* From Rep. Ann Williams’ (D-Chicago) Facebook page…
I will join colleagues, staff, and lobbyists in wearing black to the State of the State address in Springfield next week as a show of solidarity with the #metoo movement. A reminder to all that #timesup on inequality, gender discrimination and sexual harassment in our state capitol and beyond.
Just a warning right off the bat here. Snarky sexist comments will be deleted and commenters will be banned for life. This ain’t Facebook or Twitter. Up your game.
Which looks worse for Silverstein, wearing black or not wearing black? Going along could open him up to James Franco type criticisms, not wearing black might make him look like he doesn’t care and is flaunting it.
Way to draw media attention away from the state of the state that night right before the primaries. This may not have been very well thought out from a larger strategic perspective.
=Way to draw media attention away from the state of the state that night right before the primaries=
Huh? Why would drawing attention from a useless speech few care about matter in any way? You think voters are going to be angry some reps wore black to support sexual assault victims?
Anyone ever seen the Governor in black? Never wears it, he may have to bring back that Lake County make up to not look totally washed out for the cameras during his address.
- PublicServant - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:42 pm:
Yep. #TimesUp. Except in Illinois, where we have a mountain of a problem. But no one gets named, shamed or punished - well, except one unlucky sould. Maybe. Because, you know, priorities.
Responsa, do you really think Rauner will have anything new and riveting to say? It will be the same big-on-rhetoric, vague-on-specifics speech he always gives.
==Responsa, do you really think Rauner will have anything new and riveting to say?==
Probably not. But the State of the State address is usually a prime opportunity for the opposition party and especially the candidates to make their points and criticize the incumbent. That was my point. Conflating that opportunity (when the media will be all around) with the hashtag me too movement seems like a disconnect. But what do I know.
DuPage Bard- Rauner wears black. Have you forgotten his wool vest costumes?
“So, he doesn’t know how to dress. And I’ve tried to help, but brother won’t listen,” Sanguinetti said, referring to Rauner’s typical uniform of casual ranch-hand slacks with a plaid button-down shirt and ultra-long sport coat. Sometimes, the governor swaps the coat for a vest.
“He’s his own person. He beats to his own fashion drum, but that’s one disagreement,” Sanguinetti said.
I’ll say what my past Local President used to say to our delegation before the convention.
“I don’t really care what you as long as you all do it together. If I see any of this onesie twosies crap I’m gonna down and let you have it. ”
I say if everyone is invited to and commits to doing it. Okay
Otherwise it appears as political gotcha theatre.
This is not in anyway to minimize sexual assault or aspirations to eliminate it.
It’s that the bicameral chamber should have a special decorum. Similar in spirit to a Navy officers wardroom. No conversations of religion, politics, or the opposite sex. This is to preserve the unity of the officers aboard ship.
As much as I support and applaud the cause, the decorum of the chamber is important. So everybody or nobody in my opinion.
Given the General Assembly’s better late than never actions on the subject in general (and the delay in appointing the Inspector General) this just seems to me to be another __________ (fill in the blank) action.
I stand behind the message, but I’m not sure about the forum. Of the few issues, outside of his “agenda”, Rauner has spoken out strongly against is harassment in the legislature and I believe he criticized reform legislation as not going far enough. The State of the State is more the Governor’s day as opposed to the GA, so it comes across, to me at least, as an possibly unwarranted attack on Rauner as opposed to internal issues with the GA.
I’d be down with wearing black to the State of the State to protest Rauner’s decimation of social services, but not so much with the women’s rights issue when part of the issue, besides men, is a broken system within the GA itself.
This isn’t intended to be a catch-all, it also isn’t meant to detract from State of the State. I’m sorry men that you’re *slightly* inconvenienced by owning less black… can’t imagine what that must be like *snark*
Suggestion: black tie, black pocket square, black ribbon binned to blazer.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:10 pm:
Just a warning right off the bat here. Snarky sexist comments will be deleted and commenters will be banned for life. This ain’t Facebook or Twitter. Up your game.
- m - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:15 pm:
Which looks worse for Silverstein, wearing black or not wearing black? Going along could open him up to James Franco type criticisms, not wearing black might make him look like he doesn’t care and is flaunting it.
- Responsa - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:26 pm:
Way to draw media attention away from the state of the state that night right before the primaries. This may not have been very well thought out from a larger strategic perspective.
- PJ - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:28 pm:
=Way to draw media attention away from the state of the state that night right before the primaries=
Huh? Why would drawing attention from a useless speech few care about matter in any way? You think voters are going to be angry some reps wore black to support sexual assault victims?
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:30 pm:
===This may not have been very well thought out from a larger strategic perspective. ===
Concern-trolling and man-splaining in one succinct comment. Well done, sir!
lol
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:33 pm:
Black was in vogue during the last Victorian Age too.
- Dome Gnome - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:42 pm:
I will be interested to see, at a glance, where the male allies are sitting.
- DuPage Bard - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:42 pm:
Anyone ever seen the Governor in black? Never wears it, he may have to bring back that Lake County make up to not look totally washed out for the cameras during his address.
- PublicServant - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:42 pm:
Does Carhartt come in black?
- PJ - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:43 pm:
===Does Carhartt come in black?===
Never fear. Leather biker jackets do.
- JB13 - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:50 pm:
Yep. #TimesUp. Except in Illinois, where we have a mountain of a problem. But no one gets named, shamed or punished - well, except one unlucky sould. Maybe. Because, you know, priorities.
- Thomas Paine - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:51 pm:
=== Black was in vogue during the last Victorian Age too. ===
If that was meant to imply that the #MeToo movement is a repressive regression to a period of antiquated social standards, you have missed the point.
- ??? - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:52 pm:
Responsa, do you really think Rauner will have anything new and riveting to say? It will be the same big-on-rhetoric, vague-on-specifics speech he always gives.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 12:55 pm:
==If that was meant to imply==
Nope, but you can keep implying…
- Responsa - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:00 pm:
==Responsa, do you really think Rauner will have anything new and riveting to say?==
Probably not. But the State of the State address is usually a prime opportunity for the opposition party and especially the candidates to make their points and criticize the incumbent. That was my point. Conflating that opportunity (when the media will be all around) with the hashtag me too movement seems like a disconnect. But what do I know.
- JS Mill - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:04 pm:
I don’t feel bad for Silverstein’s conundrum. He earned it with some poor behavior.
- NoGifts - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:06 pm:
-m-
that’s hilarious.
- Anon221 - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:16 pm:
DuPage Bard- Rauner wears black. Have you forgotten his wool vest costumes?
“So, he doesn’t know how to dress. And I’ve tried to help, but brother won’t listen,” Sanguinetti said, referring to Rauner’s typical uniform of casual ranch-hand slacks with a plaid button-down shirt and ultra-long sport coat. Sometimes, the governor swaps the coat for a vest.
“He’s his own person. He beats to his own fashion drum, but that’s one disagreement,” Sanguinetti said.
https://tinyurl.com/y7lrgw79
- RNUG - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:16 pm:
== Does Carhartt come in black? ==
The heavy coats do …
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:16 pm:
Massive social change can occur quickly in the 21st century. See same-sex marriage and legal weed.
Scares the heck out of some people, obviously.
- Honeybear - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:18 pm:
I’ll say what my past Local President used to say to our delegation before the convention.
“I don’t really care what you as long as you all do it together. If I see any of this onesie twosies crap I’m gonna down and let you have it. ”
I say if everyone is invited to and commits to doing it. Okay
Otherwise it appears as political gotcha theatre.
This is not in anyway to minimize sexual assault or aspirations to eliminate it.
It’s that the bicameral chamber should have a special decorum. Similar in spirit to a Navy officers wardroom. No conversations of religion, politics, or the opposite sex. This is to preserve the unity of the officers aboard ship.
As much as I support and applaud the cause, the decorum of the chamber is important. So everybody or nobody in my opinion.
- RNUG - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:24 pm:
Given the General Assembly’s better late than never actions on the subject in general (and the delay in appointing the Inspector General) this just seems to me to be another __________ (fill in the blank) action.
- Swift - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:25 pm:
I stand behind the message, but I’m not sure about the forum. Of the few issues, outside of his “agenda”, Rauner has spoken out strongly against is harassment in the legislature and I believe he criticized reform legislation as not going far enough. The State of the State is more the Governor’s day as opposed to the GA, so it comes across, to me at least, as an possibly unwarranted attack on Rauner as opposed to internal issues with the GA.
I’d be down with wearing black to the State of the State to protest Rauner’s decimation of social services, but not so much with the women’s rights issue when part of the issue, besides men, is a broken system within the GA itself.
- Nick Name - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:28 pm:
===Anyone ever seen the Governor in black? Never wears it”
His biker vest is black.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 1:28 pm:
Dark Blue suit - the political solution.
- Flynn's Mom - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 2:01 pm:
At first I though it was so we could mourn the Rauner messaging.
- Young woman - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 2:14 pm:
This isn’t intended to be a catch-all, it also isn’t meant to detract from State of the State. I’m sorry men that you’re *slightly* inconvenienced by owning less black… can’t imagine what that must be like *snark*
Suggestion: black tie, black pocket square, black ribbon binned to blazer.
- theCardinal - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 2:48 pm:
Guys you have dark blue, black, gray and seen a few brown suits. Oh and there is the occasional seer sucker too. Free advice “Choose wisely Dr Jones”
- 217 - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 4:54 pm:
It’s interesting that legislative members have so much concern for this yet proceeded to pass the most watered down bill imaginable on the topic.
- Last Bull Moose - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 5:48 pm:
I was already in mourning for the State of the State. Now I have two reasons to wear black.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 9:31 pm:
really important statement for all you springpatch folks …….wear white for happiness for the tax cut.
- justacitizen - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 9:47 pm:
Some Johnny Cash during the State of the State would be appropriate:
://youtu.be/FqESx05OuCA
- justacitizen - Thursday, Jan 25, 18 @ 9:54 pm:
oops. better link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t51MHUENlAQ