My brother and I where innocently wasting time downtown.
We were chasing the new spawns from Wizard Unite and working on our tasks.   We weren’t bothering anyone and just chatting amongst ourselves while looking for memos and monster books.

We passed a corner that’s by Laurel’s when this pretty girl approached my baby brother.  She had long honey brown hair.   I think it went to the middle of her back.   Tanned and had bright blue eyes.

She ran up to my brother and smiled… which I think might have caused a momentary stun.   I’m guessing that not a whole lot of pretty girls give my good-natured hulking brother a smile.

The girl shoved a cheap wooden clipboard at him.    “Would you sign this to support Kamala Harris?”

Fortunately, it takes more than a mouth full of perfect teeth to persuade my brother.  He backed away, looked at me, and claimed that he didn’t know what or who a Kamala Harris was.

That was actually pretty perfect.   He pronounced the name as if it was a bug or ice cream flavor he never heard of.  At that moment, I was really proud of him.

The girl shoved the clipboard at him again.   “This doesn’t show support for her, but shows that you support her right to run.”

That phrase didn’t register with me.  I’m not a genius, but wouldn’t endorsing someone’s right to participate in an activity show support?   I don’t think I could hide a ‘huh?’ look, but baby brother had pushed her aside by that time.

He gently explained that he doesn’t get involved in politics of any sort.   The girl backed away immediately and left us alone for the rest of our brilliant tasks.   Although, she did shoot baby brother a smile every once in a while when we passed her.

After we’d walked a block, I explained who Mrs. (Ms?) Harris is and who she represents.  As promised, it didn’t matter to him.  Rather, he thought Biden had sealed the deal and everyone else was background noise.

A little note —
My brother isn’t an idiot.
He actually keeps up (more or less) on politics, local events, and scientific advancements.    If he doesn’t want to discuss or endorse, it’s because it’s just not important to him.  The current Democratic circus is simply beneath him right now.

So, several things happened here.

I can’t help wondering how many men this girl may have thrown herself at to gain a signature.  Just from walking around, I saw he approach at least three other men in the same fashion as she did my brother.   At least one signed.

As far as I know, she could have been standing on that corner for hours.  Almost as if…. dare I type it…. she was pimping herself out for a Democratic front runner.

Wouldn’t a girl pimping herself out be in vibe with today’s feminism trend?   She could be considered confident and ‘powerful’ for standing up for her beliefs.  But, at the same time, knowingly or unknowingly, she was specifically targeting men while using her feminine charms.

I get confused.  Is this an example of female empowerment or male patriarchy?

The girl… I guess the term ‘girl’ is a misnomer.   She had to be in her mid to early 20s.  I’m getting old since she was a ‘girl’ to me…  was all alone.    There weren’t any other Kamala supporters downtown.  Even the religious people who preach that God equates a happy family, are in pairs.  She must have felt really secure on that corner in a district that supported Trump in 2016.

Which, I guess I’m kind of glad she felt that way.     Politics and their supporters can be absolutely crazy, regardless of which side they’re on and there’s been a lot of concerning things in the news lately.

But…. being out there alone was still foolish.  If not foolish, it had to be boring too.

Or… she was acting on her own and didn’t have any backup at all.    If so, good for her for sitting out there on the corner for hours, but there’s bound to be better ways to show support.

About an hour after, around 6, we left to head home.    That girl was still there.

This whole situation was just super unusual.
Maybe she was doing this on a dare?    I can’t imagine why anyone would come to my little town for something like this when Indianapolis and Louisville aren’t that far away.  And, given the political natures of those cities, she could probably gain signatures without slobbering on men.

It was just…. odd.
Confusing.
And she probably didn’t have a permit for solicitation.

I can’t help but wonder if she’s just not foreshadowing more weird stuff to come before the 2020 elections.