“I’d like to see what would happen if you made it so that people were voting for a platform rather than a candidate.”

This makes me mad. This actually makes me beyond mad. As a South African, someone asked me on Friday, “what do we do over the next 4 years? be an ostrich? what?” Because actually there is not much we can do to effect regime change in the States.

having said that, the economics of finding willing (and qualified) child minders in my country are a lot different (I imagine) than they would be in the States.

Move to South Africa. Seriously. We have a plethora of restaurants of the not-Chucky Cheese variety that offer on-site babysitting and child play areas. The arrangement works by adding a childcare fee to your bill, along with the regular tip. The child minders make a fortune (certainly more than the waiters). And for…

how did i miss this when you wrote it? perfect game! thank you! i’ll try this

see my post above...weirdly for an african country, most of our covers are white

Just an interesting thought on representation. I’m from South Africa, which, unsurprisingly, has a Black majority. You’d think the women’s magazines here would follow suit, right?

I can’t even describe to you guys how much I appreciate this conversation thread! I am the mom of a very young son (he’s a toddler now), but I am (obviously) a feminist, as is my partner (he’s a little behind on the learning curve, but he’s catching up), and raising a smart, respectful, intersectionally-aware feminist…