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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:07 PM May 2019

Ladies, buy up whatever batteries your

"devices" need, and let's start saying "No way, no how" until these bullshit bills are defeated and laws overturned.

Lysistrata. I'm sick and tired of these m@#@#@-f^@$!$% WAR on our bodies and right to self-determination!

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Ladies, buy up whatever batteries your (Original Post) Ilsa May 2019 OP
Also, women should be "closed for business" to Trump supporters. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #1
Abso-effing-lutely. Ilsa May 2019 #2
YES. DAMMIT. calimary May 2019 #40
Imagine the gall of women sleeping with who they actually want to Merlot May 2019 #79
53% of white women were pretty damn stupid in 2016. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #81
That's because only white people watch Fox and listen to Limbaugh EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #105
There have always been plenty of women who find trev May 2019 #57
There is not enough money in the world... 3catwoman3 May 2019 #59
LOL. Yes, they are. trev May 2019 #88
Society brainwashes us to like the dominant bad boy dustyscamp May 2019 #67
NOW "carefree girls" are liked by Society?! maddiemom May 2019 #72
I'm male, but probably born around the same time you were. trev May 2019 #90
To be fair to her, the girl I mentioned was older than a sixth grader... maddiemom May 2019 #101
Yeah, I figured she was probably a teenager. trev May 2019 #102
I think maybe I should have said submissive or a tomboy dustyscamp May 2019 #109
Not society but instinct Kaleva May 2019 #87
Not in all species. trev May 2019 #94
The female lions mate with the dominant male in the pride Kaleva May 2019 #95
Hm. trev May 2019 #100
And in many cases, a "dominant" human is also an asshole. And i'm a guy. oldsoftie May 2019 #103
That's a lot of it, of course. trev May 2019 #89
RW Christians get the red out May 2019 #70
Yes, the GOP is desperate to reestablish the patriarchal society. trev May 2019 #92
Yes, cuz all women are gold diggers at heart. Merlot May 2019 #80
Hm, didn't mean to imply that, trev May 2019 #91
Well isn't that good that women have someone to tell them what to do Merlot May 2019 #78
40% of women are anti-choice. MadDAsHell May 2019 #97
Yes, it is a ploy used by the right for votes. Women should speak up after all it is their walkingman May 2019 #104
Hear, hear! Ohiogal May 2019 #3
Is it hear hear? Or Here! Here! LakeArenal May 2019 #8
I'm not sure! Ohiogal May 2019 #18
"Hear Hear" is listen to this. HubertHeaver May 2019 #22
Or "hair, hair" volstork May 2019 #36
That works! HubertHeaver May 2019 #58
He'd likely prefer Herr, Herr! if you're calling him... JudyM May 2019 #69
Oyez, oyez. lpbk2713 May 2019 #27
Time to fight the battle and not be cowed into silence by those who delisen May 2019 #4
Yes!!! Luciferous May 2019 #5
All well and good, but... Wounded Bear May 2019 #6
Live stock ? Barnyard animals ? Sheep ? magicarpet May 2019 #12
Do both. ck4829 May 2019 #16
Their hand will be their sweetheart! lunatica May 2019 #32
Sister Mary Palm and her 5 little friends... Wounded Bear May 2019 #64
Majority of white women voted for Trump Kaleva May 2019 #7
Gawd damn. LakeArenal May 2019 #9
More white women voters pick Republican presidential candidates than Democratic ones. They've done WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #17
Yep. And a lot of them support suppression of women's rights. Blue_true May 2019 #55
You know they sell ones that plug in as well. dewsgirl May 2019 #10
Yes yes they do. LakeArenal May 2019 #35
They have a very specific one that is nothing fancy, but absolutely perfect. So I've heard. dewsgirl May 2019 #66
An old friend installed car alarms and told me BigmanPigman May 2019 #42
Hell yeah, I'm ready. dewsgirl May 2019 #65
And republican voting ladies can find some Pence-Trump versions out in the woods.. Elwood P Dowd May 2019 #11
that is so freaking perfect!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #21
Itty bitty and microscopic lunatica May 2019 #26
ROFL!!! calimary May 2019 #41
Do they come in other colors? Black ? orange? Funtatlaguy May 2019 #82
Orange has been discontinued. Elwood P Dowd May 2019 #93
Good one ☝️ Funtatlaguy May 2019 #96
(tall one must be pence............. ?) lastlib May 2019 #108
it legit seems to me it is getting too dangerous for women to have sex Takket May 2019 #13
I sure wouldn't want to risk it. leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #15
Absolutely! Ohiogal May 2019 #19
+1 ck4829 May 2019 #25
I've lived happily without a husband since 1993 lunatica May 2019 #28
I feel that way. too. nt leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #31
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack May 2019 #60
Too dangerous for women to have hetro sex, you mean. dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #23
Hehe ck4829 May 2019 #24
You know you can have a perfectly good life leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #29
Ir get the death penalty. leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #110
K&R. I'm cool with this. ck4829 May 2019 #14
Oh, dear lord. peacefreak2.0 May 2019 #20
Thread winner. Kurt V. May 2019 #30
If buying batteries for your "Chinese Tariffs" floats your boat, go for it! JustABozoOnThisBus May 2019 #33
Many peacefreak2.0 May 2019 #56
Amen to that! All for it Thekaspervote May 2019 #34
LOL! Too funny. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #37
Do it! ffr May 2019 #38
Yes, cut them off. Lorena Bobbitt says "hold my ✂️". Funtatlaguy May 2019 #83
Lysistrata! Haha! TrollBuster9090 May 2019 #39
There was a discussion on DU about two years ago BigmanPigman May 2019 #43
Spike Lee made the film Chi-Raq based on Lysistrata too TexasBushwhacker May 2019 #51
I've been making this argument for years... 2naSalit May 2019 #44
I support complete abstinence from sex with Republican males DesertRat May 2019 #45
Quite a few hetero women of DU are married to staunchly Democratic husbands... harumph May 2019 #46
yep, we are replaceable. nt yaesu May 2019 #47
Hey - it worked to end a civil war in Liberia. And won a nobel prize! floppyboo May 2019 #48
Funny fescuerescue May 2019 #49
At least one woman in Lysistrata defected because she couldn't take it ProudLib72 May 2019 #50
I thought Dura-incels was a type of battery. democratisphere May 2019 #52
these people keep shoveing these bills down our throats but the courts say ",not so fast AllaN01Bear May 2019 #53
The Joys of the Electronic Age... dlk May 2019 #54
I am going to recommend ProudLib72 May 2019 #61
Watch out for fakes. Quackers May 2019 #68
I will double that recommendation womanofthehills May 2019 #76
For those who need to know more, here is information on Lyistrata. A greek play by Aristophanes. Stuart G May 2019 #62
Won't work because men are known to screw anything. Even the Thanksgiving turkey Kaleva May 2019 #63
Warm apple pie......... nt Hotler May 2019 #74
Jason Biggs, we will have none of your cheek... n/t ElboRuumRedux May 2019 #106
But we have to understand get the red out May 2019 #71
I think you are on to something here. A national sex strike ... Hotler May 2019 #73
yep the fun house is closed due to a strike.. samnsara May 2019 #85
40% of women are anti-choice; many women's movements seem to operate under the false assumption... MadDAsHell May 2019 #99
For the smoke alarm? DashOneBravo May 2019 #75
Well now ... that might depend on your personal level of enthusiasm. lpbk2713 May 2019 #77
esp hurry buy batteries now as they will be more expensive with the tarriffs! samnsara May 2019 #84
I think Evan Rachel Wood has a great idea. SergeStorms May 2019 #86
uh bobnicewander May 2019 #98
Did YOU see Bill Maher...he mentions Lysistrata and Melanie! BigmanPigman May 2019 #107

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
79. Imagine the gall of women sleeping with who they actually want to
Sat May 11, 2019, 11:10 AM
May 2019

It's horrible. Telling them what to do is absolutly what should be done, because they are obviously to stupid to make their own decisions.


Funtatlaguy

(10,875 posts)
81. 53% of white women were pretty damn stupid in 2016.
Sat May 11, 2019, 11:39 AM
May 2019

Black women weren’t conned by Trump, though.

EndGOPPropaganda

(1,117 posts)
105. That's because only white people watch Fox and listen to Limbaugh
Sat May 11, 2019, 04:00 PM
May 2019

Fox lies to white women and makes them stupid.

trev

(1,480 posts)
57. There have always been plenty of women who find
Fri May 10, 2019, 08:13 PM
May 2019

Trump-like men attractive. Personally, I've never understood this.

Unless the guy's rich. Then, I can see the draw.

3catwoman3

(23,987 posts)
59. There is not enough money in the world...
Fri May 10, 2019, 08:46 PM
May 2019

...to make Trump attractive to me, in any way.

He and his ilk are a great argument for celibacy.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
72. NOW "carefree girls" are liked by Society?!
Sat May 11, 2019, 09:36 AM
May 2019

I'm early "Baby Boomer" and my daughter latter "Gen X." I always feel jealous of the difference between what is allowed a "good girl" in our respective generations. This began when I taught early Gen Xers as a young adult. By the time I was near retirement, I heard female students actually bragging about their "conquests" and once intercepted a note from a girl to a boy inviting him to outright "come over and have sex" after school. I feel somewhat cheated.

trev

(1,480 posts)
90. I'm male, but probably born around the same time you were.
Sat May 11, 2019, 01:53 PM
May 2019

I was twelve during the Summer of Love, living in Southern California, and wanted desperately to be part of the Counterculture movement. Boys were subjected to certain expectations, too, but I never filled them. I always treated my girlfriends as friends. Maybe that's why I couldn't keep one; maybe they wanted me to be more aggressive.

I watched a bit enviously as my daughter (Gen Y) made friends with everyone around her, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. (That was unheard of in my boyhood neighborhood.) The younger generations give me hope that things can still change. But they need to realize that there is a huge movement to destroy everything we've gained. I encourage my children to maintain the values they grew up with.

"Come over and have sex." Wow. My first girlfriend (6th grade) wouldn't even let me hold her hand! LOL

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
101. To be fair to her, the girl I mentioned was older than a sixth grader...
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:45 PM
May 2019

she was a much worldlier NINTH grader(!) Thanks for reminding me of the the things that really are much better about "kids today," and I''m a few years older than you are. BTW...all those years being a "good girl"...? I ultimately discovered that I'd "lost it" on horseback (pretty common for young horsewomen), probably in my early teens.

trev

(1,480 posts)
102. Yeah, I figured she was probably a teenager.
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:58 PM
May 2019

Adolescents in my school were often a bit shy--although not all of them.

As to the horse, at least it wasn't a washing machine. LOL

dustyscamp

(2,224 posts)
109. I think maybe I should have said submissive or a tomboy
Sat May 11, 2019, 11:51 PM
May 2019

I'm trying to place the other sides "bad boy"

trev

(1,480 posts)
94. Not in all species.
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:04 PM
May 2019

For lions, the female is primary.

Change "animal" to "primate" and I'll agree with you.

Kaleva

(36,301 posts)
95. The female lions mate with the dominant male in the pride
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:10 PM
May 2019

"But the male lions establish a clear pecking order, Dr. Packer said. A dominant lion usually sires most of the offspring, he said, a finding that has been confirmed by researchers using DNA testing."

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/31/science/for-female-lions-democracy-rules.html

oldsoftie

(12,536 posts)
103. And in many cases, a "dominant" human is also an asshole. And i'm a guy.
Sat May 11, 2019, 03:05 PM
May 2019

Before i first started dating my current GF, i would see her with friends & we'd hang out. I'd hear her talking about the guy she was dating. Sounded like a controller; narcissist type just like her ex-husband was. The "dominant" stud guys.
I finally said "sounds like you're just getting attached to a guy just like the one you divorced. When you get tired of that, let me know & i'll show you how a real man treats a lady". I usually never just come out that forward, but what the hell. To my surprise, she said "OK".

And we've been going strong for nearly two years.

trev

(1,480 posts)
89. That's a lot of it, of course.
Sat May 11, 2019, 01:42 PM
May 2019

Society's been changing for the last 60 years, so hopefully those kinds of indoctrination will go away soon.

get the red out

(13,466 posts)
70. RW Christians
Sat May 11, 2019, 09:20 AM
May 2019

A very patriarchal culture! Guys like Trump might (strangely) appear strong to a lot of women who grew up this way.

And, of course, women can be white supremacists too.

trev

(1,480 posts)
92. Yes, the GOP is desperate to reestablish the patriarchal society.
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:01 PM
May 2019

Hopefully, we can prevent them from succeeding.

trev

(1,480 posts)
91. Hm, didn't mean to imply that,
Sat May 11, 2019, 01:59 PM
May 2019

although I suppose my response could be taken that way. Sorry.

Personally, I see the thread as a testament to women's liberation. Obviously YMV.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
78. Well isn't that good that women have someone to tell them what to do
Sat May 11, 2019, 11:08 AM
May 2019

and why they should "have business" with.

That's just what women need, more paternal admonishions and judgements on their personal choices.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
97. 40% of women are anti-choice.
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:19 PM
May 2019

Last edited Sat May 11, 2019, 05:10 PM - Edit history (1)

In my opinion that's a bigger hurdle for us than the men.

walkingman

(7,616 posts)
104. Yes, it is a ploy used by the right for votes. Women should speak up after all it is their
Sat May 11, 2019, 03:13 PM
May 2019

bodies. I will always support a woman's right to reproductive choice, including terminating a pregnancy. Until men can assume gestational duties or until we have artificial wombs, she has the final word.

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
8. Is it hear hear? Or Here! Here!
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:34 PM
May 2019

Or both? I’ve seen or heard it both ways.

Either hear this great point or Here is a great point.

Too anal?

HubertHeaver

(2,522 posts)
22. "Hear Hear" is listen to this.
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:12 PM
May 2019

"Here here" is calling a dog.

Or "heir, heir" if you are calling Trump.

delisen

(6,043 posts)
4. Time to fight the battle and not be cowed into silence by those who
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:15 PM
May 2019

want to stay viable with trump voters.

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)
6. All well and good, but...
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:25 PM
May 2019

you need to get your sisters to do what they did in 2017-18. March, organize, and vote.

Besides, if you "close up for business" those Repubs will just go elsewhere.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,345 posts)
17. More white women voters pick Republican presidential candidates than Democratic ones. They've done
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:58 PM
May 2019

so in every election since 1952 except for two.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
55. Yep. And a lot of them support suppression of women's rights.
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:53 PM
May 2019

This is why we kill ourselves when we refuse to support our party nominees. We can always work to get liberal nominees, we have no voice at all if the republican wins because some of us "voted our principles".

BigmanPigman

(51,591 posts)
42. An old friend installed car alarms and told me
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:52 PM
May 2019

he would find some under the driver's seat since apparently they have ones that can be charged in a car on a old lighter.

I used to tell him that if women went on a "sex strike" we could rule the world. I say women need to unionize.

lastlib

(23,233 posts)
108. (tall one must be pence............. ?)
Sat May 11, 2019, 07:05 PM
May 2019

(Actually, they're too unshriveled to be either of those two.......)

Takket

(21,568 posts)
13. it legit seems to me it is getting too dangerous for women to have sex
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:54 PM
May 2019

when they depend on the doctor if she miscarries to have to "prove" on her behalf that she didn't "do anything wrong"? And she can spent the rest of her life in prison if he doesn't "vouch" for her?

Seems like too big of a risk to take.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
15. I sure wouldn't want to risk it.
Fri May 10, 2019, 05:57 PM
May 2019

These men are really scary. I sure wouldn't want to be stuck with one. Living alone is a lot better than being married to these assholes.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
23. Too dangerous for women to have hetro sex, you mean.
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:13 PM
May 2019


Perfect "recruiting" opportunity.

(the term homophobic people use to describe how gays add to their numbers)

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
29. You know you can have a perfectly good life
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:18 PM
May 2019

without sex with another person. Women can certainly lead a full meaningful life without sexual partners.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
110. Ir get the death penalty.
Sun May 12, 2019, 05:54 PM
May 2019

Pretty close to Sharia law.

Scares the shit out of me. Sex isn't very appealing when you know you may have to pay for it for the rest of your life.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
33. If buying batteries for your "Chinese Tariffs" floats your boat, go for it!
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:21 PM
May 2019

We are talking about some taxing activities, right?

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
39. Lysistrata! Haha!
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:44 PM
May 2019

It wasn't just a greek comedy. It was an instruction manual! I wish more women knew that.

BigmanPigman

(51,591 posts)
43. There was a discussion on DU about two years ago
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:55 PM
May 2019

about this and I remember it and Lysistrata since I started the discussion. Many women have been thinking about this realistically for a long time.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)
44. I've been making this argument for years...
Fri May 10, 2019, 06:56 PM
May 2019

We do have to show them how much we are needed for nearly everything.

harumph

(1,900 posts)
46. Quite a few hetero women of DU are married to staunchly Democratic husbands...
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:10 PM
May 2019

or have a partner who support women's right to choose.

Are there that many DU women married to (or sleeping with) patriarchal bastards?

Just a question for the ladies.


fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
49. Funny
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:23 PM
May 2019

but a country where only Republicans have sex and by extension children, and in the same country Democrats don't have either?

I don't think that will end the way you want it to.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
50. At least one woman in Lysistrata defected because she couldn't take it
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:23 PM
May 2019

And part of the point was that the men would just wander around led by their dicks, unable to strategize about war. We already have that. And then you have to worry about the rise in the number of incels who will resort to shooting.

Oh, what the hell. Go for it!

AllaN01Bear

(18,216 posts)
53. these people keep shoveing these bills down our throats but the courts say ",not so fast
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:41 PM
May 2019

then they keep coming up with more . they whine about gouberment intrusion, here is a biggie . any of these folk see a back alley abortion? my late mom saw a lot of them as a social worker for alameda co ca usa wealfare worker . the rich ones just fly off to another country and have it done . oh you lifers , are you ready to adopt my kid if i dont want them?

Quackers

(2,256 posts)
68. Watch out for fakes.
Fri May 10, 2019, 10:53 PM
May 2019

I did a ton of research before I bought my wife hers. It’s still working after two years.

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)
62. For those who need to know more, here is information on Lyistrata. A greek play by Aristophanes.
Fri May 10, 2019, 09:05 PM
May 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysistrata

Lysistrata (/laɪˈsɪstrətə/ or /ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē, "Army Disbander" is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.

From my memory about this. Athens and Sparta were always at war with each other. Killing and hurting on and on and on. So, to end the wars once and for all, the leading ladies decide, "No sex till the wars end" Or something like that. Oh, it is a great play with a great moral: No War

It must be great if we are talking about it over 2000 years after it was first performed.

Kaleva

(36,301 posts)
63. Won't work because men are known to screw anything. Even the Thanksgiving turkey
Fri May 10, 2019, 09:25 PM
May 2019

Car mufflers, animals, vacuum cleaners, picnic tables, roadkill, cadavers, etc..

For those interested in an education on this, the Weird News Group is the place to go.

get the red out

(13,466 posts)
71. But we have to understand
Sat May 11, 2019, 09:29 AM
May 2019
And respect others views on abortion.....NO WAIT! The only thing aborted here are people's rights, and the rights of companies to sell their products.

Hotler

(11,421 posts)
73. I think you are on to something here. A national sex strike ...
Sat May 11, 2019, 10:02 AM
May 2019

by the women of this country. Can you imagine Mika telling Joey the scar on live TV that the fun house is closed and encourages other women to shut it down also. I'm a guy and I endorse this.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
99. 40% of women are anti-choice; many women's movements seem to operate under the false assumption...
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:24 PM
May 2019

that women are some monolithic, homogenous voting block that all think and move in tandem. That couldn't be further from the truth. Women are no more likely to vote as a single unit than men are, and to assume otherwise gets us the kind of results we had in 2016.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
86. I think Evan Rachel Wood has a great idea.
Sat May 11, 2019, 11:55 AM
May 2019

She 'tweeted' yesterday that it was time for all men to have vasectomies. Further down the road, should they have a woman's permission to procreate with them, they could have their vasectomies reversed. That certainly throws the ball into the other court, doesn't it? Smart woman, that Ms. Wood!

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