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Andrew Yang Never Misses a Chance to Show Off His Lack of Political Instincts, Even Fucks Up National Pets Day

StereoVSN

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Nerokis said:
what you mean

like 2% of the reason this thread is ongoing is people hating on Andrew Yang

people going back and forth on whether there is anything amusing, offensive, or even the slightest bit worth discussing about the tweet is the driving force here

honestly, there being a strong consensus on Yang sucking would be great, but I do not get the impression at all that such a consensus exists
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Most folks don't have much feeling about Yang other then hearing about his UBI stance during his Presidential run. Otherwise, unless you are in NYC (or really, really interested), people wouldn't know his stances on most topics.

Personally I liked some of his ideas initially, but then he really kind of started digging in the wrong direction, IMO, but I guess we shall see if he actually wins the nomination.

That tweet in particular though wasn't anything special. It's surprising that people think that he should prioritize a dog over his kid who developed allergies, which can be very severe (I am allergic to cats and its rough even with Benadryl). People can have some major issues from that.
 
DemyxC

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People really don't get optics. You can do the right thing in the wrong way and get treated worse than if you did the wrong thing in an understandable way. The tweet ultimately isn't a big deal to me, but the tone was definitely off. The tweet might actually be the perfect representation of who yang is now that I think about it more.
 
Einchy

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tophu said:
HIS KID IS ALLERGIC. Allergies are not an inconvenience, it's literally hinders living.

but fuck the kid and keep the dog, amirite?
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It's actually amazing that people can't grasp that a parent would rather rehome their pet than have their child constantly be dealing with allergies.
 
Horp

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crazy cat ladies aint got nothing on the newest breed of dog fanatics; the keep-the-dog-toss-your-kid-gang
 
aiswyda

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I know multiple people who developed pet allergies over time who did not give up their pets—they just deal with it or take bennadryl.

that being said I get it's a thing and I think it's understandable but like. Lol how out of touch do you have to be to post this on national pet day. Just stop tweeting bro.
 

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Taking a self-congratulatory victory lap to celebrate the pet he abandoned is such a Silicon Valley VC thing to do.
 
alexiswrite

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DemyxC said:
People really don't get optics. You can do the right thing in the wrong way and get treated worse than if you did the wrong thing in an understandable way. The tweet ultimately isn't a big deal to me, but the tone was definitely off. The tweet might actually be the perfect representation of who yang is now that I think about it more.
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If the optics seem to be only considered bad to people who already dislike a person, and to everyone else it seems fine, then maybe the optics aren't bad. Maybe people just dislike Yang for other reasons.
 
Alcander

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Whoever said this was giving them michael scott vibes is 100% correct. This could easily be a camera interview segment quote.
 
Kikujiro

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Some of you are borderline psychopath, you really need to have some kind of obsession to find controversy over this innocuous tweet.

So it's National Pet Day in the US (as an non US resident I didn't know it was thing) and he made a tweet reminiscing the dog which he loved, but he had to rehome because his kid became allergic to it. Even the hashtag sounds just like a lame dad joke.

That's it, nothing more.
 
nelsonroyale

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haha hilarious...

Also, giving the dog to another family who is going to care for him, isn't necessarily a bad thing.
 
Ploid 6.0

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Seems fine to me, he's posting about missing his dog that he had to part ways with because his kid was allergic. He misses the dog, remembering the dog on this pet day thing. Is pet day about only certain pet related appreciations? No space to remember and mention pets you no longer see?
 
ChunkyChowder

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It's a typical dumbass tweet from Yang but the replies to it are even worse. The hell is wrong with some dog owners?
 
Rᴏb

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Just read the tweet.
We must make Yang explain the very fucked up thing we just pretended he said.
 
Ploid 6.0

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I'm American and this is the first time I'm hearing anything about National Pet Day. I had two dogs one belonging to my grandmother which I spent a lot of time around. Now, because of Andrew Yang I know 4/11 is National Pet Day.
 
travisbickle

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Love this site. Generally very logical but occasionally pulls out a boomer father perspective with just make the allergic child live with a dog, the kid's probably faking it anyway.
 
Brinbe

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What a stupid and bizarre thread... I don't get it. Nothing yang did was wrong in the least. Bitches eating crackers is right.

If this was something substantive on policy or if he made an actual social mistake it's understandable to get on him about it. But 1) giving away a pet for the sake of his kid isn't wrong. 2 )posting about said pet on twitter isn't wrong either because since when is twitter all serious business now? Get a grip.
 
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SaberVS7 said:
...Y'all do realize that depending on the severity of the allergy, some pets can trigger Anaphylactic Shock, right? Y'all do realize that can kill you, right? Did any of you actually read the tweet? He pretty clearly didn't want to have to rehome the dog, he's still attached to him, but he couldn't keep him. This wasn't a matter of irresponsibly getting a dog he couldn't support and then getting rid of the dog - Shit changed in the years after.

Bitch Eating Crackers.
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ok and? the child could be removed from the premises. this isn't hard
 
Bobson Dugnutt

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Era never misses a chance to mock a bitch for eating crackers, jumps their pet shark on national pets day.
 
Phoenixazure

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Reminds me of that thread of the person being evicted for having pets in their apartment when it was specified they are to not have any.

maybe the wording can be better but this seems like mountains out of molehills
 
metal

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Rehoming a pet because of a child that has an allergy (especially if it's severe) is sad but understandable. My dog is a member of my family full stop, but I'm not going to lie to myself and say that my child is not more important.

However bragging about rehoming a dog and the hashtags is just so bad it's funny and sad at the same time.
 
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jph139 said:
It almost feels intentional. Like, an anti-politician approach? But in the wrong direction. It might work though - his inauthenticity feels genuine, as paradoxical at that sounds.
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I think I agree with this. Politicians are always trying to be relatable. People jumping down your throat for something pretty harmless you posted on social media is the most relatable thing ever these days.
 
metal

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Babouk said:
The "dog culture" has become really weird in the past 2 decades. I've often heard people saying that someone not liking dogs couldn't be a good person.
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The best is when people say that they would save their dog before a strangers child from death and have no regrets. Just mind boggling. These types of people scare the shit out of me.
 
mentok15

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I'm not American so I had no idea about Yang or this pet day. After reading this thread I'm unsure if Era really really loves dogs or really really hates Yang.
 
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It's an understandable reason for giving a pet away but he could've just not tweeted this. It's like if a straight person tweeted "had a gay friend in high school, but parted ways when we got into different colleges. Hope he's doing well! #HappyPrideMonth"

Edit: oh my god I just saw the follow up tweet with him ignoring the dog. Yes that's not what he was doing before and after I'm sure but it's just obviously NOT a good look lmaooo
 
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Wanace

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Should've posted photos of the new owners and reminded people that pets are a huge responsibility instead of making it seem like "lol oh well Grizz, sorry buddy."
 
Waffle

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I mean I'm glad he was able to find the dog a home instead of dropping it off at a shelter but what a weird thing to post with the hashtag.
 
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