We have only two choices, really.

Boy you gotta hand it to the NC legislature, they are REALLY determined to discriminate against transgendered people to a degree I previously didn’t think was possible from an elected body in America.

And it just perpetuates the myth that men can’t control themselves around women — and it’s the women’s fault

This morning there was a feature on a major news site claiming that signatures were being solicited for a petition to cease any gov. funding for Melania and Baron’s continuing security, etc. in NYC. I passed this tip on to EC, but nada.

Accusing her of “mouthing off to superiors” makes it sound like this precinct has a problem with her as a black woman. Why else dredge up such an old trope?

#BlueOpinionsMatterUnlessThey’reBlack

If only the cops I’ve had the misfortune to deal with had been punished for “mouthing off”. Or the Lt. who threw me out of the building when I tried to make a complaint. But they were all white.

Had she simply tweeted #Bluelivesmatter, we wouldn’t even be discussing this.

I’d wager their WH sleeping arrangement is like that of Frank and Claire Underwood.

Or they aggressively target stay at home moms with less experience and fewer opportunities. But nah, they must just be stupid.

Yeah...I think the stay-at-home mom demographic is definitely susceptible to these “Multi-level Marketing” campaigns. A good chunk of the women I know from high school who are married with Kids are posting different MLMs on a near daily basis.

I would love to have been exposed to this bullshit three times in my life. It’s been three times this week, and I’m still not buying any essential oils, nail wraps, or weird face wash.

I mean, the OP was exaggerating but this thread (and my Facebook feed vs my wife’s) kinda proves the “male privilege” point.

This is so true. My wife has no less than 5 close friends who sell Lularoe (one “owns” the business with her husband, poor guy). Fortunately, she has realized that cheap leggings from Target are of much better quality.

They reinforce the idea that women shouldn’t be working outside the home and should jump at these “opportunities.” They promise you can make a decent income on a few hours a week. No thanks, I’ll punch a clock and not have to harass my friends, thank you.

...oh and speaking of Amway, the founder’s daughter-in-law is now Secretary of Education!!! ‘Merica!!!

Then they pull out the “Women should support female-owned businesses!”

I think she (assuming exile is a she) is correct though - pyramid schemes are more often targeted at women via social media, both because they’re a more likely target market for the products (which are often clothing and beauty products) and more likely to be stay at home parents who can be recruited via promises of…

I was being absurd, not serious. My point was at least you guys don’t have to come up with ways to diplomatically tell someone you aren’t in the market for pizza slice-patterned leggings.

One of the many ways men are privileged over women is they don’t deal with the same constant bombardment of the-not-quite-Ponzi-scheme-but-somehow-even-more-awkward LulaRoe/Scentsy/Roden+Fields/body wrap sales pitches from high school classmates on Facebook.