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Jilly_in_VA

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14. Oh please

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #13)

Thu May 12, 2022, 05:59 PM

May 2022

OK, so that's your opinion. A lot of us, including this old lady who remembers very well how it WAS in the "old days" before Roe v. Wade, think otherwise. It appears they were quiet about it.

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'Handmaid's Tale' Protesters Demonstrate Outside Amy Coney Barrett's Home [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Home Site of 'Handmaid's Tale' Protesters mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #1

Good for them. Peaceful protests on publice property... brush May 2022 #3

There needs to be daily visits to Justice OfDonald's House Best_man23 May 2022 #16

Additional handwringing, and a video clip: mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #2

Who's yelling "No more vaccines"? TreasonousBastard May 2022 #5

Thats a slap to the RW face. Remember; they said it was THEIR body. oldsoftie May 2022 #7

Love the 'Handmaid's Tale' bit empedocles May 2022 #4

Yup, that's finer than frog fur. Magoo48 May 2022 #9

I hate that stuff. Just PROTEST without the dress up party. oldsoftie May 2022 #6

Are you really going to criticize people who are taking direct action? Magoo48 May 2022 #10

I said to protest. Thats direct action. oldsoftie May 2022 #13

Oh please Jilly_in_VA May 2022 #14

Just curious if you have ever seen the show "Handmaid's Tale"? Karma13612 May 2022 #28

Seriously? ShazzieB May 2022 #11

The 'dress up' is a picture of a huge, recognizable theme of oppression. empedocles May 2022 #12

Have you read or seen The Handmaid's Tale? vanlassie May 2022 #18

But their "dress up" is directly related to what they're protesting... kimmylavin May 2022 #20

It just seems like that becomes the story more than the issue. oldsoftie May 2022 #22

Okay, but... kimmylavin May 2022 #23

Did you object to the "pussy hats" at the first Women's March? Visuals are vitally important... Hekate May 2022 #24

I thought the term Pussy Hat was something between puzzling and prodigitalson May 2022 #34

Thanks to TFG, we had a long drawn out argument at DU over children's nursery rhymes ... Hekate May 2022 #37

Ok. Thanks prodigitalson May 2022 #38

Good article. By the way, she was a 'handmaid' in her religious 'cult'. Joinfortmill May 2022 #26

She may have not known initially it was a protest prodigitalson May 2022 #35

This not a 'dress up party' GenThePerservering May 2022 #27

Many others feel the same as you apparently UT_democrat May 2022 #33

They weren't hiding any *gasp* chalk underneath those robes, were they? tanyev May 2022 #8

If they're going to label us terrorists, fine.... paleotn May 2022 #15

Religious nuts are the worst. The root cause of so many of our world's problems. walkingman May 2022 #17

Yesireebob. Evolve Dammit May 2022 #19

Aunt Lydia enid602 May 2022 #21

Yes moose65 May 2022 #30

How very appropriate, she was a handmaid after all. Joinfortmill May 2022 #25

I know. It's just surreal that we have Karma13612 May 2022 #29

Kick BlueWavePsych May 2022 #31

K&R ck4829 May 2022 #32

All of you "dress up party" whiners provide direct evidence... Paladin May 2022 #36