She's Someone

[sheshe2]

credit K~

We women won something yesterday, it was huge and a step forward for all women. They heard our voice and we took something back that had been given to us. A Women's Conference that was advertised as the first in 40 years. We were elated, in the year of a misogynist POS, that soils our white house, one that proudly says he loves stalking women and girls so he can grab their p***y, demean and debase them. A conference table of all GOP white male lawmakers deciding how they would rule our bodies and the best way to take away our healthcare, taking away birth control, abortions and mammogram yet voting for Viagra. We saw a chance to have our voices heard, our lives taken back and a conference to empower women to take that power away from those that wish to harm women and our girls. Sadly the structure and support for women were changed last minute. The Conference changed dramatically at the last moment and after the cut off date for refunds. It was about women and a few decided to make a man the speaker to open the conference at the first conference for woman a man would open. Here is the thing, we were wounded and I know from comments many want to make it about the man when we all only wanted it to be solely about the women. Just once about women? A few days to put your focus on women that for many impact the men in there lives. No one had issues that men would speak, they only had issues that the first speaker should be from a woman. Thanks to the pushback, now it is.

As we saw from the Women's March as well, in January there was a huge out pouring of women...and yes the men that support us. The numbers were staggering from the US and around the world. Millions of us stood up and said NO MORE!

We have been fighting for our lives forever and will continue forevermore. We will never sit down and shut up, nor will the men that have always supported our human right for EQUALITY. And our DIGNITY!

She is someone. We are someone. WE are someone in our own right.

SHE IS YOU AND ME.

[lapfog_1]

1. and I'm am still confused and flabbergasted

that huge numbers of women, especially white women, did not vote for Hillary.

Sigh.

[smirkymonkey]

2. I have a hard time with that too, because I know a lot of Democratic white women who would

NEVER ever vote for Trump, and quite a few moderate republican women who could not bring themselves to vote for Trump. I even know some pretty hardcore Republican women that could not vote for Trump and either voted for Gary Johnson or wrote someone in. I'm still not really buying that number.

[sheshe2]

3. I am with you lapfrog.

Sad...here is one loud and proud of the serial abuser.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Thank you for this thread.

My sister in law is a typical supporter of his.

I dont know how to describe it, other than dumb and proud to be dumb. Nothing else explains it.

Of course they HATE and I mean big time HATE blacks, gays, etc. Muslims, Latinos.

Her own daughter is gay but she cant put two and two together. Like I said, dumb.

[sheshe2]

9. I am glad no woman I know voted for him. A nephew in law did.

My nieces husband. My grandnieces father and I have a hard time looking at him now.

[mercuryblues]

13. One of my brothers did

Now I try to avoid him. I just can't look at him the same way anymore.

[sheshe2]

14. With ya, mercury.

[mercuryblues]

15. It broke my heart

that he put trump ahead of his 3 sisters and gay brother, his daughter, his black grandson, his black niece in law, his Moslem soon to be niece in law. The ultimate straight white privilege right there. He can go on his merry way and we, well we get to wonder if we are even considered human anymore.

[BigmanPigman]

18. This is NOT a woman. I respect women and this is an IT.

When I saw this photo months ago I wanted to vomit. I am a female misogynist I have decided. I hate women who voted for a misogynist, therefore that makes me one too I suppose. I guess I am a "selective misogynist" if there is such a thing.

[sheshe2]

19. She is a stupid hateful zombie.

As soulless as 45.

[IronLionZion]

30. When faced with a clear choice of empowering women vs maintaining white power

far too many made the white choice. I suppose many of them wanted to make America great again back when abusers got away with it more easily and women knew their place as long as other folks also knew their place.

And then there are idiots who believe feminism is bad for society or that allowing others to have rights is weakening their privilege and power.

[Gothmog]

5. As the father of two daughters, I agree

[sheshe2]

16. Thank you, Gothmog.

I already knew you stood with us.

[lunamagica]

6. K&R. "She is someone. We are someone. WE are someone in our own right." Thank you She.

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[MLAA]

7. Well said! You are someone, I am someone and she is someone!

[brer cat]

8. I still vividly remember going on a job interview

where the very first question was: "What does your husband do?" Someone's wife.

[sheshe2]

10. I was asked if I had plans to have children.

I was being interviewed by a woman that had children, yet my ability for the job was in question by my answer. Fugg them.

[niyad]

28. many years ago, I was told that I needed to bring my husband to the job interview. I asked

if the men were told to bring their wives, and was assured that they were. seemed strange, but I went anyway.

I noticed that the person ahead of me, male, did not have his spouse with him (she was sitting in the car). I walked in and announced that they had lied, and I would not be sitting for the interview, and walked out.

[lapucelle]

11. That image contains a powerful message.

Why are women defined in relation to someone who actually gets to be described as "someone", a person in his/her own right?

Sometimes the best things an ally can do are to support, to ask questions, and to listen.

[sheshe2]

23. And To Listen.

This is what is about, thank you, lapucelle.

[MrScorpio]

12. Damn Skippy! nt

[TexasTowelie]

17. K&R.

[SunSeeker]

20. K & R

[herding cats]

21. Powerful.

It exemplifies so much of what is wrong with the traditional way of thinking we're so used to.

Thank you for sharing it here. K&R.

[Lucinda]

22. KNR

[radical noodle]

24. This is awesome!

[ehrnst]

25. K&R

[lapucelle]

26. K & R

This message needs to be heard.

[treestar]

27. That's great!

We are someone in our own right.

[niyad]

29. k and r + several gazillion, she, with thanks.