Agenda for Women’s March has been hijacked by organizers bent on highlighting women’s differences

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2017-01-20 05:29

Article here. Excerpt:

'The controversy surrounding the exclusionary identity politics unsettling what should be a unifying event — Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington — shows that the fractures underpinning Hillary Clinton’s devastating election loss have not healed.

Unfortunately, the activist wing of the Democratic Party and many leading progressives are clinging to a profound disconnect with the broader mass of Americans, both women and men.

I live in Washington and plan to attend the protest because Donald Trump’s presidency, and what it portends for America and the democratic world, demands such action. A commander-in-chief who revels in grabbing women “by the pussy,” myriad insults to women, cozies up to a Russian dictator who hacked the U.S. election, spews contempt for our allies including Angela Merkel, wants to build a wall to keep out Mexicans, or target people because they are of the Muslim faith, merits a strong collective response.

But the attempted hijacking of the march’s agenda and all the nasty tit-for-tat between white versus black/queer/Muslim/trans and other identities tells a very disturbing story about the divided state of feminism today. The separatist, inward-looking politics that helped drive Trump to power and Clinton into oblivion is not going away — in fact it is becoming more entrenched, and all for the better, say organizers bent on highlighting women’s differences rather than their commonality as American and international citizens.'

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I heard Ashley Judd on the radio today. Holy God. Nuts. And yeah, it was filled with modern feminist saws and blatherings.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4142950/Thousands-women-head-Washington-protest-Trump.html

'The Secret Service has reportedly said they will open an investigation into Madonna after the singer told the Women's March on Washington that she had thought about 'blowing up the White House'.

Donning a black p***yhat, the music icon caused controversy by dropping the F-bomb four times, sparking a slew of apologies from broadcasters airing the protest live.

She went on to speak of her rage at the election result, telling the crowd she had thought a lot about 'blowing up the White House' but knew that it 'wouldn't change anything'.

According to the Gateway Pundit, a spokesman for the Secret Service said they were 'aware' of Madonna's comments and will open an investigation, but the ultimate decision whether or not to prosecute is the decision of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The Daily Mail Online has reached out to the Secret Service for a comment.

Madonna stated: 'I'm angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know that this won't change anything.'

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2017-01-22 04:47

It had to be. That's why pro-life women were dis-invited.

There is no other rights that women are in jeopardy of loosing...and by "loosing" I don't really mean loosing, I mean that some of the conveniences and free funding might be taken away. Instead of driving to a neighborhood clinic, a woman may have to drive to a nearby town (compared it to how far veterans have to go to get care). Instead of taxpayers funding the abortion, a woman may have to pay for it herself. I don't believe "the right" to an abortion is going anywhere

Abortion is the bread and butter of feminism. It's all they have to talk about.

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Submitted by Kris on Sun, 2017-01-22 22:01

One of the sponsors was Planned Parenthood, so of course it was about abortion and funding for abortion.

Oh, and Madonna said she wanted to blow up the White House.

In my town, there was a small pro-life rally not far from the march. It didn't make the news, of course. I just happened by and saw it.

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Submitted by el cid on Mon, 2017-01-23 01:13