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liberal_at_heart

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59. believe me a lot of young women took notice last year when politicians were trying to take their
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 01:09 AM
Feb 2013

rights away. My now 18 year old daughter certainly noticed. She missed the election by 1 month, but she is completely aware and ready to stand up for her rights.

This, plus less pay for equal work, slut shaming... 2theleft Feb 2013 #1
"if you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention" niyad Feb 2013 #3
Didn't we have a video a while back of a teenage boy lecturing us on the word feminism? freshwest Feb 2013 #37
I would ask you to say you are joking, but, sadly, I think you are not. did DU rip this twit apart? niyad Feb 2013 #43
A little, I was too pissed to look at much. freshwest Feb 2013 #45
Dilbert Gets It (Thanks, Scott Adams) Demeter Feb 2013 #71
great one--thank you for posting it (perhaps you could post it as a separate thread so I can rec it niyad Feb 2013 #72
K&R SunSeeker Feb 2013 #2
K&R me b zola Feb 2013 #4
As a woman, I feel it. I say the same thing as a union member, too. Brickbat Feb 2013 #5
and, it seems, the anti-union thugs of the early 20th century have nothing on the current bunch niyad Feb 2013 #31
I disagree a little bit as far as legislation vs. guns -- some seem to think that as long as it Brickbat Feb 2013 #44
we cannot trust those cretins for one minute--guns or legislation, they do not have our niyad Feb 2013 #48
I was horrified to learn about the Ludlow Massacre recently, I think via a DU post classof56 Feb 2013 #75
I know what you mean about the backwardness and regression. even ten years later, it was not niyad Feb 2013 #78
Same here & as a... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #67
it isn't just a way to deflect the conversation--it is an attempt to make us appear as if we are niyad Feb 2013 #80
It will never end AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #6
"Stupid on Steroids." WOW does that nail it, Aging American! calimary Feb 2013 #25
k&r Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #7
K&R! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #8
AMEN SISTER iandhr Feb 2013 #9
A man once offered this response to that question: spooky3 Feb 2013 #10
+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #54
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #11
K&R forestpath Feb 2013 #12
I tell people, Ilsa Feb 2013 #13
This: CrispyQ Feb 2013 #14
If we can get religion.... ReRe Feb 2013 #15
your last point is something we have been working on for decades--some very ingenious plans niyad Feb 2013 #33
Married women.... ReRe Feb 2013 #35
too bad your experiences have been so negative sigmasix Feb 2013 #47
"too bad your experiences have been so negative" but you don't know what you are talking about. niyad Feb 2013 #52
a little reading on women and marriage niyad Feb 2013 #55
Dear Mr One-in-a-million, ReRe Feb 2013 #60
ouch. blackspade Feb 2013 #79
I guess I should have been more explicit... ReRe Feb 2013 #90
You are joking, right? Demeter Feb 2013 #70
Wow! Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #65
Huh? ReRe Feb 2013 #91
you don't speak for me liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #81
I never insinuated that... ReRe Feb 2013 #92
Unfortunately, it IS the poor who suffer HockeyMom Feb 2013 #16
K&R ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #17
Suffragettes are spinning in their graves Smilo Feb 2013 #18
There is some incredibly powerful words in that speech. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #19
K&R Squinch Feb 2013 #20
It is very important never to give up this struggle, as or opponents would push women... Nika Feb 2013 #21
It shouldn't BE a "struggle" at this point.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #53
unfortunately, it IS a struggle--and please note that someof these idiots actually have run niyad Feb 2013 #56
There are WOMEN that vote Republican because of wedge issues.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #66
I'm a man - with a wife I adore, a mom I love, and two sisters I cherish; and I'm .... 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #22
A woman voting Republican is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders Freddie Feb 2013 #28
Every time I read similar threads, ... CRH Feb 2013 #69
if you had read the OP, you might have had some answers. some of the explanations were right niyad Feb 2013 #82
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #23
What "they" call traditional values is nothing more than their pathological fear of change. gtar100 Feb 2013 #24
K&R Z_I_Peevey Feb 2013 #26
I'm with you, and her Lifelong Protester Feb 2013 #27
"failure is impossible" niyad Feb 2013 #29
Yep, duh, I need to up my caffeine intake today! Lifelong Protester Feb 2013 #40
same here niyad Feb 2013 #41
I edited it, to make sure I show no disrespect Lifelong Protester Feb 2013 #42
I think our foremothers would understand. niyad Feb 2013 #57
why am I so angry? for one thing, because there are still people around who are so clueless, niyad Feb 2013 #30
That is the correct answer. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #63
I wish more young women were angry. ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #32
I have been tired for decades, but will not give up--sometimes I think they are hoping for us niyad Feb 2013 #34
If they think we will quit they seriously underestimate ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #36
you have that correct niyad Feb 2013 #39
believe me a lot of young women took notice last year when politicians were trying to take their liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #59
That's good to hear. ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #61
Me too -- HS debate Freddie Feb 2013 #84
Mine was in 1971 and I was a junior. ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #89
Women, men, feminists have a right to be angry, and I'm one if the angry... Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #85
"for all women in struggle" kristin lems niyad Feb 2013 #38
I'm tired too, and beaten down. Useless in FL Feb 2013 #46
many of us are tired, and discouraged, and even bewildered. as you asked, where is all this niyad Feb 2013 #51
I did not raise my children to be mere grease on the gears.... alphafemale Feb 2013 #49
Because my constitutional rights are second class curlyred Feb 2013 #50
Because we have a good portion of the population that vote in the assholes that RKP5637 Feb 2013 #58
Yes. And some of them are women themselves--voting against own self interest Left Coast2020 Feb 2013 #62
I'm 57 years old Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #64
Doncha know? Angry women are unattractive. malthaussen Feb 2013 #68
people ask me why I carry such a large purse--I smile sweetly and say, 'because it's legal, niyad Feb 2013 #73
LOL! Leverage -- the first weapons using projected power! Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #86
By the way, that works REALLY good. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #94
fortunately, I have never needed to use it that way. I have been told that I walk with a serious niyad Feb 2013 #95
If you are on twitter.. PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #74
thank you for letting us know about this, I know many will check it out. niyad Feb 2013 #76
I'm angry because... PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #77
do you have a link to that article? I got a lot of flack over the years for choosing to be niyad Feb 2013 #83
I will try to find it! n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #87
Here... PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #88
apparently some of the worst comments were removed niyad Feb 2013 #93
K&R, I still can't can't believe we have to have to protest this this shit. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #96
kick for monday crowd niyad Feb 2013 #97
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