With Pussyhats liberals get their own version of the red trucker hat.

[pnwmom]

But a CNN person said today they'll be calling them the more "family friendly Kitten hat."

What the?

It's okay for the President to say it, but nobody else?


http://www.npr.org/2017/01/21/510997192/with-pussyhats-liberals-get-their-own-version-of-the-red-trucker-hat

Saturday's Women's March on Washington in downtown D.C. drew a crowd with vastly different political beliefs, but there was one similarity, as the sea of people was peppered with pink, cat-eared "pussyhats." The (mostly) homemade hats were a sly reference to lewd comments Trump made in a 2005 Access Hollywood tape leaked a month before the election. And they also echoed some of the traits that experts said made the Trump hat so effective for the winning candidate.

Marchers on Saturday said they liked the hat because it unified them around one general message.

"I think this woman who put this together is frickin' brilliant and a genius because it's such a political, simple statement: a pink hat, and all you have is the pussycat ears," said Mellicent Dyane, 50, a casting director from New York City, wearing a neon pink hat as she watched the rally. "It speaks volumes."

In that sense, the pussyhat has some of the same traits that made the "Make America Great Again" hat work: it sends a very particular political message, one that is simultaneously unifying and antagonistic.

[Lithos]

1. I love it.. need a set for the family

Any good Etsy or other online places to get?

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[pnwmom]

3. I've been wondering the same thing myself. There's plenty of winter left. n/t

[CincyDem]

6. Pussyhats on Etsy.

I'm sure there are many...but I'll confess, I have a little "vested" interest in this one. I've raised 5 Dems - one can knit (ya know what I mean)






https://www.etsy.com/listing/506771319/pussy-hat

[pnwmom]

8. Thank you, CincyDem!

I'll check this out!

[tblue37]

2. The news had no trouble calling Melania's blouse a "pussybow blouse." nt

[Lithos]

4. *sigh*

Pussybow means pussycat bow and meant to look like the type of bow put on a cat/kitten....

It does not mean Pussy as in the female reproductive organ... The usage of pussy here is meant to be a "nasty" form of woman power...

Nasty being one of the euphemisms Trump used.

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[tblue37]

5. I understand that. But if they are worried about the children, then they don't need to clarify

the difference. Besides, the commentary about Melania's blouse specifically referenced it as being perhaps a call-out either against Trump for that comment or against those who were criticizing Trump for his comment. IOW, the comments on her blouse were all about its being a reference to Trump's "pussy" comment, so the discussion was not child-friendly.

[Lithos]

7. I did not follow that

Was ignoring TV/cable/Internet News at that point...

My understanding from today is she was trying desperately to emulate Jackie-O and failed tremendously. As such, it would seem any attempt to deal with "pussy grabbing" being the farthest from her intent.

I think Melania is going to be the victim here as she's going to get blown by the rather pompous winds of her "husband".

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