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Earlier this month, Travel Portland launched a campaign called "You Can, in Portland."
The commercial, which was created by Wieden + Kennedy and local animation studio House Special, is centered around the idea that if there's something you want to do here, like, say, I don't know, go to a popular bookstore, you can.
Part of the campaign is the hashtag #YouCanInPortland, which has been surfacing on Twitter, giving people a chance to weigh in on what Portland has given them the freedom to do.
But because there's a lot you can do in Portland besides drink beer and go to popular bookstores, the hashtag has now gone very wrong.
Here's a look at some of the other things #YouCanInPortland…
Live in the city with more potholes then there are potheads #YouCanInPortland
— Jeff Larsen (@Jeffinportland) May 16, 2017
Go someplace where a peaceful parade is shut down due to thugs that make threats & local authorities do nothing? #YouCanInPortland
— Allan (@RideTheDebtWave) May 16, 2017
Wanna pretend you're in a progressive utopia, while ignoring a militarized police force & the violence of gentrification? #YouCanInPortland
— 🏴☭ Stevie Trix ☭🏴 (@stevie_trix) May 16, 2017
Be forced out of your city by a bunch of Californian money. Pay $1300 for a studio. That's 500 sq feet. #YouCanInPortland
— Jeff Larsen (@Jeffinportland) May 16, 2017
Want to see how long you can endure three months of constant rain with little to no sunshine? #YouCanInPortland
— Guru De Rien (@sn_kes) May 16, 2017
Comcast puts you on hold for less time than 911 #YouCanInPortland
— Jesse Adam Davis (@JesseAdamDavis) May 16, 2017
Be privileged enough to mostly ignore the problems our nation is facing and just go on with our lives.(until we're nuked) #YouCanInPortland
— btn_pshr🤖 (@btn_pshr) May 16, 2017
Ever wanted to work 50+ hrs a week and still barely afford rent? #YouCanInPortland
— Jesse Adam Davis (@JesseAdamDavis) May 16, 2017
#YouCanInPortland Riot in the streets, camp just about anywhere
— Doug Hawley (@dougiamm) May 16, 2017
#YouCanInPortland Get free whiskey for life at Paydirt bar if you pic.twitter.com/WOTLY66H83
— chris g (@crislake) May 16, 2017
(Actually, #YouCanNoLongerInPortland for this one, because the bar owner was getting death threats.)
