The latest Bernie Sanders endorsers? Hot girls.

Apologies for filling up precious space in your brain with even more information about the 2020 election, but at least this time there are hot girls involved. On Friday, the hashtag #hotgirlsforbernie began trending on Twitter thanks to a coordinated effort by a group of Sanders supporters. Sure, the hashtag was mostly a joke, but [I spoke to the organizers](, who said that it was also a pushback against the stereotype of the angry, sexist Bernie Bro. “I think we’re a little aware it’s a little silly,” said one. “But what’s cool about it is the message that a) you’re a girl if you want to be a girl, and b) you’re hot if you support Bernie." I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see a semi-ironic "hot girls for X" meme emerge from a campaign this year! —[Rebecca Jennings](, reporter for The Goods Who are the #HotGirlsForBernie? [Model Emily Ratajkowski] Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Controversial podcast host [Joe Rogan has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders](. So have late-aughts indie-rock “sad boy” icons [Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend](. Now one of America’s most crucial demographics has joined the fray: hot girls. On Friday, January 24, the hashtag #HotGirlsForBernie began trending on Twitter, thanks to a flurry of people posting photos of themselves captioned with why they’re voting for the Vermont senator in the 2020 Democratic primaries. The gist of the meme is pretty straightforward: “I’m hot, and I’m voting for Bernie.” Women — as well as nonbinary folks and [at least one cat]( — on Twitter wrote that they support Sanders because of his commitments to Medicare-for-all, a Green New Deal, the abolishment of ICE, and criminal and economic justice reform. Despite the seriousness of their support, the hashtag started mostly as a joke. Danaka Katovich, a 20-year-old student in Chicago, tweeted January 12 that she wanted to start a group chat for “hot girl” Sanders supporters. Before that, it was a small meme in the leftist corners of Twitter when very hot model Emily Ratajkowski endorsed him. Katovich’s friend Hadiya Afzal, a fellow 20-year-old student at DePaul University, encouraged Katovich to make the group chat a reality, and the two invited around 50 of their mutual followers to join. [Read the full story on Vox ]( TikTok is full of Sephora and Chipotle employees spilling secrets. That can get complicated. Employees and former employees are the best brand ambassadors money can’t buy, but companies aren’t partnering with them. [Read the full story ]( Shopify, the e-commerce company that’s coming for Amazon It powers Allbirds and Kylie Jenner, and wants to do much more. [Read the full story ]( More good stuff to read today - [Odd Job: He lost his leg in Afghanistan. Now he reenacts that horrible day to train others for battle.]( - [Fashion has a misinformation problem. That’s bad for the environment.]( - [How Lunar New Year became a shopping holiday for Western brands]( - [The best $10 I ever spent: Sleep headphones to soothe my bedtime anxiety]( - [TikTok never wanted to be political. Too late.]( Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Policy]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.