Women's Rights & Issues

spicysista

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18. I'm trying to follow you...

Thu May 31, 2018, 12:48 PM

May 2018

The context of this post is about a movement that started 10 years ago to help the underserved minority women who'd experienced sexual assault (helping them survive, revive, then thrive). I'm sounding the alarm that many white women are staying on the sides of the movement because of the reasons outlined in the piece and that we must work harder to bring them into the fold. Empowering them to know that "the way things are" is not the ways things have to be.
What does Tarana Burke and my piece have to do with Minister Farrakhan?
I feel that your question is missing my mission in writing this today. I am troubled that we are missing an opportunity to enlist more women into the group. Our marketing must broaden to reflect people like my neighbors (back home). None of them mentioned the minister in their critique of the movement and I doubt they even know any of the other ladies you've mentioned.

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#Metoo May Be In Trouble...A Call to Arms [View all] spicysista May 2018 OP

It didn't help the MeToo movement when the organizers aligned with Farrakhan Wwcd May 2018 #1

What??? The Women's March group and the MeToo movement are two DURHAM D May 2018 #2

#MeToo & Women's March grew from each other Wwcd May 2018 #6

#MeToo was in existence long before the Women's March, but nice try. niyad May 2018 #9

Excuse me?? "Nice try" nothing...In 2018 the entire movement & march became one big self supporting Wwcd May 2018 #13

as was pointed out, your basic premise is based on incorrect information. you niyad May 2018 #14

I ignored nothing. Wwcd May 2018 #17

Tarana Burke..... spicysista May 2018 #3

Thank you. Good response. nt DURHAM D May 2018 #4

Anytime. I just don't get it. spicysista May 2018 #5

Next thing you know we will see posts that DURHAM D May 2018 #7

Oh, you're bad! spicysista May 2018 #8

Remember the OR promoted Women's Convention that tried to hail a man as its keynote? Wwcd May 2018 #16

They grew from each other Wwcd May 2018 #12

Sarsour, Mallory & Perez claimed A LOT of promo credit for the 2017 March. Wwcd May 2018 #15

I'm trying to follow you... spicysista May 2018 #18

Yes got it. My point is the hard fought decades long women's movement, having been Wwcd May 2018 #20

okay...I see. spicysista May 2018 #22

we are all well aware of your feelings about the Women's March. however, as has been niyad May 2018 #19

No one hijacked the OP. I have a point to make about the strength of the Women's Movement & #MeToo Wwcd May 2018 #21

K and R + several gazillion for this very thoughtful piece. I would love to see it in GD as well, niyad May 2018 #10

Okay. Thank you, Niyad. spicysista May 2018 #11