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The term "Bernie Bro" is at least partially used to paint Bernie supporters as misogynistic "bros" as far as I can tell.
by the_gastropod 9y ago
The term "Bernie Bro" is at least partially used to paint Bernie supporters as misogynistic "bros" as far as I can tell.
- dragonwriter 9y agoYes, but it's used by his opponents to his right within the Democratic Party as a guilt-by-association attack to make those in the electorate on the left uncomfortable with him, it's not actually an attack from the left.
- linkregister 9y agoIt is in response to a high volume of online harassment and crude comments toward Clinton and her supporters (by a small and extremely vocal minority of Sanders fanatics). It is a lamentable that the vast majority of Sanders supporters do not behave this way and don’t deserve the label.