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Lucinda

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51. Many were supporting the abandonment of the hats

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 03:28 AM

Jan 2018

saying that if it was alienating some, they should stop.
I was one of the few of the opinion that it's impossible for everyone to agree on everything, and that people needed to stop trying to micromanage symbolism and get back to focusing on the big picture. People found great personal power in the making and wearing of those hats, and I see no reason to push them to stop using them.

It's a hat made of pink yarn with pointy ears. If it has meaning for you, wear it, if it doesn't, don't...

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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