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LexVegas

(6,031 posts)
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:19 PM Feb 2018

Women ain't taking shit no more, and it is making a lot of men uncomfortable.

I think its fucking awesome.

I can see the changes in the confidence and attitudes of my two young daughters from even a few years ago. Its a fucking paradigm shift.

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Women ain't taking shit no more, and it is making a lot of men uncomfortable. (Original Post) LexVegas Feb 2018 OP
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Feb 2018 #1
K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #2
Yes it is a paradigm shift RandomAccess Feb 2018 #3
We have to work to keep it going. spooky3 Feb 2018 #7
Donald Trump is a consequence of just such pushback, I think.nt tblue37 Feb 2018 #54
Great cultural movement here Miigwech Feb 2018 #4
and WAYYYYYYYY past time!! niyad Feb 2018 #5
Not this man i think it's fantastick Fullduplexxx Feb 2018 #6
This man either Soxfan58 Feb 2018 #18
A message from women everywhere. PunkinPi Feb 2018 #8
this one needs a thread of its own rurallib Feb 2018 #14
On it. ;) nt PunkinPi Feb 2018 #15
Excellent! Love it! liberalla Feb 2018 #42
Its about time... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2018 #9
I second that motion meow2u3 Feb 2018 #10
Well.. BBG Feb 2018 #25
Gotta be hundreds more of Trumps victims out there. Lets hear them all. Pepsidog Feb 2018 #11
And to think how quickly Netflix shit canned Kevin Spacey. Initech Feb 2018 #22
I agree it's fucking awesome Beantighe Feb 2018 #12
Women ain't taking shit no more, and it is making a lot of men uncomfortable. TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #13
The freedom of having the confidence to speak out and the safety to do so ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #16
Can I get an amen? wryter2000 Feb 2018 #17
Amen! SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #19
Thank you wryter2000 Feb 2018 #32
History has been patriarchical. But prehistory was matriarchical. oxbow Feb 2018 #20
This man thinks it's fucking awesome also IronLionZion Feb 2018 #21
It's about damn time we don't have to accept the nonsense any longer. onecaliberal Feb 2018 #23
My response to your subject line would be "Well that's just TOO DAMN BAD." calimary Feb 2018 #24
...and it's fucking awesome. Iggo Feb 2018 #26
Agree 100%! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #27
It is about time. still_one Feb 2018 #28
Preach it!!! llmart Feb 2018 #29
Women rso Feb 2018 #30
Well we are seeing this happen in real time Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #31
I will believe it Jspur Feb 2018 #33
the majority of them did not vote for Trump Skittles Feb 2018 #34
The vast majority of us don't. And I have some compassion for those who do. nolabear Feb 2018 #36
Wow ! left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #37
I made a Jspur Feb 2018 #45
I was gob smacked when I read that 53% of white women voted for this vulgar man. CrispyQ Feb 2018 #52
It's awesome! StarryNite Feb 2018 #35
I love it crazycatlady Feb 2018 #38
Yeah, I'm uncomfortable and that's a good thing. TomSlick Feb 2018 #39
Not me!! Alpeduez21 Feb 2018 #40
Not me DFW Feb 2018 #41
Boo FUCKING Hoo dudes! Times up! BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #43
Hell FUCKING yeah! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #49
For all the men that are NOT made uncomfortable about this: Marie Marie Feb 2018 #44
To this I say HELL YEAH! GWC58 Feb 2018 #53
Not this man. I say let the women of the world take over. We'd be far better off ! YOHABLO Feb 2018 #46
oh yeah yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #47
YesNever thought Id see it. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #48
I grew up around women. IluvPitties Feb 2018 #50
Took my teenage daughter & friend to Stepford Wives. They howled. Never once took it seriously that lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #51
 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
3. Yes it is a paradigm shift
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:44 PM
Feb 2018

You're witnessing the beginning of a swing to STRONG female ascendancy. And I predict it won't stop for decades, until parity is a reality, tho there may be some pushback and that could get serious at times.

spooky3

(34,407 posts)
7. We have to work to keep it going.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:09 PM
Feb 2018

Susan Faludi’s book Backlash (pub in the early 90s) did a great job of showing how the stronger women get, the stronger the pushback. It will definitely happen again.

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
4. Great cultural movement here
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:49 PM
Feb 2018

Once started it will never stop! Men with power, like trump, are so over. Elect more women.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,664 posts)
9. Its about time...
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:37 PM
Feb 2018

Men have been screwing up stuff on a regular basis. Time to shift to a matriarchal society.

To be on record I’m male.

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)
10. I second that motion
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:41 PM
Feb 2018

Time for a matriarchal society is right. Historically, it took a woman to teach men to act like men when they were all cowards.

BBG

(2,526 posts)
25. Well..
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 04:09 PM
Feb 2018

Mayor, congresswoman and both senators all female. Seattle has a head start on the ruling matriarchal governance.

Initech

(100,043 posts)
22. And to think how quickly Netflix shit canned Kevin Spacey.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 03:41 PM
Feb 2018

It's sad that we hold our fictional presidents to a much higher standard than our actual presidents! Yes let's hear them all.

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)
13. Women ain't taking shit no more, and it is making a lot of men uncomfortable.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:54 PM
Feb 2018

"Comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable."

ismnotwasm

(41,968 posts)
16. The freedom of having the confidence to speak out and the safety to do so
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 03:02 PM
Feb 2018

We have been working on this for years, and to see this movement started is a balm for my soul.

oxbow

(2,034 posts)
20. History has been patriarchical. But prehistory was matriarchical.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 03:23 PM
Feb 2018

Look at the Venus of Waldorf and other fertility symbols of feminine power. We have a chance for parity now and I’m glad to see that the culture is changing to accomodate it.

calimary

(81,127 posts)
24. My response to your subject line would be "Well that's just TOO DAMN BAD."
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 04:05 PM
Feb 2018

TOO DAMN BAD.

This isn't the 50s and we aren't living "Mad Men."

Times have changed. We're in a new era - where women deserve to be believed when they have stories of battery, abuse, degradation, molestation, and other assorted cruelty to tell. The "just lie back and enjoy it" days are OVER! Unless, of course, we start turning that around on the offending men. Upset about this, dude? Don't like it that I blew the whistle on you and you lost your gig? Well, honey, lie back and enjoy it, then. That's what you predatory misogynistic bullying men/bosses/priests/ministers/counselors/Bible-thumpers have always told us women. Here - now YOU have some!

I've always been kinda fond of the "taste of their own medicine. See how they like it" approach, in cases like these.

llmart

(15,534 posts)
29. Preach it!!!
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 04:16 PM
Feb 2018

I am absolutely reveling in seeing women realize how powerful they are. I'm part of the Second Wave of feminism and we will no longer allow the Rush Limpballs of the world to denigrate that term. I have never shirked from calling myself a feminist and I'm proud to be one. We still have a ways to go, so let's keep the momentum going. We need our federal offices to be at least 51% women - and not just women like the Repukes put out there (Palin, Bachman, Conway, DeVos, etc.). We need more Tammy Duckworths and Nancy Pelosis and yes, Hillary Clintons!!!

The warmongers and greedy bastards need to step aside and get out of our way. You've screwed things up long enough.

rso

(2,267 posts)
30. Women
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 04:16 PM
Feb 2018

As a male parent and grandparent of girls, I am 100 % behind the new attitude of confidence and even rebellion.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
31. Well we are seeing this happen in real time
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 04:18 PM
Feb 2018

here in Las Vegas. Just think,the Woman Leader of the Culinary Union sets up a hotline and puts people in place at Wynn Casino's to field complaint's of harassment and abuse. Guess what,four hours later,Wynn Resigns . Now that is a Earth shattering moment.



nolabear

(41,937 posts)
36. The vast majority of us don't. And I have some compassion for those who do.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 05:47 PM
Feb 2018

Mind you, I don't approve or like it, but there are reasons. Not excuses, but reasons. Men and women alike buy into his false promises, and some feel so powerless as women they only think they can have power by associating with men who do. It takes time and the slow evolution of society for some women to naturally think of themselves as capable and self-sufficient. It's been a long road.

Jspur

(578 posts)
45. I made a
Sat Feb 10, 2018, 01:36 AM
Feb 2018

mistake and mixed up Trump winning the majority of white women voters with women overall. Still very disturbing a bunch of women from one racial group could have been that stupid to vote for a guy who disrespects them and is outwardly sexist. As a minority I can't respect that considering Trump made it obvious he hated minorities and as result he could not win minorities whereas White women were more than willing to put up with his abuse. Yes you are right the majority of men who are White voted for Trump. I'm an Indian American male who was born in this country and I did not vote for Trump just like the majority of men of color who didn't vote for him.

CrispyQ

(36,424 posts)
52. I was gob smacked when I read that 53% of white women voted for this vulgar man.
Sat Feb 10, 2018, 01:03 PM
Feb 2018

I read a recent article on it. Wish I'd bookmarked it. But it said that they basically vote with their spouse/SO because they identify their personal well as being tied to the spouse/SO. We like to think that all those racists who marched in Charlotte don't have many women in their lives, but they do. The ladies just knew that that wasn't their place. But there are dozens of accounts, online, of badly behaved white women in retail stores, calling out loudly & obnoxiously, to darker skinned people, telling them to go back to their country. My friend saw it at a local Target & we live in a very progressive community. It's a sad state, this country, but considering our beginnings, is anyone surprised? I'm going to go off topic & say that I think a big part of the climate denial movement is mostly powerful white men refusing to believe/admit that it is their predatory/patriarchy ways that are about to destroy everything. It's hard not to be consumed with loathing toward them.

On a lighter note...



Love that it's a white man objecting!

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
38. I love it
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 07:14 PM
Feb 2018

What I like the best is that there's a generation of girls (9-15) who are not old enough to vote but very woke. I guarantee you that most girls marching at women's marches will be voting as soon as they turn 18.

I sell pussyhats. I've had several girls come up to me and thank me for what I'm doing and telling me they can't wait to vote. Most are around 10.

DFW

(54,302 posts)
41. Not me
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 08:28 PM
Feb 2018

My women (wife and 2 daughters) NEVER took any shit. I've never known it any other way, so no change for me.

BigmanPigman

(51,569 posts)
43. Boo FUCKING Hoo dudes! Times up!
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:09 PM
Feb 2018


Thousands of years of patriarchal cultures, religions and societies hasn't benefited the planet much. It is about time to give someone else a shot. Sure as he'll couldn't do a worse job than thousands of years of rule by men.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
44. For all the men that are NOT made uncomfortable about this:
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:13 PM
Feb 2018
We know that not all men are like the bad ones getting all the attention lately.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
53. To this I say HELL YEAH!
Sat Feb 10, 2018, 01:44 PM
Feb 2018

👍 Women can’t do any worse, probably would do much, much better, given the chance, than men. Specifically Republican men. The women’s resistance is what gives me hope, NOT HICKS, for a beautiful blue wave coming this November, a wave that’ll wash the red muck & mud clean away. 😁 America to Republicans this November will be a big 🖕🏻you!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
48. YesNever thought Id see it.
Sat Feb 10, 2018, 12:39 PM
Feb 2018

Been waiting since I was really small. The kids’ shows and ads, and Lost in Space enraged me... so SEXIST. And I’ve been shooting off my mouth ever since. Usually, the only one to do so.

But now—-FINALLY!!!

lindysalsagal

(20,592 posts)
51. Took my teenage daughter & friend to Stepford Wives. They howled. Never once took it seriously that
Sat Feb 10, 2018, 12:47 PM
Feb 2018

men would engineer women to be compliant. They thought the whole thing was just a joke.

The next generation isn't at all inclined to judge according to gender, lifestyle, race, or even nationality.

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