Explaining the pink hats to my Republican friend.

[Mira]

I have one Republican friend. For many reasons, and lots of good shared history, I love her so much it hurts, but honest to God any kind of talk about politics is an exercise in frustration with a low information, deep in the heart of Virginia raised woman who is no longer young.

We went to the movies this afternoon, and I have this sign in my yard.

She read it and said: Did you make it? I said yes, I had 50 of them made for the women’s march in Washington and they sold out in no time.

Quiet.

“What are those pink hats called?”
"They are called PUSSY HATS.”
“Oh yes, I heard that. Why are they called that?”
“Well, we have a President now who bragged about being able to just grab a woman’s pussy because he can get away with it. Being famous and all.”
"But what is it about the weird points on the left and right?”
“Oh, that’s to indicate the labia, the shape of the pussy.”

Quiet.

At our good byes I said: “See if you can straighten out Trump” and her answer was: “So much good could be happening, but first he has to stop lying.”

To me - that is progress.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The points on the left and right of the hat are cat ears.

But I really like the explanation you gave her.

[Pachamama]

7. Me too! I think both explanations are great!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. That's my understanding

Has her friend ever looked down there? I'm a straight guy and I know a vagina doesn't look like that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. I have cats

and that other thing. They're cat ears. Trust me.

[demmiblue]

19. I'm pretty sure you don't know what a vagina looks like, either...

unless you used some sort of scope.

Vulva, people. Vulva.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I wish you all sorts of luck with your friend, my dear Mira...

What she said IS progress. Perhaps you can build on it.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think that it's a very long shot to get her to change her mind on Trump.

As I said, though, I hope I'm wrong.

[Mira]

4. I don't hold out too much hope.

There is no sense in giving up or giving in. We can only model behavior and state our truths. Drip. Drip. Drip.

[Doreen]

3. For some of them there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

[demmiblue]

5. Everything except the labia remark.

Never heard anyone make that connotation before!

Cool sign.

[Mira]

6. I had fun with that.

And honestly, that IS what I thought it meant. Makes sense to me

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Nope. Just cat ears.

[bunnies]

10. I've seen Repubs call them vagina hats.

I'll keep my typical response to myself.

[demmiblue]

12. Damn you...

I am now running several scenarios through my head...

don't know which one I like the best!

[milestogo]

15. They probably view them as a form of contraception.

[crazycatlady]

25. I guess they don't get any 'pussy' to know the difference between a vagina and feline

It is well known that the term pussy has another meaning-- cat. We're taught that as children as evidenced by fairy tale characters such as Puss in Boots. There's a plant called pussywillows that was named because of the buds soft cat fur like texture. My late grandmother didn't know the term pussy to mean anything other than cat.

Interesting that in history the cat is considered weak. I would disagree as many housecats that I know (or have known) have been little serial killers.

[bunnies]

9. I have never seen a vagina that looked like a cats head.

Scary shit, that.

[crazycatlady]

11. I make pussyhats

And have a few GOP friends (who I don't talk politics with for sanity's sake). I gave one (a black one) to a (male) friend for his birthday and she thought they were just cat ears. I left it there.

(I wore cat ears before it was associated with the Resistance. See my screen name).

[milestogo]

13. OK, I just got my pussyhat this week and now I am afraid to go out

to a rally wearing a vagina on my head.

[irisblue]

21. I've been wearing mine everywhere, bank,store,library,post office.#Resist

[Hekate]

23. Those are kitty-cat ears. I just talked to a woman at Costco wearing one. She said she'd ...

...started knitting again to do these, and had knitted two on the bus to the Los Angeles March.

Go for it!

[a kennedy]

14. You are the best Mira......

and that is why I love you.

[gratuitous]

18. It's the only way your friend is going to learn

She won't hear it from her conservative friends or the media outlets I presume she favors. It's lonely, often discouraging work, but if some of our fellow citizens are ever going to be won over to the side of the angels, it's up to us.

For Mira:

[Solly Mack]

20. K&R

[Hekate]

22. You're a good friend, Mira. She's come pretty far if she acknowledges he lies all the time...

Hey -- those are kitty-cat ears and you know it! It's a visual pun!

[aikoaiko]

24. Of all the labias I've seen, they don't have points like that.

[Kath2]

26. She's starting to get it.

Well done.

[Kath2]

27. You're sign is beautiful!

[Luciferous]

28. I love your sign!

[malaise]

29. Major progress

[riversedge]

30. Obviously Trump fans can say he LIES but will they still vote for him (yes they did).