iLander
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As I hear more and more about the harassment that women endure, I can't help but wonder why we keep these things secret when they happen. I had a friend who took a job at an ambulance company and listened to her boss talking dirty to her all the time. I was outraged and ready to out him and tell his boss, but she stopped me. She didn't want to make trouble. This was in the 1970's, when women had no power or respect. It saddens me to see that women appear to be in that same place, 40 FREAKING YEARS LATER!!
This article saddened me, women and staffers being harassed by Congressmen, right now. As we speak.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/politics/sexual-harassment-congress/index.html
Do we have to wear body cams 24/7 in case some jackass has the urge to pull out his penis? Maybe we should carry pepper spray at work. Maybe we need to record everything on our phones? Because you know, the word of 50+ women carries no weight against 1 man. (Bill Cosby's trial was a mistrial). We are second class citizens in our own country (especially in Alabama, but that's a different thread). This is f'ing unacceptable and cannot stand.
The only good thing about this is that it's finally coming out; the cretinous behavior of gross men (and of course, some women) is everywhere. They do not deserve to have their secrets kept. WHHHYYYYY do we do it? Maybe when kids are in elementary school we need to teach them about stranger danger AND not to keep secrets. Ever. For anybody.
The only solution I can think of is for women to run for something. Anything. The races for 2018 are wide open now. Did you see the races in Virginia? All kinds of people ran and won! It's time women were represented by 50% in Congress, House, City Councils, Governors, Dog Catchers, I don't care. This is not a Democrat vs Republican thing anymore, it's about women taking their rightful place in the world. You know like other westernized countries, for feck's sake.
EVERY. SINGLE. HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES SEAT IS UP FOR REELECTION IN 2018. ALL OF THEM.
If you can't run, pass it on and encourage your friends, coworkers to run. Contribute to female candidates.
LET'S GRAB THEM BY THE SEATS! #grabthembytheseats
Lots of points to discuss here, so lets hear it. Are you keeping someone's secret? Maybe air it here, type it out, work up the courage to say it out loud to someone that matters. Have you heard someone else's story? Share it, air it. It's time predators become afraid of being outed. Don't forget the #metoo hashtag if you tell it on social media. And don't forget to teach your sons to respect women.
No. More. Secrets.
This article saddened me, women and staffers being harassed by Congressmen, right now. As we speak.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/politics/sexual-harassment-congress/index.html
Do we have to wear body cams 24/7 in case some jackass has the urge to pull out his penis? Maybe we should carry pepper spray at work. Maybe we need to record everything on our phones? Because you know, the word of 50+ women carries no weight against 1 man. (Bill Cosby's trial was a mistrial). We are second class citizens in our own country (especially in Alabama, but that's a different thread). This is f'ing unacceptable and cannot stand.
The only good thing about this is that it's finally coming out; the cretinous behavior of gross men (and of course, some women) is everywhere. They do not deserve to have their secrets kept. WHHHYYYYY do we do it? Maybe when kids are in elementary school we need to teach them about stranger danger AND not to keep secrets. Ever. For anybody.
The only solution I can think of is for women to run for something. Anything. The races for 2018 are wide open now. Did you see the races in Virginia? All kinds of people ran and won! It's time women were represented by 50% in Congress, House, City Councils, Governors, Dog Catchers, I don't care. This is not a Democrat vs Republican thing anymore, it's about women taking their rightful place in the world. You know like other westernized countries, for feck's sake.
EVERY. SINGLE. HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES SEAT IS UP FOR REELECTION IN 2018. ALL OF THEM.
If you can't run, pass it on and encourage your friends, coworkers to run. Contribute to female candidates.
LET'S GRAB THEM BY THE SEATS! #grabthembytheseats
Lots of points to discuss here, so lets hear it. Are you keeping someone's secret? Maybe air it here, type it out, work up the courage to say it out loud to someone that matters. Have you heard someone else's story? Share it, air it. It's time predators become afraid of being outed. Don't forget the #metoo hashtag if you tell it on social media. And don't forget to teach your sons to respect women.
No. More. Secrets.