My darling aged husband

[cyclonefence]

just set off for the Charles Schwab office

WEARING HIS PINK PUSSYHAT

[sarah FAILIN]

1. good for him!

[LisaM]

2. This is the most cheering thing I've heard so far today!

Curious to hear how the Schwab people reacted - keep us updated!

[cyclonefence]

9. He's back

Said there was only one other customer at Schwab, a man, who said "That's a great hat--I was at the march." My husband asked him if he had a hat, and he said yes. I'm hoping that that guy will be inspired to wear his hat, too.

The woman employee my husband dealt with said "I love your hat," which might be an expression of support or might be an expression of personal discomfort caused by seeing an old man in what might be a child's hat.

[renate]

12. that's fantastic!

And so is your husband.

Give him a big virtual from me!

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

3. ...

[3catwoman3]

4. Would the dear man...

...consent to a picture?

[cyclonefence]

6. I'm sure he'd be delighted

but I have not mastered the ability to post pictures here. I'll give it a shot when he gets back home.

[3catwoman3]

21. Me either. I tell people...

...I am out of the Stone Age when it come to technology, but have not made it to the Renaissance yet. Someday, when I am sufficiently motivated, I guess.

[panader0]

22. Go to the photography group under Arts and Humanities

The way to post a photo is pinned at the top.

[3catwoman3]

23. Thank you.

I will.

[cyclonefence]

26. here he is

[malaise]

28. Very cool

love it

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Awesome!

[panader0]

30. MEOW!!

[annabanana]

31. Yay! He's rockin' that hat!

good for him

[irisblue]

34. your man rocks

And he looks good in that cap.#resist

[aquamarina]

48. Absolutely wonderful.

[trof]

50. You two have made my day.

[Cracklin Charlie]

60. Oh My Dog!

You should have warned us...

That he was adorable!

[japple]

72. Give this dear man a hug from an old DUer woman. Thank you

for your support!!!

[calimary]

27. Oh Excellent!

I can't figure out imgur.com anymore, since they changed it.

I have some great photos from the LA March earlier this month. The signs alone made it worthwhile, but being part of that staggeringly large crowd was even better. (Biggest in the country/world! 750-thousand people, and ZERO arrests!)

[skylucy]

5. Give him a big hug when he returns!!!

[hamsterjill]

7. Oh, thank you for making my day.

I love it!!!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. This post is worthless without PICS!!

and to your awesome husband!!!

[cyclonefence]

11. I took his picture and saved it but don't know how to post it

???

[mobeau69]

16. Here's how

Set up photo sharing account like Photobucket.

Upload photos to there as PDF or other acceptable format.

Go to library there and select photo.

Copy photo's image address and paste it in this field.

[cyclonefence]

18. Let's see if I did this right

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[cyclonefence]

19. apparently not

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I learned how to post a pic right here on DU

And I'm not clever about these things at all! All you need to do is sign up for a free account on Photobucket. Then you can post any pic you have on your computer. Just upload your pic to Photobucket and post the Direct link. I always preview my post to make sure it turned out alright. Also, you now can edit any post you make here indefinitely if you need to make a change. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing it, too!

http://s253.photobucket.com/

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. Ohhh. Well, you have to go to a photo-uploading thingamajig site.

I only know about Photobucket dot com. They make it pretty simple to upload your pics then use the web address you end up with to post on sites that require a web address.

[Maru Kitteh]

10. I LOVE it :-) Thank you so much for this smile today.

It cheered my day. I'm sick at home on the couch and really needed something like this.

[KT2000]

13. Darling is right!

hope you can post a pic and let us know the reactions he got!

[MineralMan]

14. Good on him!

[niyad]

15. bravo!!!!!!

[tenorly]

17. Kudos to him.

It takes balls to wear a pussy hat.

[Borchkins]

25. Bravo

[rumdude]

32. Oh Chr*st

Can we please get away from the pussy hats? It won't help us moving forward. If we all keep wearing pink hats and shirts in public, it will sink us. There are bigger issues at play.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. And why would you say that? It's an expression of solidarity

and it seems so far to have been pretty effective. Do you not like pink? Is it too "feminine" for you? Are you offended by pussies?

[Ken Burch]

36. Let's find out Here's some photos of some pussies...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

41. NO PUSSIES! WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT BIGGER ISSUES!

And by the way, squee!

[Ken Burch]

35. Tell us, O Enlightened One, what are the "bigger issues" you and you alone seem to be aware of?

n/t.

[RedWedge]

37. YES EVERYONE STOP HAVING FUN

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. And stop pretending women's rights are "bigger issues."

Ladies, take your pussies back to the kitchen and make me some dinner!

[RedWedge]

53. YES IDENTITY POLITICS WILL DERAIL US ALL IN THE END

MUST FOCUS ON SERIOUS ISSUES!!1!1!!

[rumdude]

40. If it's in fun

Then I'm with you, for awhile. But on a broader level, this resistance is not about any one identity. No...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. IOW, you wimminfolk need to shut up.

You can have yer fun with yer silly pink hats but don't go gettin' no ideas that yer female stuff is any kind o' bigger issue.

[rumdude]

45. Health care, environment, a stable world

order. Wear those hats.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

46. And all of those are women's issues.

[rumdude]

47. Of course-nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

54. So lay off on the pussyhats, OK?

We wear them in solidarity with other women and all people who value women's issues, WHICH INCLUDE health care, racial justice, the economy, the environment and all other progressive issues.

[rumdude]

49. And the ECONOMY

Med care is tied into that issue big time.

[RedWedge]

52. ONLY HAVE FUN FOR A LITTLE BIT UNTIL THE MAN SAYS IT'S TIME TO BE DONE WITH FUN

[rumdude]

55. Yep, I'm your man

Your fun is out of hand. Don't make me put you over my knee. 😂

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. Take off yer dumb pink hat and git me a beer!

Yer fun's over and there's dirty dishes in the sink. Git busy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

59. Yeah, it's OK for us ladies to have frivolous fun with our little hats

but the serious issues have to be mansplained to us because we're just women wearing dumb pink hats.

[rumdude]

61. I love your hat, kid

But I would rather it not be THE SYMBOL of resistance to the shit gibbon. That's my opinion.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

62. If you can come up with a better one that catches on like this one, good for you.

I'll use it along with my pussy hat.

[rumdude]

64. Trust me, I'm working on it

Come here little ocelot.

[irisblue]

38. nope.your problems with pink pussy hats has been noted.

this is the second time I have seen you complaining about those hats .move on. you don't want one move on rumdude.

[tblue37]

43. Like the Trumpistas' red MAGA hats, these pink hats are signs of solidarity & support. One

thing that keeps those who would resist and oppose tyranny from speaking out and stepping up is the fear that they are vastly outnumbered and that they would be left hanging there, alone, despised, vulnerable, and unsupported. The ubiquity of pink hats reassures the timid that they are not alone, that their opinions are not fringe. It also reinforces the energy and commitment of the group, because we are social creatures, and most people need to feel they are part of a larger group.

That is why sports fans wear team colors. Politics in this country are more like sports than like anything else. Tribalism rules, and people want "their team" to win, regardless of whether their team is worthy of success.

Wearing the "team colors" is an important factor in expanding the team's popularity and energizing its supporters.

[rumdude]

44. Those MAGA (maggot) hats make me

want to puke.

[irisblue]

51. me too. I cut a big space when I see those fools in public

[rumdude]

58. What I truly loved about the women's march

were all those beautiful, handmade signs. Each individual, representitive of one soul. That's creativity. That's life. And what do they have? Unoriginal MAGA (maggot) hats made prolly in China.

[cyclonefence]

66. shirts?

Go for it, my friend. The advantage of the hats as symbols is that they are already established as markers of women's rights. And nobody afaik has asked you to wear one.

It's sort of like abortion. If you don't want to have one, don't.

[rumdude]

67. Fair -nt

[Ken Burch]

70. Interesting that you felt you could write "pussy" but had to censor the word "Christ".

Frankly, these times would make Jesus say "Jesus!".

[rumdude]

71. In the past I prolly would have censored both

Then I was like f-ck it. I mean, fuck it.

[Angry Dragon]

57. you have a good man

[lillypaddle]

63. Do you mind

If I want to smother him with kisses????

[TNNurse]

65. Give him a hug from me.

[cyclonefence]

74. Done

He's so full of himself now that I've read him all your responses to his photo. There'll be no living with him if this keeps up.

If I can screw up my courage I'm going to call my local NPR talk show and suggest to a wider audience that we all wear our pussyhats at all times and in all places.

BTW the old man wore his to the gym this morning--no responses at all. It was 5:30, so maybe nobody actually saw the hat.

[Stinky The Clown]

68. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

Kudos to your husband!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8567864

[cyclonefence]

69. and to you

[barbtries]

73. aww that's so great.

i forgot my safety pin today, so this makes me feel much better. tell him a grateful world hugs him.