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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWomen ain't taking shit no more, and it is making a lot of men uncomfortable.
I think its fucking awesome.
I can see the changes in the confidence and attitudes of my two young daughters from even a few years ago. Its a fucking paradigm shift.
malaise
(279,507 posts)Time's fugging UP!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)You're witnessing the beginning of a swing to STRONG female ascendancy. And I predict it won't stop for decades, until parity is a reality, tho there may be some pushback and that could get serious at times.
spooky3
(36,583 posts)Susan Faludis book Backlash (pub in the early 90s) did a great job of showing how the stronger women get, the stronger the pushback. It will definitely happen again.
tblue37
(66,043 posts)Miigwech
(3,741 posts)Once started it will never stop! Men with power, like trump, are so over. Elect more women.
niyad
(121,081 posts)Fullduplexxx
(8,385 posts)Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)I guess the RW nutjobs would call us cucks. Fuck em....
PunkinPi
(5,028 posts)rurallib
(63,324 posts)Excellent
PunkinPi
(5,028 posts)liberalla
(10,134 posts)Thank you for that!
N_E_1 for Tennis
(10,960 posts)Men have been screwing up stuff on a regular basis. Time to shift to a matriarchal society.
To be on record Im male.
meow2u3
(24,954 posts)Time for a matriarchal society is right. Historically, it took a woman to teach men to act like men when they were all cowards.
BBG
(3,036 posts)Mayor, congresswoman and both senators all female. Seattle has a head start on the ruling matriarchal governance.
Pepsidog
(6,319 posts)Initech
(102,820 posts)It's sad that we hold our fictional presidents to a much higher standard than our actual presidents! Yes let's hear them all.
Beantighe
(126 posts)The death throes of patriarchy are finally upon us! Whoop!
TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)"Comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable."
ismnotwasm
(42,486 posts)We have been working on this for years, and to see this movement started is a balm for my soul.
wryter2000
(47,640 posts)Makes me wish I were young again.
SWBTATTReg
(24,504 posts)wryter2000
(47,640 posts)oxbow
(2,034 posts)Look at the Venus of Waldorf and other fertility symbols of feminine power. We have a chance for parity now and Im glad to see that the culture is changing to accomodate it.
IronLionZion
(47,315 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)calimary
(84,823 posts)TOO DAMN BAD.
This isn't the 50s and we aren't living "Mad Men."
Times have changed. We're in a new era - where women deserve to be believed when they have stories of battery, abuse, degradation, molestation, and other assorted cruelty to tell. The "just lie back and enjoy it" days are OVER! Unless, of course, we start turning that around on the offending men. Upset about this, dude? Don't like it that I blew the whistle on you and you lost your gig? Well, honey, lie back and enjoy it, then. That's what you predatory misogynistic bullying men/bosses/priests/ministers/counselors/Bible-thumpers have always told us women. Here - now YOU have some!
I've always been kinda fond of the "taste of their own medicine. See how they like it" approach, in cases like these.
Iggo
(48,647 posts)I'm loving it.
Ohiogal
(35,436 posts)still_one
(96,925 posts)llmart
(16,331 posts)I am absolutely reveling in seeing women realize how powerful they are. I'm part of the Second Wave of feminism and we will no longer allow the Rush Limpballs of the world to denigrate that term. I have never shirked from calling myself a feminist and I'm proud to be one. We still have a ways to go, so let's keep the momentum going. We need our federal offices to be at least 51% women - and not just women like the Repukes put out there (Palin, Bachman, Conway, DeVos, etc.). We need more Tammy Duckworths and Nancy Pelosis and yes, Hillary Clintons!!!
The warmongers and greedy bastards need to step aside and get out of our way. You've screwed things up long enough.
As a male parent and grandparent of girls, I am 100 % behind the new attitude of confidence and even rebellion.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)here in Las Vegas. Just think,the Woman Leader of the Culinary Union sets up a hotline and puts people in place at Wynn Casino's to field complaint's of harassment and abuse. Guess what,four hours later,Wynn Resigns . Now that is a Earth shattering moment.
Jspur
(662 posts)when the majority of them decide not to vote for Trump.
Skittles
(160,724 posts)you must be referring to the people who voted
nolabear
(43,323 posts)Mind you, I don't approve or like it, but there are reasons. Not excuses, but reasons. Men and women alike buy into his false promises, and some feel so powerless as women they only think they can have power by associating with men who do. It takes time and the slow evolution of society for some women to naturally think of themselves as capable and self-sufficient. It's been a long road.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)I did not know that the majority of men voted for Trump.
Thank you for enlightening us.
Jspur
(662 posts)mistake and mixed up Trump winning the majority of white women voters with women overall. Still very disturbing a bunch of women from one racial group could have been that stupid to vote for a guy who disrespects them and is outwardly sexist. As a minority I can't respect that considering Trump made it obvious he hated minorities and as result he could not win minorities whereas White women were more than willing to put up with his abuse. Yes you are right the majority of men who are White voted for Trump. I'm an Indian American male who was born in this country and I did not vote for Trump just like the majority of men of color who didn't vote for him.
CrispyQ
(38,723 posts)I read a recent article on it. Wish I'd bookmarked it. But it said that they basically vote with their spouse/SO because they identify their personal well as being tied to the spouse/SO. We like to think that all those racists who marched in Charlotte don't have many women in their lives, but they do. The ladies just knew that that wasn't their place. But there are dozens of accounts, online, of badly behaved white women in retail stores, calling out loudly & obnoxiously, to darker skinned people, telling them to go back to their country. My friend saw it at a local Target & we live in a very progressive community. It's a sad state, this country, but considering our beginnings, is anyone surprised? I'm going to go off topic & say that I think a big part of the climate denial movement is mostly powerful white men refusing to believe/admit that it is their predatory/patriarchy ways that are about to destroy everything. It's hard not to be consumed with loathing toward them.
On a lighter note...
Love that it's a white man objecting!
StarryNite
(11,019 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)What I like the best is that there's a generation of girls (9-15) who are not old enough to vote but very woke. I guarantee you that most girls marching at women's marches will be voting as soon as they turn 18.
I sell pussyhats. I've had several girls come up to me and thank me for what I'm doing and telling me they can't wait to vote. Most are around 10.
TomSlick
(11,989 posts)People can learn when they are uncomfortable.
Alpeduez21
(1,878 posts)GO! GO! GO! GO! GGGGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
My women (wife and 2 daughters) NEVER took any shit. I've never known it any other way, so no change for me.
BigmanPigman
(52,468 posts)Thousands of years of patriarchal cultures, religions and societies hasn't benefited the planet much. It is about time to give someone else a shot. Sure as he'll couldn't do a worse job than thousands of years of rule by men.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Marie Marie
(10,035 posts)GWC58
(2,678 posts)👍 Women cant do any worse, probably would do much, much better, given the chance, than men. Specifically Republican men. The womens resistance is what gives me hope, NOT HICKS, for a beautiful blue wave coming this November, a wave thatll wash the red muck & mud clean away. 😁 America to Republicans this November will be a big 🖕🏻you!
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)yuiyoshida
(43,015 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Been waiting since I was really small. The kids shows and ads, and Lost in Space enraged me... so SEXIST. And Ive been shooting off my mouth ever since. Usually, the only one to do so.
But now-FINALLY!!!
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)They already rule my world.
lindysalsagal
(22,453 posts)men would engineer women to be compliant. They thought the whole thing was just a joke.
The next generation isn't at all inclined to judge according to gender, lifestyle, race, or even nationality.