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Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race
New York Times ^ | 1/9/2017 | FARAH STOCKMAN

Posted on 01/09/2017 8:15:16 PM PST by CaptainK

Many thousands of women are expected to converge on the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. Jennifer Willis no longer plans to be one of them.

Ms. Willis, a 50-year-old wedding minister from South Carolina, had looked forward to taking her daughters to the march. Then she read a post on the Facebook page for the march that made her feel unwelcome because she is white.

The post, written by a black activist from Brooklyn who is a march volunteer, advised “white allies” to listen more and talk less. It also chided those who, it said, were only now waking up to racism because of the election.

“You don’t just get to join because now you’re scared, too,” read the post. “I was born scared.”

Stung by the tone, Ms. Willis canceled her trip. “This is a women’s march,” she said. “We’re supposed to be allies in equal pay, marriage, adoption. Why is it now about, ‘White women don’t understand black women’?”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antitrump; nevermind; racecard; vaginamarch; women
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Trump has the Dems coming and going.

At this rate I expect hair pulling and cat fights at the march.

1 posted on 01/09/2017 8:15:16 PM PST by CaptainK
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To: CaptainK

The next 8 years are going to be so amazing.

L


2 posted on 01/09/2017 8:19:56 PM PST by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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Now we have fights and squabbles over who’s the bigger victim? Ha!

‘Course big media will never show or even discuss it if discord turned into a major cat fight out there, so we’ll never know.


3 posted on 01/09/2017 8:22:24 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: CaptainK

“Know your place crackuh” -BLM


4 posted on 01/09/2017 8:23:49 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: CaptainK

A lot of money can change hands at a good catfight.


5 posted on 01/09/2017 8:25:09 PM PST by henkster
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Women’s marches are only for the “right” kind of woman. If you’re not, shut up and eat your peas.


6 posted on 01/09/2017 8:25:53 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

They are all going to be wearring pink hats. Is that the lamest thing you’ve ever heard? Isn’t PINK sexist?


7 posted on 01/09/2017 8:30:16 PM PST by Hildy
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To: CaptainK
Black female idiots vs White female idiots.

What's not to love about THIS ? !



8 posted on 01/09/2017 8:34:38 PM PST by tomkat
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To: CaptainK

Some vaginas are more equal than other vaginas.


9 posted on 01/09/2017 8:37:11 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hildy

isn’t PINK only for breast cancer?? So that means the march is about breast cancer? Or is it for knitted hats?? Or is the march to support feral cats??

I don’t know. And I don’t care. (And I am a woman).

All I care is that the next president of the United States FOLLOWS THE FREAKING CONSTITUTION.

What hat supports that for freaking sake!! I will wear it.


10 posted on 01/09/2017 8:38:05 PM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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“Ms. Willis, a 50-year-old WEDDING MINISTER from South Carolina” (emphasis mine)

Whelp. That’s the problem, right there.


11 posted on 01/09/2017 8:40:25 PM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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Now we have fights and squabbles over who’s the bigger victim?

LOL - the liberal way...

12 posted on 01/09/2017 8:43:01 PM PST by GOPJ (ObamaCare Motto: "If You Like Your Doctor, Maybe You'll Like Your New Doctor" - Dave Barry)
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To: CaptainK

We really need another March on Washington at the same time.

How about Married Couples in MAGA hats.

Make it many times the number of marchers as the left are one.


13 posted on 01/09/2017 8:43:09 PM PST by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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Stung by the tone, Ms. Willis canceled her trip. “This is a women’s march,” she said. “We’re supposed to be allies in equal pay, marriage, adoption. Why is it now about, ‘White women don’t understand black women’?”


14 posted on 01/09/2017 8:43:23 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: CaptainK

Finally, a refreshing article from the Old Gray Whore.

And keep in mind, their march is the day after all the anarchist/OWS/BLM ers get reminded about civility at the Inauguration.


15 posted on 01/09/2017 8:46:30 PM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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Awesome. Trump’s not even in yet, and they’re devouring each other.
At this rate, I might giggle myself to death before his first 100 days.


16 posted on 01/09/2017 8:51:10 PM PST by mumblypeg (Chicago called. They want their village idiot back.)
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And THIS garbage is what the UFT president is organizing NYC teachers to attend, misusing teachers’ dues monies to fan the flames of racism under the guise of looking very PC. I guess being anti-white is now the cool thing to be. I hope the libtard white teachers who attend this thing (and Michael Mulgrew, the UFT president is white) are shown the “true colors” of those they are trying to impress. Looks like the lady in the store found her brains just in time.


17 posted on 01/09/2017 8:58:19 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: CaptainK

Oh, this has been a thing for a while now, black feminists making fun of white feminists. The word “intersectional” comes up a lot. I don’t know what it means but it’s a new buzzword.


18 posted on 01/09/2017 9:02:14 PM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: Hildy

Wonder if transgender “women” are invited? They’re really “women” right?
Or is it only for black trannies?
So many PC arguments, so little time....


19 posted on 01/09/2017 9:03:30 PM PST by mumblypeg (Chicago called. They want their village idiot back.)
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20 posted on 01/09/2017 9:03:50 PM PST by dfwgator
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