Being Slapped in the Face Isn't Funny

No one who has e er been struck in the face finds it funny.  Is it funny online?

Dear Teresa,

Wow.

The backlash against the "Slap Hillary" online game has been huge.

 The "game," put out by a Republican Super PAC named "The Hillary Project," asks

supporters to virtually slap Hillary Clinton across the face. It's disgusting, it's

offensive, and it's dangerous.

Since yesterday afternoon, more than 65,000 people have signed the petition asking

the Super PAC to take down their offensive game and apologize for advocating violence

against women--but we noticed you haven't signed yet. The press has started to take

notice of the intense public backlash against this nauseating "game"--the petition

was covered by CNN yesterday.

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If we can get to 80,000 signatures today, we'll generate enough bad press for the

Republican Super PAC that they'll have to pull the game off their site and apologize

. Can you sign the petition right away?

Add your name to the petition demanding the "Slap Hillary" game be taken down.

Thanks for speaking out.

--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin and Malinda, the UltraViolet team

P.S. Here's the original email we sent about this yesterday with more information:

An anti-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is promoting an online game where they ask supporters

to virtually slap Hillary Clinton. It doesn't matter where you fall on the political

spectrum--there is nothing funny about violence against women.

 Can you add your name to the petition demanding they apologize and take this game

down right away?

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A Republican Super PAC has put out a new online "game" where they ask supporters

to virtually slap Hillary Clinton across the face. No, we're not joking.

The Super PAC is known as The Hillary Project and is an anti-Hillary Clinton group

that lists Christopher Marston--a Republican campaign consultant and a former member

of the Bush administration--as its treasurer.

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Almost more disturbing is that the staff of this Super PAC are proudly promoting

the game--

emailing reporters to ask "Have you slapped Hillary yet today?"

 They sign their emails as "The SlapHillary Team."

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It's disgusting, it's outrageous and--regardless of where you fall on the political

spectrum--it has no place in our politics.

 Reporters are just starting to get word of this "game." If we can show them that

there is a wave of grassroots anger spreading over it, we can create a media firestorm

so strong that the Super PAC will have to pull their website and apologize.

Can you sign the petition demanding The Hillary Project pull down this game and apologize

for advocating violence against women?

Add your name to the petition demanding the "Slap Hillary" game be taken down.

It's obvious that this "game" is offensive and sexist. And one would hope that any

person who thinks it's a great idea to advocate slapping women--of ANY party--wouldn't

have a job anywhere near politics.

But unfortunately, that's not the case. And that's why we need to speak up. With

all the rumors that Hillary Clinton will run for president, we can expect a lot more

of this sort of misogyny in the political realm between now and the election--unless

we nip it in the bud NOW.

Violence against women is not a joke. A woman is assaulted or beaten every 9 SECONDS

in our country--and more than three women are murdered every day by their partners

or boyfriends.

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 When we excuse "games" that make fun of abusing women, we perpetuate a culture that

allows violence against women to stand, and that's not OK.

The vast majority of Congressional Republicans voted against reauthorizing the landmark

Violence Against Women Act--130 of them in the House alone.

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 And now a Republican Super PAC is actually advocating violence against women.

Unbelievable.

It doesn't matter where you fall on the political spectrum--there is nothing funny

about abusing women.

 Can you add your name to the petition today?

Add your name to the petition demanding this game be taken down.

Thanks for speaking out,

--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin and Malinda, the UltraViolet team.

Sources

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NH Dems fundraise off anti-Hillary Clinton effort

, CNN, August 6, 2013

2.

Republican Super PAC Wants You To "Slap" Hillary Clinton Across The Face,

 Buzzfeed, August 5, 2013

3. Ibid

4.

Domestic Violence Statistics

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Violence Against Women Act Now Touted By Republicans Who Voted Against Bill,

 The Huffington Post, March 7, 2013

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