amazing I’m up here after Donald. I didn’t think he’d be okay with a peaceful transition of power.”
“Donald, after listening to your speech, I will also enjoy listening to Mike Pence deny that you ever gave it.”
“Remember, if you don’t like how it turned out, it must be rigged.”
“People look at the Statue of Liberty and see a proud symbol […] Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a 4, maybe a 5 if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.”
“I understand I am not known for my sense of humor. That’s why it did take a village to write these jokes.”
“I’m not boring at all. In fact, I’m the life of every party I attend, and I’ve been to three.”
“When the parties get out of hand, as occasionally they do, it’s important to have a responsible chaperone who can get everyone home safely, and that is why I picked Tim Kaine to be my vice president.”
“You notice there is no teleprompter here tonight, which is probably smart because maybe you saw Donald dismantle his prompter the other day. And I get that. They’re hard to keep up with, and I’m sure it’s even harder when you’re translating from the original Russian.”
“Donald wanted me drug-tested before last night’s debate, and look, I gotta tell you, I am so flattered that Donald thought I used some sort of performance enhancer. Now actually, I did. It’s called preparation.”
“I’ve had to listen to Donald for three full debates, and he says I don’t have any stamina. That is four and a half hours. I have now stood next to Donald longer than any of his campaign managers.”
“Whoever wins this election, the outcome will be historic. We will either have the first female president or the first president who started a Twitter war with Cher.”
“If Donald does win, it’ll be awkward at the annual President’s Day photo, when all the former presidents gather at the White House. And not just with Bill – how is Barack gonna get past the Muslim ban?”
“Donald has issues. Serious issues. Really, really serious issues.”
“[Donald] actually sent me a car to bring me here tonight. Actually, it was a hearse.”
“Donald really is as healthy as a horse, you know, the one Vladimir Putin rides around on.”
“I will be the healthiest and youngest woman ever to serve as president.”
“I’ve tried to inspire young people […] and [Donald] is doing the same. A third-grade teacher told me that one of her students refused to turn in his homework because it was under audit.”
“Here’s another similarity. The Republican National Committee isn’t spending a dime to help either one of us.”
“Let’s embrace the spirit of the evening, let’s come together, remember what unites us, and just rip on Ted Cruz.”
“I hope you enjoyed my remarks tonight. I said ‘no’ to some jokes that I thought were over the line, but I suppose you can judge for yourself on Wikileaks in the next few days.”
So as sometimes happens when something negative goes viral, bookish Twitter took action on Monday and responded to an anti-diversity rant that had gone up the night before with a powerful message—that we as a community support diverse narratives.
It began with an author asking people to raise their voices and support diversity and the marginalized in the process. The author later asked to become anonymous and people not connect them to the hashtag anymore, because the backlash against the positive hashtag that came out of it unfortunately brought loads of racists and hateful people into their mentions—another problem all on its own. The hashtag began as #IStandForDiversity, but later transitioned to #ISupportDiversity because the first hashtag was unintentional ableist, but important tweets were shared at both, so I’m going to share some here.
As Paul and Heidi said, one of the best ways to really support diverse books and marginalized authors is to buy books and request them at the library. So, of course, here are a couple book recommendation threads.
So there you have it. Support with your voices, and more importantly with your bought and requested books. Because representation is so, so important and we’re just getting started.
if an older kid (16+) asks you out, say no and cut off communication immediately. if they continue to ask you out or try to threaten you into dating them, tell an adult. dont let the situation advance in their favor.
stay safe
I RLLY WISH I KNEW THIS!! THIS IS RLLY IMPORTANT EVERYONE THINKS “sure it happens but it couldnt happen 2 me” IT COULD! DONT FIND OUT THE HARD WAY.
do not. date. outside. of. your. school. age range. shoot for a two year age gap MAX.
youre young and your brains are cooking so fast that 14 and 18 are extremely different.
This is very important, because i promise you: no matter how old or mature you think you are (or hell, even actually are), you’ll get a few years older and realize just how big a maturity difference there is. But you know who already is aware of that maturity difference?
The older person trying to get you to go out with them. And they are almost definitely targeting you because you’re younger and less mature than them, and therefore you’ll be easier for them to control or manipulate. And if they try to make a big deal out of how mature you are? Like repeatedly telling you that you act much older than your age or something like that? BIG RED EFFING FLAG.
