Women's Rights & Issues

spicysista

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22. okay...I see.

Thu May 31, 2018, 01:20 PM

May 2018

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You're worried about the legacy. You care deeply about the movement and are trying to protect it.
I get that. But, that is always a concern with any large movement, right? Here's the rub, the women's movement has always been filled with controversial figures. I don't want to rehash all of that history, but some dicey things were said by distant leading figures of the women's rights movement. Rehashing all of that will take us down the road of intersectionality and that's not the point.
In protecting the legacy of women's rights (even an imperfect one) we can not worry about water being wet. In this case, opportunists.....well, being opportunistic. Whenever something mighty and powerful is happening, they are going to show up.
Instead, let us focus on affirming our own narrative and crafting an image that reaches the many and not the few.

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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