Seeing Stanley laughing makes me feel better somehow. It shouldn’t, but yet it does. So I thank you, barelythere456.

it was a great thing for women!! but it had some intersectionality issues that are important to pay attention to and hopefully change going forward

IMHO, we need to focus on outcomes. The march made history, pissed off Trump, and helped a lot of people find some badly needed hope. It didn’t work for all participants, but IMHO I feel like the takeaway from that should be to learn what can be done better for the future—not to retroactively feel bad about something…

If it makes you feel better, the “woker than thou” movement isn’t about you or standing up against the erosion of women’s rights in any meaningful capacity.

Yes. You did something good. Just because there are some critiques and areas for possible improvement does not mean the largest protest in the history of the world is suddenly totally bad ya’ll we fucked up. This was huge and acting like it wasn’t is a slap in the face to the millions of women around the world who…

Well, maybe, but also quite possibly not.

I’ve had this confusion myself

I think we made it maybe a solid 24 hours past one of, if not the largest protest movements before we entered the “well actually” phase where the left fractures along rifts of who is more/less “liberal”.

Look at how fucking angry people are here for people having the temerity to point out that sometimes, as white women, we don’t know what to do or how to help. You can’t tell me to listen and ask and then get indignant when I do those things because I’m now allegedly looking for a magic minority friend. I was…

This is absolutely relevant. I think it’s confusing even among relatively woke white women as to what we should be doing a lot of the time. Is this where I sit down and shut up, or is this where I add my voice?

Serious question: does the Black Lives Matter movement have a set position on whether they want white people at their protests or not? I’ve read several high profile articles both ways. I’ll admit to staying away, in part because I’ve read several impassioned pieces saying that I shouldn’t go.

I’ve decided to start hosting at my house for these 10 actions things: people come over, I feed them, and then we do the thing. I need the external accountability of being in a group, and it helps make things less scary for those of my friends who are less familiar with political engagement.

You can request in person meetings for yourself or a small group. You can also show up to their public forums and meetings of your local Democrat chapter.

Ooh, ooh, pick me (my Rep and Senators are literally nearly the most progressive in Congress)!

Call and encourage them!

Just learned this tonight on the MoveOn/Indivisible call: if your reps are progressive and voting how you’d like them to, call and complement them! Tell them they’re doing a good job and have your support. Positive reinforcement works— they need to hear that their constituents are satisfied. They’ll keep fighting for…

I’ve been wondering this as well. I live in Massachusetts. We’re pretty reliably liberal. I wonder if calling is the best thing I can do or if I need to focus elsewhere.

Serious question: does this make much of a difference when all of your legislator are liberal dems?

Sorry, ladies, but unless a woman can control her body and reproductive organs, as long as she can be forced to carry a pregnancy to term, even or especially if it is life threatening, she is not truly free or equal. And if you think that is separate from equal pay, equal representation, equal treatment under the law,…

Oh! No. It’s because I don’t particularly like the women I work with. :( They’re all very dumb and bad.