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If you don’t have a seat at the table; you ARE the menu. 

If you don’t have a seat at the table; you ARE the menu — the American political reality that proves REPRESENTATION MATTERS!!!!

Another version of this saying is “If you don’t have a seat at the table; then you are on the menu.” Meaning: there are a lot of people who are going to get rights, privileges, and tax cuts at the expense of front line workers and people living on the margins.

This is most easily seen in areas where both gerrymandering and redistricting are used to disenfranchise minority voters.

Another area where this is seen is in the backlash against a woman’s right to choose. As of September 9th 2023, the young women coming of age in my family have fewer reproductive and healthcare options than did the generation that crossed into womanhood ahead of them.

Representation Matters and if you don’t have a seat at the table you are on the menu; indeed, if you don’t have a seat at the table you ARE the menu!
Representation matters: If you don’t have a seat at the table; you ARE the menu.

If you don't have a seat at the table; you are on the menu. 

If you don't have a seat at the table; you are on the menu. — A statement used in minority communities to reflect the reality that representation matters.
Vote for people who represent you and represent your interest because: If you don't have a seat at the table; you are on the menu.

Off the table 

If sth is "off the table", there will be no more discussions about it.
Hey! That topic is off the table! Let it go.
Off the table by manaaa December 17, 2012

You can sleep me under the table any day 

"You can sleep me under the table any day"

-zeroNine

Flip the table

The act of not caring for something anymore.

See Also: Fuck this shit.
Bob: "Man, I can't be stuffed studying for this test anymore!"
Bill: "Yeah, just flip the table!"
Flip the table by hazhazhaz November 4, 2013

The Table 

The largest and most mysterious high-school social organization in Houston. Antics include anti-cotillion and -homecoming parties, polygamy, cooking competitions, tiara rape, and star wars spoof videos. Descended from 'the blob' and root group of the 'Neo-Table.'

Complete strangers brought together through fate, corruption, and sparkles.
"The table = girls who enjoy shoving crap in my hair and correcting my grammar." - Winston Knapp

Marcus (I) am the husband of ALL table members. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. If you're part of the table, you're part of my harem. - Marcus Barnett, 'Basic Fundamental Principles of the Table'
The Table by KN69 September 10, 2009