Salon.com > standwithwendy http://www.salon.com Tue, 02 Jul 2013 22:57:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Wendy Davis fans write hilarious reviews of her sneakers on Amazon http://www.salon.com/2013/06/27/wendy_davis_fans_write_hilarious_reviews_of_her_sneakers_on_amazon/ http://www.salon.com/2013/06/27/wendy_davis_fans_write_hilarious_reviews_of_her_sneakers_on_amazon/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13339408 More and more people across the nation are choosing to #StandWithWendy, the unyielding state senator who on Wednesday became a national icon after she successfully blocked an antiabortion bill in the Texas state senate. Wearing a back brace and Mizuno sneakers, Wendy Davis filibustered for 13 hours straight on the senate floor without breaking to sit, eat or use the bathroom.

Her steadfastness for women's rights has already spawned an Internet meme, nail art and now people are taking to Amazon to review the shoes made famous during her stand:

Men, do not try these on!, by Joshua Jones

I tried on a pair at the local mall and suddenly Texas Republicans started telling me what to do with my genitals. They started explaining reproduction to me like I was a seventh grader. Unfortunately, being male, I had no way to shut the whole thing down. I'm so confused...

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