The 2016 Democratic National Convention is a monumental event in American political history.
Not only did the DNC officially produce the first female Presidential nominee from a major party in U.S. history, on Thursday it will also host (as far as we can tell) the first-ever protest of the political system through intentional farting.
Despite Bernie Sanders’ vehement insistence his supports should get behind the Hillary Clinton campaign, some of the most vocal members of his base are still not satisfied with the Democratic primary results. They started the convention off with traditional protest measures like booing convention speakers, but apparently noise from one orifice is no longer sufficient. A group of Sanders backers is now planning a “Fart-in” protest on the night of Clinton’s keynote address.
This may sound like a frivolous, immature way to try to make your point. (Because it is.) However, these Sanders backers are taking their farting very seriously.
The fart-in is scheduled for both inside the Wells Fargo Center and outside on the street, with at least some Sanders delegates planning to participate inside the convention hall, and supporters planning to participate outside as well.
Organizers include Cheri Honkala of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, who has been stockpiling tins of beans sent to the organization’s Philadelphia headquarters by supporters, the AP reports.
Organizers have not tested varieties to discern the smelliest option, but Honkala says baked beans likely will be preferred and paired with hot dogs at a feeding location in a “Clintonville” camp in northern Philadelphia.
The protesters are not messing around with their farts. Baked beans and hot dogs is deadly combination, but these farters could take a page from the sports world if they really want to amplify their stench. Protein is a must for athletes trying to build muscle, but it also amps up the flatulence. Just ask poor Von Miller whose dancing partner on Dancing With the Stars resorted to fining the linebacker for each pass of gas.
While there are some promising developments in 2016 — like a woman representing a major political party — that we hope repeat themselves in the future, this is not one of them.
[PennLive]
