cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45122184
“Oh my God, I want a hot president,” Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It podcast said in an interview last week. “Hot democrat alert,” posted Democratic influencer Keith Edwards in response to a video clip of Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old smokejumper running for one of Montana’s two House seats. If you search Jon Ossoff’s name on X or TikTok, you’ll be met with a number of thirsty posts calling the Georgia senator a “total hottie.”
“Jon Ossoff—there was just something about him,” said the content creator Qondi Ntini, who runs what can best be described as an Democratic thirst-trap X account, where she frequently refers to Ossoff as “Senator My Boo.” She’s raised thousands of dollars for Democratic candidates through the account and has been invited to the White House and the DNC as a part of their content-creator programs.
“The way I see thirst and the people that I choose to support, it’s more about their values and what they can do for their constituents. The hotness stems from that, and it makes them hotter. It’s also kind of a rebuke of toxic masculinity,” she added.
Also hinting about wanting non-geriatric candidates?
This whole article sounds like it’s really stretching to stitch together a narrative.
I’ve Had It podcast? Keith Edwards is a Democratic influencer and not a former reality show contestant? Qondi Ntini, an Instagram account with less than a thousand followers?
This stupidity is what led to Trump. I don’t want a fuckable candidate. I want a capable candidate.
No. Give me a Danny DeVito type campaigning on nationalized healthcare and the end of ICE over a Chis Hemsworth clone spewing the same corporate democon bullshit.
But Danny DeVito is the biggest thirst trap of them all!
It’s gonna be a very classy affaaaiirrr.
Maybe back on Taxi, but it’s easy to look like an adonic sex god when you’re standing next to Judd Hirsch.
Give me a Danny DeVito type campaigning on nationalized healthcare
That was Bernie Sanders. He ran for the Dem nom for president twice. He lost twice.
Y’all don’t think Sanders is the cutest guy?
Don’t laugh.
Oh I’m not laughing. They’re really pulling out all the stops to try and lose, and it’s appalling.
Is that how they think Trump got elected?
I’m terrible at judging men’s attractiveness, but I remember someone who is much better at that looking very closely at his picture to recreate something and going, “holy shit that guy is ugly”.
