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worstexever

(265 posts)
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 03:08 PM Jan 2018

Conservative backlash to the women's march - it gets personal [View all]

After I posted photos of my friends and I wearing our pussy hats at the women's march, along with some of the more clever signs, my conservative ("libertarian" since Trump won the GOP nomination) mother posted on FB that she must be among the privileged few as she never felt put down because of being a woman and learned early in life to turn off any possible sexual harassment. She says she has a right to believe what the Bible teaches about anything -- including the murder of unborn children -- in reference to the march. Her post included a truly bizarre video from someone who calls herself the Activist Mommy. She knows I have a serious #metoo experience that I didn't feel like sharing publicly while everyone else was relating their stories. I'm offended and, yes, wounded by this.

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Interesting atreides1 Jan 2018 #1
I'd like to know this too... wcmagumba Jan 2018 #8
that was my first thought too: "chapter and verse, please" nt shanny Jan 2018 #9
It's not worth asking worstexever Jan 2018 #10
It is not there. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #15
I am so sorry. It hurts the most when this kind of thing is inflicted on us by our own family. FM123 Jan 2018 #2
Sending you healing, supportive thoughts. Stay strong!💕❤️ MLAA Jan 2018 #3
Sorry for that. We all know how it feels, even if Hortensis Jan 2018 #4
Unfriend her because she may be your mom but she is not your friend. SharonClark Jan 2018 #5
Thread winner!!! hamsterjill Jan 2018 #11
Have thought about doing this many times, but haven't done it worstexever Jan 2018 #12
They said the same things in the 1960/70s. "Women aren't supposed to go to work, Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #6
I saw an Activist Mommy video on FB yesterday underpants Jan 2018 #7
I take it your mother didn't work outside the home. If she did, why was she happy sinkingfeeling Jan 2018 #13
She finished college in three years, before she turned 21, and worked as a teacher her whole career worstexever Jan 2018 #14
I am so sorry...I know that hurts. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #16
Unless your mom is a terrible person I would think she didn't do that on purpose to hurt you. Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #17
Narcissist much starphlo Jan 2018 #18
Thanks. I really appreciate the support. worstexever Jan 2018 #19
women who've never felt discrimination have never done anything they weren't "supposed" to do. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2018 #20
This is true in more than one way. worstexever Jan 2018 #21
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