I like to think it is encouraging to see new people coming out. Yes, it is great to see people caring enough to come out for more than one cause. But that is not a realistic standard to hold people to. Black Lives Matters woke up a lot of people to get involved and speak up for the first time. Was the right reaction…

Thank you for writing this (the post, but also the comment). As a white woman, I sincerely want to be worthy of your trust but also find myself reacting predictably without meaning to. It’s hard to admit, but sometimes I read a post of this sentiment and my first response is to feel defensive, as though I’m being…

I’ve not attended BLM or MMIW marches, because I’m always hearing how white women are a distraction from the issue, and it gets all into privilege and white washing and stuff, so I support from home however I can think of. If I’m actually welcome, I’d get on my boots and walk along.

I sometimes wonder if republicans infiltrate progressive communities just to stoke this shit. Dividing the liberal vote by promoting the idea that Hillary wasn’t liberal enough, and now this. Dismissing these marches, which as far as I can tell were intentionally very inclusive, as nothing but “white feminism,” which…

That’s a very valid conversation that needs to be had, though. A lot of progressive issues only get attention from the Left once they start affecting white people. And then white people dominate the discussion.

I’m sort of baffled by the characterizations of these marches as being ‘white women things’. The one I went to in Cleveland seemed incredibly inclusive. There were Black Lives Matter people, gay people, trans-rights and trans people, people with disabilities, young people, old people, everyone was represented.…

Liberal infighting in 1...2....3.

Yes! Same here for the great state of Indiana. I was a little concerned since this is the spawning site of satan’s anal fissure Mike Pence, but I was completely overwhelmed by the respect and diversity displayed by speakers and attendees. We had a state representative, a trans man, two Latinas who shared the same…

Reno where I live has a population of about half a million. Latest count for the march was 10K!

Same story here in Kalamazoo, MI. It was fairly small because most people went to Lansing - the organizer here was just planning to walk around town with a couple of her friends, and had enough interest that she registered it as an “official” sister march four days ago. We had a turnout of over 1,100. With four days…

Sounds identical to the one I went to in Edmonton, Canada! Couple thousand peeps, tons of kids, half a dozen smiling cops. An all around peaceful and joyful celebration of awesomeness.

I just want to say how proud I am of everyone who went to the March. I went to the one in Topeka, Kansas, which was pretty small compared to some of the ones around the country (around 3,000 people), but that was so much more than I would have thought for such a die-hard republican state.

I just did this last week. I am decluttering like crazy, and I stumbled upon a gorgeous lace coat--$150 price tag still attached--that I bought years ago. I accepted that I would never wear it, so I eBayed it off to someone who may.

My husband bailed too. He did a night out with the boys (after promising he was just stopping by for 1 drink), and is currently still snoring.

We do need men to take sides. If they don’t oppose evil, they’re basically sanctioning it. There’s no such thing as an innocent bystander for some issues.

Guys, I am really bothered by my husband today. I’m going to my local women’s march and I asked him if he wanted to go. His reason for saying no is that he wants to go to the car dealership to look at a vehicle, and when I pressed him on it he said very mockingly “Do you need a man to speak out for your rights, or can…

From the linked article:

Uuuugh yes I have so many examples of this in my own closet. I’ve gotten better about it, but I used to have a bad habit of buying items that I wanted to be my style but just aren’t me.

My black cashmere cardigan sweater. It’s “too good” for everyday wear, thus it sits in my closet.

Gloves. I always end up losing them in the off-season, so it doesn’t matter that I spent $120 on a really warm pair of wool mittens if I can’t find them again the following winter.