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Galraedia

(5,186 posts)
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 02:59 PM Nov 8

Texas campus in uproar after protesters hold signs declaring 'women are property' on quad after Trump victory

Source: Independent

Hours before Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech, two Christian protestors caused disruption on a Texas university campus with signs that branded women “property” and used homophobic slurs.

The incident at Texas State University at San Marcos united students on both sides of the political aisle in anger as the men paraded around for an hour before being escorted off the property.

Eva De Arment, a 19-year-old sophomore, was in the university’s English building waiting for class to start when she saw Snapchat images of the signs, including one that listed “women” and “slaves” alongside cars as “property.”

Horrified, she rushed to the building’s office, asked for a sharpie, grabbed a flyer on the table and wrote: “There is still love in the world! LOVE THY NEIGHBORS.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-university-trump-women-signs-b2643468.html

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Texas campus in uproar after protesters hold signs declaring 'women are property' on quad after Trump victory (Original Post) Galraedia Nov 8 OP
Hmmm, how do those clowns feel about the Taliban? Attilatheblond Nov 8 #1
No doubt cheering them on. Taliban in Afghanistan & Talibornagains in Texas Hekate Nov 8 #23
They would be worse than the Taliban if they got the chance VMA131Marine Nov 8 #27
This is why I've always found their Islamophobic shrieking about sharia law... Karasu Nov 9 #39
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Nov 9 #60
Thank you very much! Karasu Nov 10 #64
It is indeed. It has been my home for almost 22 years. niyad Nov 10 #65
Silly. Only women of reproductive age are property in Texas. Freethinker65 Nov 8 #2
Women who can't reproduce are likely radical noodle Nov 8 #6
Nah. Put em to work caring for the onslaught of unplanned pregnancies. Freethinker65 Nov 8 #7
I might prefer the gulag... radical noodle Nov 8 #8
Gilead needs "Aunt Lydia" types to beat the younger ones to keep them in line IronLionZion Nov 8 #16
And those of us past that age Sucha NastyWoman Nov 8 #33
"Christian" Taliban IronLionZion Nov 8 #3
I foresee more and more young women leaving the churches. Jit423 Nov 8 #15
I would hope so, but plenty of women voted for Trump and GOP this year IronLionZion Nov 8 #17
And I know plenty of women in Megachurches Algernon Moncrieff Nov 8 #19
Yeah, men have no monopoly on stupidity not fooled Nov 8 #36
It's already wiping the dirt from its hands as it walks from the grave . . . hatrack Nov 9 #52
"Official Street Preachers" LudwigPastorius Nov 8 #4
Soapbox standup! charliea Nov 8 #20
Sounds like a campaign speech not fooled Nov 8 #37
How is it "Christian" to preach that women are nothing more than property to be used by men? Lonestarblue Nov 8 #5
Tell me again about Ursus Arctos Nov 8 #9
It's the price of eggs, dontcha know. n/t Yavin4 Nov 8 #14
Last time it was racism the came out of the closet and now it is misogynysm. The fact that students or anybody else Martin68 Nov 8 #10
These attitudes along with the newest meme phrase that states women's bodies belong to men will skyrocket RAPE. hlthe2b Nov 8 #11
Christians my ass HUAJIAO Nov 8 #12
Hmmm, instead of asking for a sharpie Babajida Nov 8 #13
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Nov 9 #62
Remember that it was only a couple of decades or so back that moniss Nov 8 #18
I am reading about increased harrassment of girls Beck23 Nov 8 #21
We need to start showing up at church's to protest . . . SarcasticSatyr Nov 8 #22
All I can see are a lot guys who are never going to get laid FakeNoose Nov 8 #24
Wrong!! There Are PLENTY Of MAGA Women Who Will Be More Than Glad To Go Along SoCalDavidS Nov 8 #26
Until they do GenThePerservering Nov 9 #43
Incels with signs 4catsmom Nov 8 #25
This is trolling, nothing more Algernon Moncrieff Nov 8 #28
I seriously doubt it. valleyrogue Nov 8 #29
It's designed to provoke and draw a reaction Algernon Moncrieff Nov 8 #30
Be sure and tell that to their victims. Look up andrew tate. niyad Nov 8 #32
The most terrifying thing about Andrew Tate valleyrogue Nov 9 #57
I have no idea. And how in the F'N HELL are chiildren that age able to niyad Nov 9 #59
Apparently, they are. n/t valleyrogue Nov 9 #61
You really are clueless about the MRAs/incels. They mean it. valleyrogue Nov 9 #56
This exactly nt GenThePerservering Nov 9 #44
WHY IN THE FUCKING HELL were they allowed to parade around for an hour? niyad Nov 8 #31
Couldn't women start arming themselves to fight off potential rapists, or at least learn self-defense? tornado34jh Nov 8 #34
I don't see how learning self defense GenThePerservering Nov 9 #45
Well, there are a lot of people who think women shouldn't defend themselves because they go against gender roles tornado34jh Nov 9 #55
The thing is, it isn't reality. valleyrogue Nov 9 #58
When have I not said that men have to take responsibility for their actions? For the record, I am a man tornado34jh Nov 9 #63
Yesterday I took out my handgun, fired 50 rounds in the backyard, and showed it to my 14 yr old daughter NickB79 Nov 9 #50
Nice. What I mean by radical is going against what the right-wing perception of women is tornado34jh Nov 9 #54
Supporters of Sharia Law Pototan Nov 8 #35
Meh, just incels proving that their brain is as tiny as their dick. Beacool Nov 8 #38
Wait til their gods outlaw porn johnnyfins Nov 9 #42
I posted about this the other day. sheshe2 Nov 9 #40
They are working hard Old Crank Nov 9 #41
Younger women everywhere in the US better take self-defense courses, and if comfortable, start carrying weapons. 58Sunliner Nov 9 #46
Mace, schmace. Carry loppers Attilatheblond Nov 9 #49
If only groceries were cheaper. RandySF Nov 9 #47
Not a surprise. They're just proudly saying exactly what the election results revealed-- Timeflyer Nov 9 #48
Yeah, "LOVE THY NEIGHBORS" is going to be powerfully persuasive!!!! hatrack Nov 9 #51
Congrats people the incels now feel elevated, emboldened. Fullduplexxx Nov 9 #53

VMA131Marine

(4,672 posts)
27. They would be worse than the Taliban if they got the chance
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:05 PM
Nov 8

The Taliban are total pikers compared to what these people want to be.

Karasu

(275 posts)
39. This is why I've always found their Islamophobic shrieking about sharia law...
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 12:33 AM
Nov 9

...to be hilariously pathetic and hypocritical. They hate each other over theological differences, but religious conservatives all end up pushing fundamentally the exact same shit, regardless of the religion in question. That's why the key word is and always has been conservative.

Jit423

(364 posts)
15. I foresee more and more young women leaving the churches.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:46 PM
Nov 8

Christian nationalism will soon bury Christianity in the dust.

charliea

(283 posts)
20. Soapbox standup!
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 05:40 PM
Nov 8

I'm 71 and oh so many years ago on an Indiana college campus, "street preachers" would stand in the middle of the quad and make fire and brimstone rants. They denounced women, education, and atheism. We would stop between classes and get a few minutes of fun poking holes in their diatribes.
I thought it was harmless inanity.

I was wrong...

Martin68

(24,638 posts)
10. Last time it was racism the came out of the closet and now it is misogynysm. The fact that students or anybody else
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:03 PM
Nov 8

thinks this is something they can and should do is frightening. At least we know exactly who they are now.

hlthe2b

(106,560 posts)
11. These attitudes along with the newest meme phrase that states women's bodies belong to men will skyrocket RAPE.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:07 PM
Nov 8

I can only hope locales with MAGATs as their only law enforcement are few and far in between.

Babajida

(69 posts)
13. Hmmm, instead of asking for a sharpie
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:25 PM
Nov 8

I would have grabbed a couple dozen female friends to surround those asshats and give them taste of what getting owned feels like.

moniss

(6,017 posts)
18. Remember that it was only a couple of decades or so back that
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 05:10 PM
Nov 8

most of the country was cool with the idea, floated by people like this and the rest of the GQP scum, that there is no such thing as marital rape. It wasn't so long ago, I remember it well on TV shows if the subject of rape was discussed when a man would say "just lay back and enjoy it" that there would be smiles and laughter.

 

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)
26. Wrong!! There Are PLENTY Of MAGA Women Who Will Be More Than Glad To Go Along
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:03 PM
Nov 8

Women at his rallies wore shirts that said, "T Can Grab Me By My Pussy"

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,949 posts)
28. This is trolling, nothing more
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:14 PM
Nov 8

- Guys hold up provocative signs.
- Progressives get up in arms.
- Trump bros and gals giggle a lot.

valleyrogue

(1,141 posts)
29. I seriously doubt it.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:45 PM
Nov 8

I suppose you think the current meme by the incel/MRA crowd, "your body, my choice," is just a bunch of harmless trolling.


valleyrogue

(1,141 posts)
57. The most terrifying thing about Andrew Tate
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:38 PM
Nov 9

is his following among male children, elementary school kids. Where the F*** are their parents?

valleyrogue

(1,141 posts)
56. You really are clueless about the MRAs/incels. They mean it.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:37 PM
Nov 9

These guys are allegedly Christians, and I seriously doubt they are being "humorous" or "satirical" or "trying to get a rise out of people."

You must be a man.

tornado34jh

(1,309 posts)
34. Couldn't women start arming themselves to fight off potential rapists, or at least learn self-defense?
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 09:01 PM
Nov 8

Yes, it sounds radical, but again, this upcoming government won't help them, since they believe in male supremacy. With this government, shelters for abused women might very well be next to get cut.

GenThePerservering

(2,658 posts)
45. I don't see how learning self defense
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 05:55 AM
Nov 9

is at all radical, nor carrying. IMHO, self defense should be fundamental in any girls education.

Carrying would be a step further and up to the individual.

tornado34jh

(1,309 posts)
55. Well, there are a lot of people who think women shouldn't defend themselves because they go against gender roles
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:42 PM
Nov 9

I would not put it past these theocratic bastards that a women defending herself against a rapist, including fatally, won't be seen as a threat to male supremacy. They will see it as a misandrist attack.

valleyrogue

(1,141 posts)
58. The thing is, it isn't reality.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:43 PM
Nov 9

Arming yourself doesn't work and neither do "self defense classes" because if a dude comes from behind you and overpowers you, a gun isn't going to do fuck all. The man will simply grab it from you and use it or a knife or whatever against you. Men are way stronger than women on average.

The best way, the only real way, for women to be safe is to never date, live with, or marry men. "Stranger danger" is overblown by comparison.

Besides, it is not our job to "control" or "fix" men. The blame and responsibility falls clearly on them.

tornado34jh

(1,309 posts)
63. When have I not said that men have to take responsibility for their actions? For the record, I am a man
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:13 PM
Nov 9

But I am well aware and have seen what happens when it gets out of hand. I knew a co-worker back when I worked at a Walgreens in Virginia whose boyfriend was into drugs and all that. I never knew the person or have seen him, but I could tell he was not good for her since she would come to work and not in a good state. Luckily, she severed the connection and she is in a much better place. That same coworker had another man who was stalking her and actually broke a window at the store. My cousin, when she first married, had a husband who was very controlling, not just with money, but where she went. Not that long ago in Lakeland, when I was on the bus heading back home, there was evidently what was a toxic relationship between a boyfriend and girlfriend where I could tell the boyfriend was at least emotionally abusing her. I will never know what happened after they got off the bus. So I am very well aware of bad men. In fact, I am quite harshly critical of them.

NickB79

(19,654 posts)
50. Yesterday I took out my handgun, fired 50 rounds in the backyard, and showed it to my 14 yr old daughter
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:13 AM
Nov 9

I told her later this week, she's going to learn to shoot it with me, whether she likes handguns or not (she prefers shotguns). She understood exactly what I meant, and there were no complaints.

She's a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo as well, currently working towards 4th degree.

She's also been asking me for an engraved pocket knife, because her Girl Scout Troop offers them. I'll be buying her one of them now.

There's nothing radical about women using lethal force to defend themselves.

tornado34jh

(1,309 posts)
54. Nice. What I mean by radical is going against what the right-wing perception of women is
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:37 PM
Nov 9

They don't want women to be independent, to them, a women fighting back is radical to them. What I feel is going to happen is if a women kills a rapist, even though I think she has every right to fight back, they will see that as a threat to their system and will make an example for those who defy their beliefs. But I believe that the will to survive and fight back is very strong, especially if she has daughters. I am saying that if, as we are seeing, they want to criminalize women who go out of state to receive abortion that is life-saving, I don't see how she wouldn't be compelled to start having to defend herself when others won't. They don't want men to take responsibility for their actions. It's not unique to the US, it happens in many places around the world.

Beacool

(30,329 posts)
38. Meh, just incels proving that their brain is as tiny as their dick.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 11:04 PM
Nov 8

Their "girlfriend" is probably their right hand.


Old Crank

(4,785 posts)
41. They are working hard
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:25 AM
Nov 9

At trying to convince me that Christianity is a hate group.

I know Some Christians that find this to be appalling but it seems like the mainstream leaders are fine with this.

58Sunliner

(4,987 posts)
46. Younger women everywhere in the US better take self-defense courses, and if comfortable, start carrying weapons.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 06:33 AM
Nov 9

At least mace/pepper spray. This is sick.

Timeflyer

(2,685 posts)
48. Not a surprise. They're just proudly saying exactly what the election results revealed--
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:40 AM
Nov 9

the misogyny in US runs deep, always ready to erupt. Women know it in their bones, good men don't want to believe it's as bad as it is, but it has to be acknowledged.

hatrack

(61,057 posts)
51. Yeah, "LOVE THY NEIGHBORS" is going to be powerfully persuasive!!!!
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:21 AM
Nov 9

I mean, nice try but JFC, get a clue.

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