If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living in 2017 America, it’s that anything you do or say to a woman that she doesn’t like is misogyny. It’s sexism. It’s rape culture. Unless, of course, you really disagree with that woman politically. Then it’s justifiable. She should’ve thought about that before she pissed you off, right?
I don’t know Kat Timpf from The Specialists on Fox News very well, and I don’t always agree with her. But she seems like an honest, thoughtful person. Her sense of humor isn’t for everybody, but I like it. She’s a good TV host and a great writer. So I’m pissed off about what just happened to her. Last night she was scheduled to speak at a campaign event for Ben Kissel, who’s running for Brooklyn borough president. But then this happened:
I’m at Union Pool in BK, about to speak at my friend @BenKissel‘s campaign event, a guy walks in, dumps an entire bottle of water on me …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… walks in, clearly here because he knows I’m here, dumps an entire 1.5 liter bottle of water on me, first on my head and then I turn …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… to look and he splashes it directly on my face and runs out. I’m shocked, I’m stunned. I’m obviously upset. I end up not being able …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… to speak because of it. I’ve never seen a more disgusting insane cruel climate than the one we’re in now. Why? What does that …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
accomplish? I guess I wasn’t able to speak so that’s great and I guess he wins, but we’re just randomly assaulting people in public now?
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
That’s what we’re doing? Verbal assault on Twitter not enough anymore? I’ve had it. I’m an actual, human person. I have a soul, a family …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… I have feelings. I have opinions, some of which some people may disagree with, but I’m a human being. I’m capable of recognizing …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… that people with whom I disagree have souls and families and are humans, why are there so many people who seem incapable of viewing …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… the world that way? Seriously? I work really hard, I feel as though I never stop working, and to have the end result be to not even …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… be able to exist in the world as a human being without being assaulted verbally and now physically by strangers? Complete strangers?
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
The whole thing was captured on security cameras. Very clear pics of his face and what he did. Will anything actually be done? Don’t know.
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
This is assault. If you don’t think so, go ahead and try it yourself. See what happens to you.
Why would somebody do this? There are plenty of people I disagree with, both male and female*, but I would never dream of doing something like this. The same goes for glitter-bombing, or pie-in-the-face, or any of the other stupid things people justify because they just hate their ideological opponents that much. Whether this was a leftist or a Trumpkin or some other idiot, this is wrong.
Who the hell raised these children?
I hope Timpf presses charges. This crap is unacceptable.
*Those are the only two choices, sorry.