young, female and republican (stupid)

as mentioned in a previous post, i like to keep up with dear prudence, a section of slate that provides occasional entertainment because, often times, idiots write in about the dumbest shit and, almost as often, prudence responds with a smart ass reaction.

one of her newest letters is from a woman seeking advice about the fact that she is a republican who is dating a republican, in a family of republican bashers. so, i am on the side of the family (coming from a family of one-liners and blunt honesty, i think that she should just get over it). i must admit that i might be slightly biased since this chick is a republican. but initially, i did feel slightly empathetic, seeing as how my dad and i bump heads when it comes to politics.

but then i kept reading. let's take a look....

Dear Prudence,
My family members are staunch Democrats and love to bad-mouth Republicans every time the conversation turns to politics. This is heartbreaking, because I myself am a secret Republican. My mom already knows that I'm in love with a Republican, and she won't stop condemning him behind his back for his beliefs, calling him names like "right-wing whack job" and "little lord Republiroy" (also making fun of his height). My brothers all say stuff like, "Republicans suck" and, "Those Republicans are dumb-***es." I am afraid to come out to them about my beliefs because of potential verbal abuse being heaped on me. Also, being a teenager, I do not have the advantage of moving out of the house and escaping said abuse. What should I do?

this bitch is a TEENAGER. i would be willing to bet my left tit that she is a republican because her BOYFRIEND is a republican. he is also short (as she mentions) and apparently she has to hear about that too.

so i wonder, how did it come about that this girl is a republican, if not for her boyfriend? in my life i have known a ridiculous number of females who have chosen football teams to support, colleges, jobs, locations, you name it, based around a man who would never do the same for them. if she comes from a family of democrats, and she is at the age where she is still going to school every day-definitely not working her way up the corporate ladder, then why, WHY is she so dead-set right wing? if this bitch gets knocked up she will be at the abortion clinic before the doctor shows up...i mean, she clearly couldn't tell her parents THAT if she has to hide her political views from them.

furthermore, did she just fall from pluto and land on this family's doorstep? she should know how they are and how to handle them. and if she had any valid reason for being a dead-set republican, chances are she would have some good arguments to back it up, rather than having to write into prudie.

these are the kinds of things that annoy the shit out of me. i can't help but think she's a stupid bitch because i don't have much else to work with. but even if she's not and she has valid reasoning behind her political views, then why can't she just stand up to her family? she is already hearing enough bullshit from them, why cower behind your views? oh, maybe because she has nothing to back them up with, other than her short-ass boyfriend.

prudie's response (she's a lot more forgiving than i am)