Maybe if we started to get really violent during "that time of the month" people might sit up and take notice. As it is, male emotionalism is the default mode and called "unemotional". I say bullcrap on that. Male emotionalism is made up of testosterone... which produces waves of adrenalin rushes and moves towards violence. I'm much rather have an emotional outbreak that holds up cooperation and understanding as it's rallying points, instead of the male outbreak of whining and fisticuffs. One is productive; the other isn't. And I think we've seen more than enough of it.
But those voters whom the reporters and pundits interviewed after the election stated openly and unashamedly that they'd never vote for a woman president, no matter how good she was. We may eventually come to a reckoning with racism. But I don't think we'll ever come to a reckoning over misogyny. The hatred towards women is too inbred world-over. Lysistrata is what we should have been doing all along, since trump's first admin... and we should be deepening it and holding strong during this 2nd and more dangerous admin. The men think we have to much power? I'd love for the women of the world to show them they've not seen anything yet.
And I agree with you, CrispyQ, in your desire to see the party pay more attention to us... as women, and as progressives. We always get shoved to the back of the line, our heads petted, and told there are higher priorities at this moment... no matter how loudly we scream. They did it until we did see RvW ripped from us. They're doing it now as we see states turning against same-sex marriage. And they did it to us... and everyone else... who was screaming to reform the SCOTUS. Enough is enough!
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