No, no-sorry, I wasn’t clear. I wasn’t trying to criticize his actions. I was trying to say that historically, direct action, some forms of what the state would undoubtedly consider “violence,” and permitted marches must go hand in hand to make real political difference. I think we’re-well, the feminists in Washington…

He punched the guy, and we’ve got permitted marches and a stated commitment to nonviolence that includes no direct action.

Oh, for—that’s nowhere near an adequate example, and using language like this is why the white feminism argument began [and has gained traction].

This isn’t really the same thing, is it? Feminism’s choice to foreground this particular issue DOES exclude an awful lot of women and priorities and agendas that more adequately represent the needs and interests of marginalized people. Probably doing so in the face of a president who disrespects women in a variety of…

Is that really what we are marching against? That’s not much of what I’m marching against. Please don’t create some general “we” that isn’t representative.

Very true. Meanwhile pro-lifers tend to go out of their way to welcome people who disagree.

Can you not? How is this kind of language useful? I don’t want a women’s movement that resorts to cutting, snotty remarks and snobbery because a very small number of women disagree.

Isn’t that sort of a religious question? I mean who knows when we really become people?

Not necessarily. A lot of women who are pro-life don’t really understand the state that poor women or abused women experience that might lead them to try to seek abortions. They’re thinking about upper-middle-class women who sleep around, which to some extent is a thing, partly because of misogynistic principles that…

I think they’re right. Feminism has to work for all women, even pro-life women, otherwise it’s not an effective strategy.

Actually, I agree with them. At least, I agree that the March’s organizers shouldn’t have specifically stated that the March is going to be Pro-Life. I’m pro-choice myself, but I’ve spent time with pro-lifers and I know how awful it is trying to recover from an abortion when you’re met with well-meaning feminists…

Yep. Well and when I was in jail, the nurse asked me during my intake whether my arresting officer had sexually assaulted me—like out of the blue, as a routine question. I asked her why, and she told me approximately [her words] 1/3 of the girls and women arrested in that county said their arresting officers had…

Fun fact-the hellmouth was TOTALLY modeled on Santa Cruz, which genuinely feels unbelievably creepy and also mystical.

I’ve had very negative and very positive interactions with cops. There are lots of instances when white women have reported sexual assault and been humiliated and not believed, BUT statistically the cop’s most likely to believe a white woman accusing a Black man of rape. So there you go.

Yeah I’m in SALEM, OR where there was a white guy holding up an anti-Clinton sign in front of the Dems HQ for like a month before the election. GUNS.

I know of one woman who got raped in police custody by the cop guarding her [while she was PREGNANT] in the ‘70s, and another woman ripped from the crowd, beaten, and then charged with attacking an officer in 2006 [and oh ps she was one of about two Black women in the crowd].

I know but I’m not sure what to do about it-I mean I’ve flirted my way out of tickets before, because of the skirt and the red lipstick and the huge boobs and the honking white privilege. Dunno know what to do make that into something fair, except maybe donate the money I would have spent on the ticket to some good…

’m really, really glad you put this up here. Knowing your rights is SO important.

I mean, y’know. It’s always more about accepting it when it’s there than about finding it, at least for me...!

I think it can be a really fine line. I mean, I really like the boss I have now. He’s younger than me, and we get along pretty well. We wave to each other when we see each other outside of work, I’m friendly with him and his girlfriend, we’re definitely on good terms. Still, there are times when I feel like-very aware…