Tomi Lahren's gun leggings

I honestly thought Tomi Lahren was gone. I haven't seen her cringe-inducing rants on my feed for a hot minute, and I vaguely remember her saying something controversial that may have gotten her fired? And didn't she get bangs? I don't really remember, and I don't really care. However, this is not what I was expecting to see from her after a year or so in my cozy little echo chamber. Recently, she has released an "athleisure line," which is code for leggings with the American flag on them.

Aside from the fact that athleisure is dead, this line basic as hell and screams "I voted for Donald Trump." But how it looks doesn't really matter; Tomi says she created the line for people like her, to assert their place in an industry that would normally "lock them out." And regardless of how problematic she is, she has a point. Fashion is an inherently political industry, and traditionally, it's been on the liberal side (you know, aside from Coco Chanel being a raging Nazi and Karl Lagerfeld hating fat people). I could see how young conservatives could feel excluded or not welcome in the fashion realm. I'm a firm believer in freedom of expression, and for a second this statement makes me think that maybe fashion could use a little more diversity in its viewpoints.

But then I remember that conservatives are advocating for the separation of children from their families at detainment camps on our border, that they elected a tool that banned Muslims from entering the country and a VP that wants to lobotomize gay people, and I don't feel as bad! Remember when Tomi Lahren compared BLM to the KKK? Or when she criticized Obamacare and then immediately admitted she was still on her parents' insurance plan? Or said "I don't see color"? (lol) Please, it matters now more than ever where you spend your money--when children are underpaid, working in crowded factories to sew Forever 21 garments that you'd just throw away within 6 months and executives are using earnings to sponsor politicians that don't have our best interest in mind, do some research and make sure you're giving a platform to people who deserve it and will do good with it. Come on, Maria Grazia Chiuri can't do it all by herself with her slogan tees! Bottom line, Tomi Lahren, based on her beliefs and overrall behavior, is obviously not someone who needs a bigger platform. We don't really need another Dolce & Gabbana.

P.S. This line is Made in China and the company they're made with is known for making leggings with built-in gun holsters.