Why Right-Wing Circles Are Co-Opting (and Ruining) Hawaiian Shirts for Everyone

Wondering why so many heavily armed white guys are rocking hibiscus print? The reason is exactly as fucked up as you'd expect. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Right-Wing Militia-Types Are Ruining Hawaiian Shirts Now   It's maddening to consider, but it's only been a month since a bunch of folks who now seem to believe that police brutality is a reasonable response to peaceful protest got their underthings in a twist and took to city squares across the country—guns slung over their shoulders or cradled in their arms—to publicly whinge about being unable to get a haircut. Nevertheless, it's true. And if you were paying attention to those demonstrations, you may have noticed a contingent of those 2A types wearing an unlikely garment: the Hawaiian shirt. Esquire's Jonathan Evans explains why you're seeing these militia types dressed in florals, and unpacks the troubling sartorial saga. Read More           A 2 A.M. Talk With Rahul Dubey, the 'Absolute Legend' Sheltering Black Lives Matter Protesters   On the evening of Monday, June 1, just before D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's 7 p.m. curfew went into effect, Secret Service police and the National Guard pushed back on a crowd of Black Lives Matter demonstrators to clear a path for President Trump to walk from the White House to St. John's Church for a photo opportunity. Just over a mile away is where Rahul Dubey, a 17-year resident of Washington DC, lives. Dubey's home—three stories and about 1,600 square feet—isn't as large as the sanctuary at St. John's Church, but it became a sanctuary just the same. Hours after the curfew, around 70 protesters landed at Dubey's home for a night-long standoff with police. As one protester taking refuge in Dubey's home put it, "It's been a roller coaster between a lot of tension and a lot of chillin. Right now we're chillin mostly because Rahul is an absolute legend and got some pizza delivered." Amid the action, Esquire's Justin Kirkland spoke on the phone with the "legend" who provided a home to those who needed it. Read More           This Short Clip Tells So Much of the Story   This week, a 23-year-old man named Gee Jordan, Jr. was exercising his constitutional rights in Charleston, South Carolina when police officers standing in front of him decided to blatantly infringe on those rights. The clip of his arrest has exploded on social media, and with good reason. Jordan posed no threat to anyone. He was unarmed and kneeling. He was not advancing toward police. He was not threatening them. He was not even confronting them, really. He was offering a message of reconciliation, attempting to build bridges of understanding. Yet, he was swiftly detained, proving yet again that only some of us are granted our full rights as American citizens. Esquire Politics Editor Jack Holmes explains why the 2 minute clip speaks volumes. Read More           10 Essential Movies From Black Filmmakers Confront Systemic Racism In America   Storytelling is an exercise in empathy—it teaches us about worlds beyond our lived experience, bonds us to strangers, and helps us understand struggles we haven't personally faced. If you're looking to broaden your worldview, consider exposing yourself to the works of black filmmakers, who speak powerfully to their experiences through their art. Here are a handful essential films, which will expand your mind and heart. Read More           The Secretary of Defense Is Desperately Trying to Escape Trump's Depraved Vortex   Nobody has been running faster for the hills over the past couple of the days than Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who was an integral part of Donald Trump's Photo-Op Fiasco on Monday, and who has spent the past 48 hours trying to pretend he was invisible the whole time. On Tuesday, after one of his primary advisers quit, saying that the Secretary had violated his oath, Esper claimed that Trump ran an okey-doke on him by telling him they were only going out to inspect a vandalized bathroom in Lafayette Park. Then, on Wednesday, at a Pentagon briefing, Esper broke with Trump's spasm regarding using active-duty military against civilian protests. Esquire's Charles P. Pierce shares his brief, biting thoughts on the matter. Read More           Here's How You Can Help Take a Stand for George Floyd Right Now   In the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd, Americans have taken to the streets day after day in cities across the country to demand justice for him and other victims of police brutality. And while the protests have spawned some horrifying stories and videos, including the arrest and abuse of journalists by police, there's something inherently hopeful in the fact that a country that has for years been flooded with stories of black people being killed by law enforcement remains activated in pressing for change. Whether you're participating in protests and want to do even more, or are following the news from at home and are looking for other ways to do your part, here's a list of resources and ways in which you can get involved, from signing petitions to contacting politicians to donating to groups like Black Lives Matter and the ACLU. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019