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In reply to the discussion: What's most upsetting to me about overturning Roe v Wade is that white women did this. [View all]
iemanja
(57,780 posts)55. Swing states have been the factor
Voter turnout has been the factor. Independent voters have been the factor. Russian interference was a factor. James Comey was a factor. But point to none of that. Blame women, which is exactly what that argument does. It's blaming us just when our rights are being stripped away. And, of course, men never bear responsibility for their own votes. The fact they ALWAYS vote fascist isn't their fault; it's women's.
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What's most upsetting to me about overturning Roe v Wade is that white women did this. [View all]
catbyte
May 2022
OP
And I'm sure some of those white women have had an abortion in their past......
beaglelover
May 2022
#2
one suspects there are huge numbers of not white women who are fine with this decision nt
msongs
May 2022
#6
Thank you. I fixed the percentages but the result was the same. Too many women supported that thing
catbyte
May 2022
#10
I don't know, but the survey result was close to the election result overall
muriel_volestrangler
May 2022
#30
From the appendix, we can break down the white women vote by age group and education, a bit
muriel_volestrangler
May 2022
#29
it's donnie's fault, putin's fault, murdoch's fault, comey's fault, and the fault of our founders
unblock
May 2022
#8
Hillary very well could have won had she got the percentage of white female vote as TFG
Kaleva
May 2022
#17
It's a fact that a majority of white males and a plurality of white females voted for Trump
Kaleva
May 2022
#49
They were helped by the Democrats who stayed home in 2016 because their candidate did not get the
redstatebluegirl
May 2022
#20
Supreme Court Justices who allow their religion to influence their interpretation of the law.
milestogo
May 2022
#39
It's amazing how many of my post-menopausal friends just aren't pro- choice
MaryMagdaline
May 2022
#35
Really? Not me. Shame on them! I fear for our younger, and poorer women-sisters!
electric_blue68
May 2022
#46
Just as true to say that men have been the deciding factor or people in certain states.
delisen
May 2022
#47
I don't think we should start talking race or gender on this one. The problem started with
Vinca
May 2022
#59
There is plenty of blame to go around on this, not sure what people get from pointing fingers.
Ace Rothstein
May 2022
#74
The point of the OP is that women enabled this. I don't understand how 67% of women favor
catbyte
May 2022
#83
A majority of women voted against Trump, while a majority of men voted for him,
yardwork
May 2022
#84
Yes, white people supported Trump, but a higher percent of white men supported him.
yardwork
May 2022
#88
White men are going to vote for their interest and that lies in the GZP, I don't see why white women
uponit7771
May 2022
#100
How about we stop blaming women for the patriarchy and women's oppression?
obamanut2012
May 2022
#126