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Oh women are furious...And that is a good thing. (Original Post) sheshe2 Sep 2021 OP
I sure am pissed as hell. peacefreak2.0 Sep 2021 #1
I am very pissed let me tell you. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #2
I hear ya hon. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #24
I went to the woman's march too with my oldest daughter. It was unbelievable as DD says she Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #50
Yes, there is that about COVID as well. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #54
You are such a good person Sheshe...I had three small kids when my mom got cancer...she went quick Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #56
okay but what does "burning this country to the ground" look like WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #3
Well. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #10
I think you mean "bringing to heel." Treefrog Sep 2021 #18
TY sheshe2 Sep 2021 #20
Good question. It's more than yelling and picketing and marching. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #30
Voting voting and voting. Getting out the vote and working our asses off to save women from Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #51
👍 Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #4
Women's March Oct 2 2021!!! BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #5
You are always the one who tells me about these things! I'll be there. Thank you AGAIN! Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #7
The real thanks goes to Sogo BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #8
Sign up for text alerts by texting MARCH to 44310 littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #25
I looked and looked after BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #31
Maybe it will be cool enough weather for pink hats! ❤ littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #36
K&R sheshe2 Sep 2021 #32
LY, She. ❤ littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #35
Yep. I'm right there, too, and so many are. nt babylonsister Sep 2021 #6
Thanks, bsis. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #19
😡🤬😡🤬 Scottie Mom Sep 2021 #9
My favorite sign at the DC Women's March read mcar Sep 2021 #11
Yep. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #13
You'll be there in spirit Sheshe berniesandersmittens Sep 2021 #40
I have long since copied that one Hekate Sep 2021 #48
This witch is cranky and outraged in the best of times, and these days are not it. niyad Sep 2021 #12
You go girl. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #14
On behalf of all of us. niyad Sep 2021 #16
SOLIDARITY! AndyS Sep 2021 #15
Thank you, Andy! sheshe2 Sep 2021 #17
I've been looking at this thread all day Deuxcents Sep 2021 #21
K and fucking R Blue Owl Sep 2021 #22
I am a silver-haired granddaughter of the Witches they couldn't burn... Hekate Sep 2021 #23
How many times will we are forced to do a retake... sheshe2 Sep 2021 #29
My great, great, great...etc grandmother was a "witch" BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #37
That is a fascinating heritage to have. Hekate Sep 2021 #38
My mother has been into our geneology BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #39
Nitpick wryter2000 Sep 2021 #46
K&R spanone Sep 2021 #26
I'm in! radical noodle Sep 2021 #27
Hey radical. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #33
Great OP, she! radical noodle Sep 2021 #34
Kickety, kick. ❤ littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #28
K & R...lord knows we need you...nt Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #41
NICE !?! Any polling data yet? tia uponit7771 Sep 2021 #42
I have two grand nieces and a step grand daughter starting Senior year. alphafemale Sep 2021 #43
I don't think that pic is from 2016 alphafemale Sep 2021 #44
I suggest that the American women go on a sex boycott. Shut the playpen down. Hotler Sep 2021 #45
There are lots of decent men in this country wryter2000 Sep 2021 #49
"No sex for Republicans" bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #52
K&R! Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #47
Just donated to Women's March... dixiechiken1 Sep 2021 #53
I signed up today Deuxcents Sep 2021 #57
Yes they believe some contraceptives are a form of abortion Racygrandma Sep 2021 #55

sheshe2

(83,654 posts)
24. I hear ya hon.
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:33 AM
Sep 2021

I wish I could make this march. I did the last two we had. The first with a bum knee from a fall. I have mom care and will miss this one.

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
50. I went to the woman's march too with my oldest daughter. It was unbelievable as DD says she
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:19 PM
Sep 2021

will one day tell her grandchildren (if she has kids which is not decided) about it. I want to go again. But I know with a knee that can act up and Covid everywhere, my husband will pitch a fit. Damn him he really loves me! .

How is your Mom doing SheShe...it is hard work to care for a person who is ill. My hubs had two spinal surgeries and it was tough on me. And you have been doing it for quite a while. Yesterday I posted a pic of my dog in pets. I realized the pic had caught my hubs urinal during the time he was so sick so I deleted it and put a new pic on the forum...brought back some very unpleasant memories. He is doing pretty well and working again (lost his job about a month ago but got as new one).

sheshe2

(83,654 posts)
54. Yes, there is that about COVID as well.
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 08:49 PM
Sep 2021

We would have to do MA transit from Boston to the common. Even though masks are required, still don't want to be packed tightly with so many people.

Thanks for asking about mom, Demsrule...she is doing ok for 95. Yeah, it's hard and COVID made it so much harder. 3 and a half years now, just my sister and I. Gppd to hear your hubs is doing better and has a new job!

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
56. You are such a good person Sheshe...I had three small kids when my mom got cancer...she went quick
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 09:43 PM
Sep 2021

diagnosed just before Christmas gone by February. I had three small kids so I couldn't go for as long as I wanted... spent 10 days with her between Christmas and the second week in January. I had to be back for hub's job (he took time off so I could go...he is a wonderful man) and the two older kid's school. My youngest brother cared for her in his home. He was single and had lost his job. He told me once it was a gift to be able to spend those last days with her and talk about everything... a lot of work of course. But it allowed her to die at home and not in a hospital or hospice and he spent a great deal of time with her. It truly is a gift for your mother - and I expect - despite the hard work for you and your sister too. God Bless you and keep you.

sheshe2

(83,654 posts)
10. Well.
Mon Sep 6, 2021, 10:57 PM
Sep 2021

Last edited Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:27 PM - Edit history (1)

It's the burning(bringing to heel) the institutions that have kept women behind. The GOP is mostly old white men writing laws to restrict women the right over their own bodies and make a joke out of rape, the church (old vows were love, honor and obey
One job interview I went to, newly married, I was asked if I planned to have children anytime soon. I was shocked. They pay women far less than a man. TV shows, women dressed in Sunday best clothes with full makeup and pearls, a ruffled white apron serving her man breakfast. They all want a stepford wife and we are saying, HELL NO.

Fact is one of the leading nations in the world are as bad as third world countries when it comes to women.

NH Ethylene

(30,803 posts)
30. Good question. It's more than yelling and picketing and marching.
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:49 AM
Sep 2021

But that's an important start.

We need to bring things to a screeching halt in this country. States with restrictive laws need to be boycotted, with businesses refusing to settle or stay there. Events need to be cancelled (concerts, for example). Abortion needs to be liberated and talked about. Shine some light in the shadows like we did with rape in the MeToo Movement. Governments need to be petitioned to enlist any legal action possible to support women's rights. Shut down reporting web sites for spying on women. Somehow get the abortion drug available to any woman who needs it, so this can be a private decision.


Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
51. Voting voting and voting. Getting out the vote and working our asses off to save women from
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:21 PM
Sep 2021

the fascist ghouls. Voting is the only way out of this mess...but a large show of force might scare some of them into not following Texas into the abyss.

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
8. The real thanks goes to Sogo
Mon Sep 6, 2021, 10:47 PM
Sep 2021
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15825695

I learned of it today, signed up, sent it to friends and posted it on DU. I will be posting it often as we move closer to the date.

littlemissmartypants

(22,569 posts)
25. Sign up for text alerts by texting MARCH to 44310
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:34 AM
Sep 2021

I created a post after I got a text on Thursday.
Here's the text

It's official: We're marching to defend our abortion rights and reproductive freedom on October 2.

Pledge to March with us right now: bit.ly/3jH3OWQ

After the Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to block Texas' 6-week abortion ban and threatens Roe v. Wade, we must make it clear to anti-choice extremists that we will not stand by quietly as they attempt to control our bodies.

On October 2, Women's March and over 90 partner organizations are marching in every single state ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on October 4.

This is your fight. This is our fight. Take the pledge to march with us on October 2: bit.ly/3jH3OWQ

Stop2End


Here's the post:

https://democraticunderground.com/100215815385

From the Women's March, October 2nd Action, pledge to mobilize
Text “MARCH” to 44310 for urgent action alerts & updates from Women’s March.

PLEDGE TO MOBILIZE: DEFEND OUR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

On October 2, we're marching in every single state ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on October 4. Women's March and more than 90 other organizations, including National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood, SHERO Mississippi, Mississippi in Action, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, The Frontline, Working Families Party, and SisterSong, are organizing a national call to mobilize and defend our reproductive rights.

Abortion has never been fully accessible, but we are at the risk of losing our reproductive freedom completely. The call to action is clear, and urgent. The relentless attacks from Texas to Mississippi are ramping up quickly. Anti-choice extremists have a deep desire to return to a time when there was more clear and effective domination and control over queer and trans folks, women, and people of color; they want to revive those old values and societal norms to the point of re-acceptance. The authoritarian agenda of reproductive control is fueled by misogyny and racism - and we must challenge it, together.

On October 2, we’re going to send the Supreme Court and lawmakers across the country a clear, unified message. The attack on our reproductive rights will not be tolerated.

We have this opportunity to invite all the people that know us and love us into this important movement and work united as we build something better for our families and communities. As a small powerful group tries to come for our human rights over and over again, we’ll never let go of our vision of reproductive justice; for unfettered abortion access and everything we need to support and grow our families to thrive and live healthy lives.
Link
https://womensmarch.com/mobilize?source=SMS_20210902





Cheers!

❤ pants





BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
31. I looked and looked after
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 01:01 AM
Sep 2021

I learned what had happened last week and didn't see any event planned and was very disheartened. Learning of the March today gave me my mojo back.

With the almost 4 weeks remaining before the event there will be plenty of time for planning and getting the word out. I have the feeling there will be marches in other countries too, as there were in 2017.

niyad

(113,055 posts)
12. This witch is cranky and outraged in the best of times, and these days are not it.
Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:07 PM
Sep 2021

So, all you femicidal, woman-hating gestational slavers, you really might want to rethink your destructive path. You have my undivided attention.

Deuxcents

(16,085 posts)
21. I've been looking at this thread all day
Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:50 PM
Sep 2021

I’m beyond any adjectives and my jaw is so tight I can’t even scream. I’m inspired by the posts n will call my local PP to see where I can go to the march. Time to fight this good fight...again.

Hekate

(90,556 posts)
23. I am a silver-haired granddaughter of the Witches they couldn't burn...
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:20 AM
Sep 2021

“Let it begin with each step we take

And let it begin with each change we make

And let it begin with each chain we break

And let it begin every time we awake…”



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BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
37. My great, great, great...etc grandmother was a "witch"
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 02:41 AM
Sep 2021

and was the only woman tried in PA (Phila, even William Penn spoke out in her favor). She was found not-guilty even though witnesses saw their livestock elevated. Missing livestock was the reason behind it, apparently. The family moved to New Jersey after the acquittal. I am so glad I have this in my family...I am proud of it and wish I had some of her supposed powers.

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
39. My mother has been into our geneology
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 02:50 AM
Sep 2021

and even though she didn't find this person of any particular interest but I sure did. Even the "witch's" own daughter testified against her mother.

When I was studying to be a teacher I learned that nurses were taking business away from doctors in the 1600s and that was one of the reasons that the whole "witches" issue began.

wryter2000

(46,023 posts)
46. Nitpick
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:13 PM
Sep 2021

Witches weren't burned in this country. They were hanged. (And pictures are hung. People are hanged.)

Wish I could March, but I can't do all the standing.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
43. I have two grand nieces and a step grand daughter starting Senior year.
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 06:02 AM
Sep 2021

This is not the world I wanted for them.

All spectacular young women who should decide when or if they want children.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
44. I don't think that pic is from 2016
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 06:30 AM
Sep 2021

There is no plausible reason anyone would have been wearing a face mask in 2016.

Hotler

(11,394 posts)
45. I suggest that the American women go on a sex boycott. Shut the playpen down.
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 10:02 AM
Sep 2021

Make the men go without.

wryter2000

(46,023 posts)
49. There are lots of decent men in this country
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:19 PM
Sep 2021

Many of them showed up at previous marches wearing pussy hats. There were women in that picture of Texas Republicans smirking after they passed that bill.

No sex for Republicans or anyone who votes for Republicans.

dixiechiken1

(2,113 posts)
53. Just donated to Women's March...
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 07:57 PM
Sep 2021

And signed up to get updates on an Oct 2nd march near me. I can't belieeeeeeve we're back here again. Fuck these motherfuckers.

Deuxcents

(16,085 posts)
57. I signed up today
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 09:45 PM
Sep 2021

And called my local PP to get any local info. We’ve been thru this before but this time it needs settled so no one will ever hijack our rights again. Thanks for the inspiring posts

Racygrandma

(109 posts)
55. Yes they believe some contraceptives are a form of abortion
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 08:49 PM
Sep 2021

I did a little research yesterday, just google it " are contraceptives abortion". Then read the articles from so many right to life groups that say yes. Apparently the first two weeks after fertilization the embryo is not implanted into the uterus. They think birth control pills prevent it from being implanted into the uterus and that is abortion to them. They want contraceptives illegal. Talk about that with people and they just do not believe you.

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