28 Most Iconic Feminist Moments of 2013

[Agschmid]

9. Wendy Davis Performed a Historic Filibuster and Became a Feminist Hero

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After Republicans tried to pass an anti-choice abortion bill that would shut down one-third of abortion clinics in Texas, Davis took it upon herself to filibuster the heck out of that law. More than 200,000 people watched the livestream and, at times, Davis' heroics sparked 1,700 tweets a minute using the #StandWithWendy hashtag. The legislation ended up passing over the summer, but Davis has vowed to run for governor and reverse that bill the minute she gets into office.

See how Beyonce made the list, and who else makes the list for the most iconic moments here: http://www.policymic.com/articles/76145/28-most-iconic-feminist-moments-of-2013

[NYC_SKP]

1. Wendy Davis???

Nuff Said!

[seabeyond]

2. i know. love that woman. now... i am checking out the rest. but ya, there with you.

she really reminds me a lot of ann richards.

[Agschmid]

3. Let me know what you think... it's a new source for me.

[seabeyond]

7. i posted down below. but i really really love what they pulled. very good.

honestly. i was waiting for the ball to drop. there are always disappointments where they see it as empowerment and then you look and say wtf? not this one. very good picks

[NYC_SKP]

4. It's a pretty solid list. I'm sad to read Jay Z's lyrics, from a link in the article...

What the fuck, people?

http://rapgenius.com/Jay-z-bitches-and-sisters-lyrics

Anyway, great post, great women!

[Agschmid]

5. Yah it seemed pretty solid. Those are annoying lyrics.

[seabeyond]

6. number two, a fav. love the gals. and number one, good for her. good for number three. this is fun

love this so much, had to listen to it again

number 6

After the fatal, brutal gang rape of a student caused international uproar and mass protests, the Indian government took drastic action. On March 19, the parliament passed an anti-rape bill that doubled the punishment for rapists. "Under the changes, the minimum sentence for gang rape, rape of a minor, rape by policemen or a person in authority will be doubled to 20 years and can be extended to life without parole," BBC reported.

i think they are kicking our ass one punishment, and i find it interesting and like how they went after the cops, though very very few prosecution and convictions, it is a step forward. good for those women that spoke out and accomplished.

number 8 very clever and perceptive. i hadnt seen that one. may have to steal it

and ya. i love number ten. called my rep on both that one and number 9.

thank you. this was fun and excellent

[seabeyond]

8. sheiiit, i thought i was done at 10. 28. wowser. i guess that was in title.

lol. k, back i go

[seabeyond]

10. i want to add 15. yea for her voice, because i was glad to see 11 and 12. what i am liking is the

diversity. 23.

Back in May, we finally started having a conversation about Facebook's very evident woman problem thanks to a powerful campaign launched by activists Soraya Chemely, Women, Action & the Media's Jaclyn Friedman, and Everyday Sexism Project's Laura Bates. After the women joined forces and wrote an open letter to Facebook asking for it to remove its gender-based hate speech, it went viral and so did their petition. The letter was co-signed by Equality Now, Hollaback!, Fem 2.0 and many other women's organizations. Seeing the potential damage this could do to the company's brand, Facebook issued an official response. In it, the company recognizes that "systems to identify and remove hate speech have failed to work" and vowed to correct the problem. This was hailed as a huge feminist victory.

lots of diversity. that is excellent.

[Agschmid]

11. Feel free to post it to HOF as well!

[Sweet Freedom]

14. If it hasn't already been done…

The blurred lines remake needs it's own post.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. kicking ass and raising hell

doing what I do best.

[BainsBane]

12. Zerlina Maxwell

During an appearance on Fox's Sean Hannity Show, Zerlina Maxwell was invited to speak about guns, rape, and violence. As a rape survivor, she had a lot of notable reasons to shame conservatives who believe the solution to ending rape resides in giving out more guns.

"I think the entire conversation is wrong. I don't want anybody to be telling women anything. I don't want women — I don't want men to be telling me what to wear, how to act, not to drink. And I don't, honestly, want you to tell me that I need a gun in order to prevent my rape," she said during her appearance.

After the segment, she was attacked with a slew of racist online rape and death threats, but still managed to keep her cool. She's a troll pulveriser and if you try and mess with her, you should watch out.

[madinmaryland]

13. Hmm. A lounge post in GD. Go figure. nt

[LisaLynne]

15. How is this a Lounge post? nt

[Agschmid]

16. You should send an SOP alert if you feel that way...

Then the hosts will discuss, I would of course not vote since it's my OP. You know how DU works don't pretend you don't.