History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Poll ~ Group Input ~ Please [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)firstly
and don't ever feel bad.
secondly. we did stop for a couple two, three weeks. and it didn't stop. but, there just has been a lot the last couple days and it isn't all about us. a lot of people stepped in. it is just we have the targets on our back.
and last.... i have had so many people over the years pm and thank me for speaking out on the boards. saying EXACTLY what you are saying. and that is also the main reason i have not walked away the couple times i really wanted to. you are far from being alone. look at the thread i put up. i put it up so we can see. there are a lot fo people that recognize what is up. and they dont participate, but they voted and recommended. that is a lot of people to speak out on something like this
it means something.
my husband is one that wont. it doesn't mean he does not feel it. or that it doesn't bother him. he will tend to not be a part. but he is non confrontational.
me? 12 yrs old before i knew what gay was i was standing up for him. younger, with other stuff. all my life. as hard as it is, i never kept my mouth shut.
life is easier for people you love, around you. i make it hard for mine.
we do what we have to do. whatever it is.