An ode to those women who say what we’re thinking

There is something gratifying about the no-nonsense, fed up women who just let 'em have it.

This week has brought us two extraordinary examples. One called herself “Black Jesus” on Amtrak. The other is now trending on Twitter for her punchline to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin: #readtheroombuddy.

They’re women who take a stand against those bellicose, passively belligerent acts that jank up our daily lives, who speak for thousands — in their own special way — and leave the rest of us breathless, whispering, “Brava.”