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It’s been an incredibly brutal news cycle for survivors of sexual assault, women who know what it’s like to deal with creeps, men who aren’t creeps, and pretty much all decent human beings.
One of our two major nominees for president, Donald Trump, was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault (which he said was nothing more than “locker room talk”). Then women accused him of actually committing sexual assault. And then Trump and company made victim-blaming attacks on those accusers.
It’s all just kind of a lot to deal with.
Hillary Clinton apparently feels the same way: “It makes you want to unplug the internet or just look at cat GIFs,” she told supporters in San Francisco Thursday.
Yes. Yes, it does.
a response for the ages: @HillaryClinton on recent Donald Trump accusations:"It makes you want to turn off the news...just look at cat GIFs" pic.twitter.com/VBZBSKhsS2
— Tamara Gitt (@tamaragitt) October 13, 2016
Then Clinton’s communications director offered to pass along any important cat GIFs to Hillary:
If people have cat links for Hillary, feel free to pass them my way. I'll get them to her. https://t.co/IKkBaBwqh1
— jess mcintosh (@jess_mc) October 13, 2016
The responses have been so, so good. And remind us just how many great cat GIFs (hard “g,” people) are out there. So in the interest of healing our national wounds and performing self-care, enjoy.
It’ll be okay!!
We’ll get over this!
@jess_mc Love you, Hillary! Best wishes from Canada pic.twitter.com/bcKrJfW5DX
— Janet1867 (@janet1867) October 13, 2016
We’re here for each other! Just like these kittens who think they’re people!
@jess_mc @afetherolf @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/YO5duN2TiH
— ramsey (@ramseyellismd) October 13, 2016
Fish are amazing.
@jess_mc @SaraLang nice kitty, nice dolphin #Hanginthere pic.twitter.com/MnDksvESXx
— Juliana Illari (@julianaillari) October 13, 2016
Dolphins, which are not fish, are still amazing.
@jess_mc @tamaragitt @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/ZRUG9u2Lsj
— AmFu (@Geekspiralling) October 13, 2016
#commentary
.@HillaryClinton said she watches cat gifs to ease the pain of the things @realDonaldTrump has said. pic.twitter.com/JSMHAxeg0f
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) October 13, 2016
BOOP.
@jess_mc @hillaryclinton https://t.co/RUihFalbFy
— Amy Fetherolf (@afetherolf) October 13, 2016
I know, right?
All of a sudden my twitter is full of cat gifs and life is so great. pic.twitter.com/W1chJhC8Fm
— Sara Langhinrichs (@SaraLang) October 13, 2016
Yes. At least for one brief moment, yes it is.