in first grade, our class held an “election” with just the names and photos of presidential candidates on a piece of paper.
bill clinton won.
when asked why i voted for him, i said “he is the prettiest one.”
and then the teacher started talking about the concept of judgements, and how we make them, like critical thinking stuff … but in a way that makes sense to first graders.
it wasn’t our regular teacher tho, it was like a sub or someone who came from the district for all those crazy standardized tests they were experimenting on us with.
of course, they figured out later that it was just giving us all anxiety.
articulating an appreciation for different kinds of aesthetics when you’re barely old enough to understand the concept is hard, so I just spent my entire childhood calling all sorts of things pretty.
there’s a video somewhere of 4‑year-old bwargh complimenting an anti-smoking ad with a skull on it,
you can hear my two older girl cousins go “ewwww!”
and then a tiny baby voice interjects: “i think it’s pretty!”
i didn’t know much about the other presidents … reagan, carter, ford, etc.
from what i know about nixon, i feel like … trump is all that but stupider and with more charisma.
my family was so mad that clinton got elected and i thought it was my fault.
i mean, he was the prettiest tho.
—bwargh von modnar
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