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peggysue2

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14. Good, Alfie.

Reply to alfie (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:01 PM

Jan 2018

I can't make it to DC this year either. But Hat Will Travel to my local march.

Have fun!

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The Strange Battle of the Pussyhats [View all] peggysue2 Jan 2018 OP

Pink is the color for women. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #1

That's pretty much . . . peggysue2 Jan 2018 #3

Pink being a feminine color is still a fairly recent construct nadine_mn Jan 2018 #54

:) And red dyes, used mostly for men's clothes in Europe, Hortensis Jan 2018 #55

Nothing scares the opposition like our unity nadine_mn Jan 2018 #60

+1. All the good words that apply to us are being Hortensis Jan 2018 #62

Second wave vs. third wave feminism janterry Jan 2018 #2

You're probably right, Jan peggysue2 Jan 2018 #5

It's not that. As the article indicates, we are being trolled from the right wingers hoping to... Hekate Jan 2018 #6

If they did janterry Jan 2018 #11

If? It's what trolls do. They twist facts, they drive wedges in, they make people doubt themselves Hekate Jan 2018 #16

this is what I'm thinking of janterry Jan 2018 #18

Thanks! Cause I want to order a few! Kajun Gal Jan 2018 #4

Go for It! peggysue2 Jan 2018 #7

You've got the TERF argument backwards. Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #8

I would have no problem . . . peggysue2 Jan 2018 #12

Like "flesh" represents all people? Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #25

I make pussyhats crazycatlady Jan 2018 #32

Hot Pink is not about skin tone. Honest. Hekate Jan 2018 #17

It is pink, not hot pink, that women of color have said feels excludes them - Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #26

I have to agree, not loving seeing these voices dismissed. I do know people bothered by the the pink bettyellen Jan 2018 #35

So unfortunate. Just looked up black women's vaginas, Hortensis Jan 2018 #57

Or the solution is just to recognize that pink was chosen because it's a peaceful color pnwmom Jan 2018 #33

Was he a transwoman? Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #47

Transwomen are just as much women as ciswomen. So why should the color pink, pnwmom Jan 2018 #49

What a load of crap! ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #9

Good one on you, proud lib peggysue2 Jan 2018 #13

Think about it this way ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #23

I saw many men in nyc wearing pink last year. A beautiful thing. I loved it. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #29

I have a gay, black, male friend who was complaining that he couldn't find one. pnwmom Jan 2018 #34

You have the one with the pink stripe right? crazycatlady Jan 2018 #38

Yes, it's charcoal with a one inch pink stripe. ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #44

I'll wear my pussy hat proudly next weekend. alfie Jan 2018 #10

Good, Alfie. peggysue2 Jan 2018 #14

Yep. I caught a big discussion of this on FB Lucinda Jan 2018 #15

Which way was the discussion going, Lucinda? peggysue2 Jan 2018 #20

Many were supporting the abandonment of the hats Lucinda Jan 2018 #51

Well, they'll alienate other women if they try to shame them into stopping. I thought the sight pnwmom Jan 2018 #53

I agree on all points Lucinda Jan 2018 #59

Making pussyhats has literally saved my sanity crazycatlady Jan 2018 #65

I can see why! Lucinda Jan 2018 #66

I just had the most heartwarming pussyhat order from Etsy crazycatlady Jan 2018 #67

That's soo awesome! Lucinda Jan 2018 #68

This ancient old white guy will be on hand again DC in this year. Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #19

I really wish I could get back to DC peggysue2 Jan 2018 #21

I don't recall a political day more inspirational, uplifting and . . . yes . . . FUN as last year's Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #22

Oh, good lord ColoradoBlue Jan 2018 #24

Yes! peggysue2 Jan 2018 #30

And if you want a different color, buy/make one catrose Jan 2018 #40

I'm the official pussyhat factory :-) crazycatlady Jan 2018 #58

I don't understand the issue....... Kilgore Jan 2018 #27

LOL peggysue2 Jan 2018 #31

I always interpreted pussy hat to refer to the cat... Momgonepostal Jan 2018 #28

I thought the whole idea was clever peggysue2 Jan 2018 #37

Thank you for the positive response. That is how I felt, too. SharonClark Jan 2018 #46

I think that sea of pink ALSO had the effect of disarming the police psychologically. pnwmom Jan 2018 #36

An NYPD officer told me last year that this was the most peaceful large event he'd worked crazycatlady Jan 2018 #39

Interesting take, pnwmom peggysue2 Jan 2018 #41

I attended The Womens' Convention in Detroit likesmountains 52 Jan 2018 #42

Pink is no more the color of any woman's vulva than blue is the color of a man's penis. pnwmom Jan 2018 #43

Anatomy lesson time. 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #45

Not yarn pink. But you're right -- all humans have mucous membranes that, when healthy, pnwmom Jan 2018 #50

I appreciate your use of proper... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #63

That is a pet peeve of mine, too. pnwmom Jan 2018 #64

Way off topic...but this reminds me of a comment a white teacher made nadine_mn Jan 2018 #61

What a dumb fucking fight. Iggo Jan 2018 #48

Sadly, it is real. But I think the people pushing the issue the hardest pnwmom Jan 2018 #52

Article in the Detroit Free Press about this very subject this week MichMan Jan 2018 #56