10 TIPS FOR TROLLING YOUR TRUMP SUPPORTING RELATIVES THIS THANKSGIVING

Amanda Deibert
3 min readNov 22, 2017

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I want to start this with a disclaimer:

First and foremost, prioritize your self care.

Do what you can, do what you need. Stand your ground, but only provoke as much as you feel safe and comfortable.

Some of these are easy and quiet, some of these are in your face. All of these should strike joy in your heart during these dark fucking times while you face relatives who felt like their tax returns were more important than the lives of POC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and female Americans.

1. Donate to Native American charities

Such as https://www.narf.org

Do it in your own name, do it in the name of every guest you have at the table.

We should be doing this anyway, y’all. Thanksgiving has trash origins and while I fully support taking a day to appreciate good things in our lives, we need to understand that this “holiday” cost lives.

This one is great because it works if you are skipping OR Attending the celebration.

2. When it is time to list things you are grateful for begin with “Robert Mueller” and end with “The knowledge I am a moral person who stands firmly against pedophilia.”

3. Print out the Russian collusion timeline and create a festive centerpiece with candles and a cornucopia.

Be sure to keep the beautiful, decorative scroll far from any open flames.

4. Create a fun “Im-Peach-Mint” cocktail to serve : Think a Peach Bellini with a sprig of mint. Or Vodka and Peach Schnapps with said mint.

5. SHAMELESS SELF PLUG: Skip the feast and send them this letter I wrote: Dear Trump Supporter Who Says They Love Me (←- it’s a link. click it.)

Or laminate the letter to use as placemats.

6. Do This:

7. Bring a list of every candidate running against the GOP in their districts. Next to it write the amount you have donated to each campaign. Hang it one the wall with a festive Turkey made out of a child’s handprints.

8. When it comes time to watch Football change into your Colin Kaepernick jersey. A Black Lives Matter t-shirt is a great option if you do not have a Kaepernick jersey.

9. A subtle one: Create a playlist composed entirely of artists who have spoken out against Trump:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7430903/musicians-against-donald-trump

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/donald-trump-protest-songs-i-cant-keep-quiet

10. Be Yourself. Be happy. Be proud you are on the right side of history and say whatever the fuck you want to say when Grandpa goes in on a Fox News inspired tangent . You’ve got this. Your sane family (all of us) are here and you can always vent to us on twitter.

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Amanda Deibert

Author, Screenwriter, & Comic book writer: He-Man, Star Wars, DC Comics, Storm King. Pre-order her Guided journal "You Already Have The Answers"