A few days ago, I briefly introduced myself on Threads.
I wrote:
“Yes, I’m a liberal white woman.
Today I’m headed to a Pride fair here in Massachusetts because I support people having the freedom to be themselves without politicians, preachers, or strangers obsessing over their existence.
What a wild concept.”
The response was overwhelming.
People introduced themselves from all over the country.
Some talked about healthcare.
Some talked about women’s rights.
Some talked about housing.
Some talked about equality.
Many talked about simply wanting people to be left alone to live their lives.
And honestly?
That tells you almost everything you need to know about Scarlett.
Scarlett isn’t a political party.
Scarlett isn’t a candidate.
Scarlett isn’t a media company.
Scarlett is a reaction.
A reaction to the growing belief that cruelty is strength.
A reaction to the idea that basic human dignity is somehow controversial.
A reaction to watching people spend more energy attacking their neighbors than fixing the problems in their own communities.
I believe people should be free to be themselves.
I believe healthcare should be accessible.
I believe women should have the right to make decisions about their own bodies.
I believe public education matters.
I believe facts matter.
I believe corruption should be called out regardless of which political party is involved.
And I believe that if your entire political identity revolves around making life harder for other people, you’ve probably lost the plot.
That doesn’t mean everyone has to agree with me.
In fact, disagreement is healthy.
Some of the best conversations I’ve had here have been with people who see the world differently.
But there is a difference between disagreement and dehumanization.
There is a difference between debate and cruelty.
There is a difference between solving problems and simply finding new people to blame.
You’ll find a little bit of everything here.
Politics.
Public policy.
Consumer warnings.
Government accountability.
Education.
Occasional sarcasm.
Frequent frustration.
And the occasional moment where I stare at the news and ask:
“What in the flip?”
This website exists because too many people have stopped paying attention.
Or worse, they’ve been convinced that paying attention doesn’t matter.
It does.
The people making decisions count on the rest of us being too distracted, too exhausted, or too overwhelmed to notice.
Scarlett notices.
And when something doesn’t make sense, when the facts don’t add up, or when someone in power expects us to quietly accept nonsense as normal — well, Scarlett says no.