Homicide rate against female victims up by 21%.
Not surprising in a nation with a Misogynist in Chief, a nation that refuses to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
@Myrth This is *precisely* what I meant the other day when I was saying that the #MeToo movement would not be bloodless, that Trump's misogyny would have a massive effect, and that I was tired of hearing the old adage that "men are more afraid of women than we are of them." They couldn't possibly be.
No, they aren’t afraid of working late and being in a building alone, remembering the friend who did so and was brutally raped and left for dead.
They aren’t afraid of walking to their car alone after dark.
They aren’t afraid to answer the door when they are home alone.
They aren’t afraid to go on that blind date.
They aren’t afraid to be alone with a co-worker who management won’t fire for inappropriate behavior.
They have NO CLUE.
@Myrth No, I meant that women's blood would be spilled in all of this. I was speaking to some white women (girls really) on twitter & they all seemed to think that it was simply a matter of tweeting #MeToo & that was that. And I stated that if they thought this was all it was about then they were fools. I said that women would be killed in this revolution & what we were fighting for was much bigger than a fucking hashtag. They didn't understand at all. Not at all.
@AvaSpeaksUp oh yes. More women are dying now. GOP in Congress refused to reauthorize VAWA, and 45* has normalized assaults of women. Right wing “Christians” are making statements against women for speaking out. A rapist was confirmed to SCOTUS.
The backlash has begun. It is a fight for our lives, quite literally.
@Myrth The holidays, New Years and Super Bowl Sunday are going to be blood baths this year. I'm so glad I'm not working any more.
@Myrth @AvaSpeaksUp You may have seen this already but I thought this young lady did a great job summing up in a song what men don't get. (disregard if you've seen it already).
@Myrth @AvaSpeaksUp I figured you saw it already but wanted to re-post just in case. It's a catchy melody with a poignant message. That's what music and art 'should' be!!!
@Myrth @AvaSpeaksUp that’s what I was getting at when I said to @Bemet_Or that guys need to rethink this.
@AvaSpeaksUp @Bemet_Or @Myrth you know, for some reason I was thinking it was B’ but I can’t find the thread now and I’m wondering if it actually was.
Sorry about that B’. We were discussing the backlash by men as a result of #metoo I pointed out consent between adults is pretty simple. Someone brought up being flirty at work. I didn’t follow the logic. Flirting is also a 2 way street. If someone doesn’t reciprocate then don’t do it... it’s about respect. Most Guys don’t have to fear like we do
@Museek @Myrth @Bemet_Or Exactly. I like the old guideline of what they used to call "don't shit where you eat."
a.k.a.- Don't try to fuck your coworkers. Don't even try to pretend like you're trying to fuck your coworkers. I mean, when it boils down to it- Why? There's not enough people outside the walls of your work?? There's 6 billion other people out there!! Go find some of them and flirt with them, FFS!! If you can't keep your mind off your genitalia for 8 hours a day, grow the fuck up!
@AvaSpeaksUp
And the #MeToo movement should not be bloodless. The wealthy like Epstein and his friends committed countless rapes of underaged girls. If not barred by statutes of limitations, every single one of those sick f*ckers should be prosecuted, regardless of status, party affiliation, etc.
I don’t just want the #RapistInChief on this, I want them ALL to go down.