FARMINGTON – A local group of mothers and their daughters have joined forces to participate in next weekend’s Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C.
More than 300,000 people are expected to march at an event described as intending to “…join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights,” states the march’s website.
The idea for the rally was born the day after Donald Trump was elected president. Teresa Shook of Hawaii gathered 40 of her friends to protest the result of the nation’s vote. Similar gatherings began cropping up throughout the country and before long leaders combined efforts to create the march.
Buses from Maine will be leaving late Friday, driving through the night and arriving for the start of the march on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The march will take place in the heart of Washington, D.C. near the Capitol. Attendees from Maine will leave immediately after the march and return home around 6 a.m. on Sunday.
“Just in time for school. We’re going to be exhausted but it’s going to be awesome,” Madelyn Besse of Farmington said.
Besse is one of the local mothers planning on making the trip with her 11-year-old daughter, Amelia Tierney.
“I told my friends I’m going. The ones who don’t support Trump wish they could go,” Tierney said.
Tierney isn’t the only one talking about it at school. Maya Kellett of Farmington said her Civil Rights Team at Cascade Brook School is talking about the effects of the election too.
“We talk about how the changes have impacted the U.S. and why we should stand up for what we believe in. We also talk about letting what has already happened pass and trying to stop the next thing that might come.” Kellett said.
The local group of mothers and daughters gathered on Saturday evening to make signs and T-shirts for the rally. While a playlist with women-empowering songs like “You Don’t Own Me” played in the background, the two generations of feminists painted slogans such as “Stronger Together” and “Not My President.”
“We really feel like we need to represent,” Besse said. “We’re going to raise hell. It will be fun.”
For anyone interested in going to the event you can check out the official website here or find the Women’s March on Washington facebook page.
There will also be rallies held throughout the state for those that can’t make the trip south. For more information about those rallies you can go to www.mainemarch.com.
THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!!!!
Captain P. Gas lighting is not cool. Maybe you don’t have a wife, sisters, daughters or grand children who will be personally attacked and effected by male aggression and chauvinism? Normalizing this behavior is shameful and weak. When an incoming president riddled with multiple allegations and lawsuits, openly objectifies and berates people on qualities of gender, ethnicity, and disability then, Yes, there is a problem. The fact that in this day and age people still have to stand up for basic rights of mutual respect, is ridiculous. No one should have to tolerate being sexually assaulted, grabbed in the crotch, or rated on looks on a scale of 1-10, by an incoming president or anyone else for that matter. This is disrespectful behavior even in a locker room. I’m not sure what kind of world you live in but this is not okay or just how it is.
Trump won….lets give him a chance.
This American is fully supportive of these women and their right to peacefully demonstrate for hard won and essential aspects of American citizenship that they most certainly deserve.
I honor their patriotism and urge the President-Elect and those in his “party” to take note.
It’s the kind of disrespect / ‘Merican Taliban attitude, exemplified by Captain MinPin, that has caused people to leave Franklin County like fleas off a dead animal.
Keep it up man. Maybe y’all can try marketing yerselves as a living simulation of how/why the Neanderthals went extinct. Ayuh.
No one is bringing their business, their family, or their patronage to a place where people aren’t equally respected for race, gender or creed. This is the 21st century…not the 12th century. Trump did not win the popular vote of this country. The Captain MinPins are the minority hiding out in isolated counties like Franklin where they can waltz around in their Emperor’s new clothes….
Power to the REAL PEOPLE. NOT MY PRESIDENT.
Proud of these moms and daughters from our community for rising up and showing up – I hope our paths cross while there!
This makes me so happy! Thinking about going to one of the local marches in Augusta and Brunswick….Western Maine women and girls represent!
Acceptance is the answer to all our problems.
Deal with it.
I applaud the efforts of these great mothers and daughters and it is good to see people put the work in to express their right of free speech and stand up for what they believe. However, I can’t help but think about the irony in how Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize just barely after taking office (and before doing anything to actually earn it other than making feel good politically correct speeches) vs now with all these people who want to impeach Trump for politically incorrect rhetoric before he has even taken office. I fully understand people not liking Trump but I would just like people to take a good honest look at what he actually does while in office and I guarantee it will not be anti-woman. In fact one of his best and top advisers is a woman and mother of four. It’s going to be OK everyone, it really is. Remember, an open mind should always be open, not just when it lines up to your own opinions and beliefs.
About 8 years ago, the election didn’t go my way. Still got up and went on living my life. 4 years ago the election didn’t go my way. Again, got up and went on living. Now the election has not gone the way of this group. Go ahead and exercise you 1st Amendment right. Just realize that you “protest” is just your way to vent and whine. Trump is your President, just like, sadly, Obama was my President. Your event will change nothing and shows you still really do not understand why Donald Trump was elected, nor why Hillary wasn’t. She lost the election because she was a bad candidate representing values and policies that average Americans (both men and women) did not want. Trump wasn’t a better candidate choice, but his campaign resonated with many Americans. That is why Hillary lost and Trump won.
I will be at home with my 4 daughters, talking to them about what a privilege it is to live in the United States, how a person is elected to be President and what the results of an election mean, and discussing the many beneficial ways to truly be informed and involved citizens of this great country.
Mainer – Very well said, I cannot agree more.
Well said Mainer.
I must respectfully remind “Mainer,” who writes “That is why Hillary lost and Trump won,” that Trump won because of the Electoral College. Hillary won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million. Obama, by contrast, won both the popular and the Electoral College votes in both 2008 and 2012.
Funny thing is most of these walkers, at least the ones of voting age would vote for Bill Clinton again. If he were allowed to hold office. We all know what went down there. March on people it is your right !!!
In stead of protesting our newly elected president why not put your efforts and finance’s toward electing a candidate to replace Trump four years from now.Surely the liberals in their wisdom can find someone better to back than Hillary next time.Give Trump his chance,he won and let’s hope that the U S did also.
Go girls go!!!!!!!!!!
Kathleen Bear – You are correct, give him a chance. After all what was the last decade that the Clintons weren’t involved in a scandal?
WOW – Really. I am a woman and I voted for Trump. I didn’t realize when I did so that woman’s rights were not considered human rights. Not sure how many other woman think like I do, but I am so sick of the women out there that still go around crying that we don’t have any rights. Stop already and get back to living your life. Not everything has to be protested. There used to be a time that we taught our children to respect the office of the President. This form of protesting is not showing Donald Trump any respect at all. Like it or not, he is our President and given the chance I believe he will do our country a lot of financial good. Grow up ladies and stop causing such a fuss.
Thank you moms and daughters for taking a stand. It is astounding to me that folks can find fault with this action. This has nothing to do with winning or losing and everything to do with someone in a leadership position who is not a positive influence for human kindness, inclusivity, nurture and care of our earth and so on. This is not about finances, this is not about respecting a position, this is all about telling someone that it is not ok to berate people, it is not ok to belittle people, and it is not ok to exclude people or take advantage of them or your power. This is about telling the president elect that we want the leadership in our country to be a positive role model and deliver positive and inclusive messages and show compassion and respect for ALL living things.
@Patricia O’Donnell
I need no reminder. This country does not elect by popular vote, but by Electoral College. Most often, but not always, the two correlate. America has elected a President who lost both popular vote and Electoral College votes. Hillary’s popular vote is MEANINGLESS because it came from places she handly won, like California and New York. Trump went after the popular votes in the states he needed to win the Electoral votes that determine the presidential outcome. He got 304 to Hilary’s 227. He won more states than Hillary. He won were it mattered most, the Electoral College, how America chooses a President.
Where were all these women protesters when Clinton was in the White House.
So called “Mainer” – America is about being active and participating in our civil society. For you to think it doesn’t matter shows a lack of understanding about how the country and our system functions. And you’re wrong about 4 years ago. Conservatives got active in the tea party movement and won big in 2010. Don’t be surprised if something like that happens in reverse in 2018. Never begrudge people playing a role in their country, left or right!
So I assume the school would have no issue of people wanted to gather on the same hallway floors to make pro Trump posters.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -MLK
Good for you! An inspiration to all to take action on what you believe in. Thank you for standing up and saying “No!” We will not normalize his abhorrent treatment of women. Stand talll!
Nice job, mamas, showing your daughters how to stand up for your beliefs! Best of luck in Washington.
I follow the (real) news closely. I tried to stay open to a Trump presidency just in case he was somehow a better man than the evidence suggested. But nope. In fact, he is far worse. I appreciate all of the women and men who are going to DC and Augusta and cities all over the country to make our rights clear to the guy who is completely clueless yet about to run our country. Thanks for your time commitment and for your passion. It’s much easier to tweet from your bedroom at 3 am…
Stunned – Did you not notice the lack of respect given President Obama? In any event, you need to educate yourself on why people talk about women’s rights as separate than “human rights.” There are many things that impact women negatively that don’t affect men the same way. Moreover, if it were not for feminists fighting and protesting, we would not have a world where women have the opportunities they have now. It wasn’t that long ago when women had to take sexual abuse and come-ons as “part of the job,” women were secretaries and men were bosses, and it was expected the woman would sacrifice her career for her husband. Thankfully those days are over, and the current generation of young women demand and get a lot more respect. But the job isn’t done. There are still issues of equity, health, and respect – and concern for President-elect Trump’s position is legitimate given much of what he said. Rather than be an anonymous whiner – and that’s really what you’re doing, “stunned,” you’re whining (anonymously too, of course), welcome the fact that people are involved in the process. That’s what brings change to this country, that’s why women now have so much more opportunity than just a couple decades ago. In fact, the history of this country has been one of progress due to people speaking up and taking a stand. Left or right, it doesn’t matter – being active is part of being a good citizen.
Well, I guess today’s the day my daughter learns that if you stand up for what you believe in publicly, particularly if you’re a girl or a woman, there’s a good chance you’ll be insulted, probably online, probably anonymously. I’m glad she also has so many good friends and great role models in this community who will cheer her on.
When exactly is it okay to stand up for what you believe in? Is there ever an appropriate time? Should women have remained complacent and silent when we didn’t have the right to vote? Should women have just felt that acceptance was their only choice and just stayed home, well mannered and off the protest lines? If you protested under Obama, great! If you protested under Bush, great! The fact that we have the right to raise our voices and be heard, no matter our political affiliation, is part of what makes this country so great.I am grateful that these women, and their daughters are part of this wonderful community!
Best wishes to all of you who will be standing up and saying that it’s NOT OK to disrespect women or be a bully to those who have less power. DTrump has already demonstrated by his behavior that he does not hold the same beliefs.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
I will give our new president the same respect, to the same degree that was afforded to president Obama by the GOP for the last eight years. Unless, of course, his mental condition continues to deteriorate even further than it already has to date.
IF, by some strange circumstance, he begins to show some respect for the office of the presidency of the United States as something more than a self-aggrandizement scheme, I may change my opinion. I don’t hold out much hope of that.
I applaud the women, daughters and others who will be speaking for me in Washington on Saturday. Thank-you.
I wonder if the 2nd lesson for their daughter’s will be how Hillary degraded her husbands multiple love interests? Or maybe how the Democratic machine ran over Bernie to hopefully ensure a Clinton win? Or how to set up a charitable foundation to help others less fortunate, only problem the majority of the money raised was for personal gain. Or how to circumvent national security measures by setting up a server in your home ? By all means ladies march on.
Many Trump supporters would love to take the time to go down to Washington to support Trump….but we are also the working class.
Stunned…..what the ‘new’ administration wants to to is take ‘Roe vs Wade’ away. Also Planned Parenthood. Both are at the top of their list to get rid of. Who is helped more by these 2 organizations? WOMEN. All they talk about with PP is abortion..they do MORE on preventinng pregnancies, STD help, counceling, preventive health care..abortion is the LEAST they do….Many, many WOMEN will lose the only health care they have if PP is taken away. And as for abortion…wether you are pro or not, a woman and her doctor should chose..NOT the government…could I ever have an abortion? i don’t know..but I sure want the choice to do whats right for my health, and my life. I know women who have had abortions..it was a hard choice to make, but it was the right choice for them. Women are STILL at the bottom of the pay scale, they have to fight their way to the top, and then are called brown noses, or “she much have slept her way up”..and YES there are way to many people who still have that belief! WOMEN still have a long way to go before we are censidered EQUAL to a man…so..stunned….please don’t disregard women who are trying to make us get wehat we deserve…respect…trust…equality in all areas…..
and Husband..Father..Brother…GREAT post..I agree with you…
I think it is great that we are teaching out children to stand up for what we believe is right, and to ensure that women are treated equally as men. But “Not my President”? Well folks in just a few short days he will be your President. Encouraging your children to yell our Not My President is teaching them to rebel, not to stand up for their rights. Instead of teaching them to rebel, I would encourage them to go volunteer as the food pantry, the homeless shelter, animal shelter or nursing homes. Lets show them a constructive way to make an impact in our community, in their lives and in someone else’s life. Showing them how to give back in just as empowering.
This is how our world is going to be for the next four years, he hasn’t even been sworn into office yet and we are not giving him a chance. He IS our president, have a little more of an open mind and give him the chance he deserves before you go “Raise Hell”. After all if you take a close look at what he has in mind for this country, we will be in a better, more secure place to raise these young children, allowing them to continue to voice their opinions.
@Give It Time:
His comments about Congressman John Lewis, a disabled reporter, Vladamir Putin over Barack Obama, grabbing women by the p***y, and Islamic-Americans provide more than enough evidence of his unfit characteristics to serve. I respect the office, but never him based upon these comments of his and his extreme narcissism.
Who would ever think an American president would prefer a Russian one over fellow Americans? Unpatriotic at the very best.
Nuff said.
G.ive it Time: Teaching them to rebel is good! I respect very much those who rebel against the status quo, they make history. But I’m not one of those attacking Trump. I’ll give him time. But a march like this is a way to put pressure on him, and perhaps cause him not to do something he might otherwise have done. The GOP did the tea party starting right after Obama was elected, and they had success. Trump historically has had a lot of liberal positions, and seems to be without a clear ideology. So perhaps he’ll see the march and decide that he wants to send a message that he’s not the threat they think he is. Time will tell!
Bravo to the socially active Mothers and Daughters who are taking an important stand against racism, sexism, myopic selfishness, intolerance, corporate corruption, and all the other glaringly unethical and immoral “isms” that are foundational to the newly “elected” (not by the popular vote, of course… ) administration.
Your going to raise HELL. That is the way to unite a Nation and be an example to your 11 year old daughter. So really why are you going? Like it or not, he is your President (unless you chose to leave this country to live else where, maybe the Middle East, where women are really respected) You would serve your daughter well to teach her to respect for the position.
I’m just saying that I have surrounded myself with Trump supporters without even knowing it. Neighbors here in the North and relatives in the deep South have awoken at long last … maybe made a mistake in judgement, but, that remains to be seen.
Don’t let the Trump vote start building walls inside this country as well as on the borders. Be careful. I have lived and worked shoulder to shoulder with these folks for a good lifetime. They are as American as I am, I promise.
More than ever we need clear, concise, verifiable news and information. This article is an example, and, let the author’s body of work help keep we the readers attuned and reassured. This is the idea I keep in mind when I look for trustworthy input.
One thing that heartens me is that young people are more active than I’ve ever seen. This is not limited to one side of the political spectrum. UMF has a vibrant College Republican group that often travels and participates in events. Other non-partisan groups are active, some in the community, some in international efforts like Amnesty International.
It is contrary to American values to disdain people who stand for their beliefs. Whether the pro-life protest that takes place every year (no one told them ‘the Supreme Court has spoken, just shut up and respect it’), or this woman’s march, or when Martin Luther King, whose day we just celebrated, had his march. A lot of conservatives never respected Obama. A lot of liberals don’t respect Trump. Conservatives started the tea party movement, now liberals are organizing. That’s all good – that is what this country requires, people willing to stand up for what they believe. I applaud the people organizing this trip because, despite what the anonymous trolls say, you are doing a service to the country and to democracy.
Yes, because Hillary’s list of trustworthy things are less catastrophic then what Trump’s list is, I mean she is fully trustworthy right. ….. Hopefully we have some better candidates for the next election. And thank goodness for the electoral college. Clearly by the reactions of so many so called adults needing to call out of work, burn cities, create mass chaotic destruction and miss days of college, they are not mature enough to have their vote count anyways.
Respect needs to be earned. As soon as trump acts in even a moderately respectable fashion I will gladly give him the respect he deserves. Blindly giving respect to a person showing his character is for fools. Way to go ladies. March, protest, show the country what women are made of!!!
Suzie,
I don’t agree with planned parenthood. If people don’t want children there are other alternatives rather than abortion. Don’t have sex if you don’t want to get pregnant. We don’t have the right to murder – and yes, abortion is murder. I don’t care if people try to call it something different. Life starts at conception. Just because a person goes to medical school doesn’t give them the right to end a life. Now our country is facing doctors having the right to end a life when they think it is the best for their patient. Wow – how far we have come.
To Rick Billian – thank you for your comments – well said.
To Steve Erb – why do you consider me a whiner and these “protesting” women just voicing their right to be heard – I think your comments are hypocritical to say the least.
We need to give Mr. Trump a chance, just like we did Obama, then decide what we think.
Way to go mom’s!! Thank you for teaching that the position of president IS deserving of respect. It is deserving of someone that young people can look up to. Someone who is compassionate, kind, and trustworthy. Our new president-elect has not demonstrated any of these qualities. Just the opposite in fact. Thank you for teaching our children that people in power are to be held accountable for their actions. Thank you ladies for your courageous stand!!!
I just wish that the women’s march didn’t have to drag abortion “rights” into the mix. I’m absolutely against many of the things they will be protesting about, and I detest Trump’s behavior toward women, the environment, the disabled, and many more, as much as anyone, but I personally could not march in a group fighting for the right to kill babies. I know that this is one reason Hillary lost where she did — if the Democratic party could have just taken abortion off the platform, things would have been very different.
Stunned please understand that Planned Parenthood is not just about abortions. It provides low or no cost healthcare to every women who walks in the door. This is lifesaving care that is not always available when you have no healthcare insurance.
They provide reputable, reliable care when you don’t have another doctor to turn to because you are without insurance, new to the area, or can’t get an appointment with another doctor for months and you need help now!
They also provide contraception options that help women prevent pregnancy, so you don’t have to get an abortion or raised a child that you can’t afford or do not have the ability to raise.
To the moms and daughters, have a great time! What a wonderful learning experience!
It’s not about having the right to “kill babies.” It’s about having the right to choose what you do with your own body.
I have nothing but respect and admiration for these women. Please know that many of us with be with you in spirit!
Stunned – I will never attack you for standing up for your beliefs. But if you attack other people for standing up for what they believe, you are whining. I responding to your mean spirited statements about the protest. But hey – you post anonymously. That way you don’t have to take responsibility for what you write. I’m willing to stand by what I write.
Stunned….not ALL sex is consentaneous…and not all pregnancies are healthy…enough said..
I love the USA.
I respect the office of the President.
It is NOT acceptable for our President to be a narcissistic exclusionary sexist bully.
I’m so inspired by you women and look forward to seeing some of you at the State House Saturday!
@Scott Erb, Stunned’s original post, in my opinion, was good advice, not whining. Voicing opinion, whether with a name or not is just what everyone one is doing here.
When protesting becomes ” think my way, or else “, well, that sounds like bullying.
As soon as someone admits to voting for and supporting Trump they are usually met with a mouthful of insults.
I do not have a problem with people protesting or making a statement. However, as we enter the season of town budgets, school budgets and county budgets, are these the same people who will holler about not being able to pay their taxes. My question is, ” Is the money spent here in a protest, that in my opinion will accomplish absolutely nothing, well spent in the big picture of life?”
…. Wilton Mom…. there are other laws regarding what ‘you can do with your own body’… should those be done away with also?
billyjoebob: I do not think Trump supporters should be insulted, any more than I think people going to the march should be disdained. Walter Lippmann wrote an article “the Essential Opposition” over a half century ago, where he noted democracy works only if it is a process of dialogue, with people learning from each other. Nobody has an answer key. If only Republicans or only Democrats governed, our country would be worse off in each case then if there is competition and dialogue. I think insulting the President (be it Obama or Trump) or the President’s supporters creates more emotion and hinders reasoned discussion. But I’m old fashioned that way – in the modern entertainment driven media, it’s all about emotions and talking heads screaming at each other.
Scott Erb: You have insulted Trump supporters and called us whiners and mean spirited when that is not what we are. I simply disagree with what these woman are doing – but I have no hatred for them at all. All I can tell by your comments is that as long as people agree with you all is well. Thankfully we have a right to our opinions, just as these women do, but I don’t see you calling them mean spirited even though they are going down to Washington with signs reading “He’s not our President”. You can’t get any meaner than that.
They may not what Mr. Trump as their president, but if they continue to live in this country for the next four years, then like it or not, he IS their president.
Please stop labeling those of us that don’t agree with you as mean people.
“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.” ~Al Neuharth
Stunned, I never called any group “whiners.” I never mentioned Trump supporter. I called one person a whiner for making what I considered rude and ridiculous comments about people in the march. You seem to be the person who can’t stand disagreement. I’m the one noting that both sides are active and that’s good. You seem to be a bit thin skinned here – if you’re going to make comments like the ones you made, don’t be surprised if you’re called on the carpet for it. And don’t try to make yourself part of a group. My comment to you was directed at you alone. I could have maybe been gentler, but when people anonymously attack others, well, I lose a lot of respect for that person. Oh, I don’t have a President. Obama wasn’t my President either. I live in a country that has a President.
Cwarren: Odd criticism. People decide what they value – it might be a snow mobile, it might be skis, it might be vodka…or it could be an educational trip to DC to be part of an historic event that their children along will remember forever, and which may be one of those valuable experiences for those kids. But really – how people spend their money reflects subjective tastes. I think one can complain about taxes even if one goes to the march, or buys a lot of vodka.
Mr. Erb, it is ” The Indispensable Opposition “, It was a good read. Thank you.
In a nut shell the problem I see nowadays with regards to that is that finding The Truth has been replaced with Being Right. And in these times being Right is usually dictated by who has the most money. And this is supported by the media, our current educational system and political system.
I really don’t think this can be ” repaired “. It has to crash and as a society we have to start over again. Hopefully we will have learned from our history… but we haven’t so far.
I agree billyjoebob, with much of what you say. (And yes, it is the Indispensable Opposition!) I think part of the dynamic is we’re going through a transition of historic proportions. Just as the printing press helped bring down the old medieval order, the information revolution now is rendering old politics obsolete. I do see a new kind of non-ideological pragmatism in young people that gives me hope. I hope for the sake of my children there isn’t a complete crash. But when the debt to GDP level is unprecedented – over 350% (and that includes private and corporate debt), it does seem we’ve build this on a foundation of sand.
All I can where were you protestors when the very incompetent Obama was elected and down the road to bankruptcy with Obama Care , possibly the worst President in history ! I believe you folks need to get ” INFORMED ” and not believe everything you see and hear on network news, other wise know as ” FAKE NEWS “
Thank you to the Daily Bulldog for picking up this news piece. I would like to add that if you are unable to make it to DC, that we are having a Augusta March on January 21st at the State House at 10:00am. We are expecting over 3,500 people. https://www.facebook.com/events/1264984530218859/
I really appreciate all the dialogue that this article has sparked. I just wanted to bring to the forefront some wise words by my daughter, cited in the article, “We talk about how the changes have impacted the U.S. and why we should stand up for what we believe in. We also talk about letting what has already happened pass and trying to stop the next thing that might come.” Kellett said. Thank you to the leaders of the Civil Rights group at Cascade Brook for your wise guidance.
I believe there is much to be learned by this statement. There have been many changes as a result of this election that have impacted the U.S. and other countries across the world. Much of this has prompted people to stand up for what they believe in. We may not all agree, but it is important to stand up for one’s values and beliefs. Even if we don’t agree with one another, it is important to respect and strive to understand one another. We have been far to complacent here in the U.S. and not exercised our democratic rights that we have fought long and hard to obtain…for women, men, minorities, etc. I think all people should stand up for what they believe in and continue to engage in constructive dialogue that doesn’t point fingers, but rather looks for shared experiences, oppression and opportunities.
I also agree that we need to let “what has already happened pass”. The past is the past and we are wasting time looking backwards. Let’s move forward. As far as stopping “the next thing that might come” I believe this election is a wake up call to realize that we can be empowered to shape policy. We can be active citizens to voice our opinion and urge our elected officials to respond. We also can be active in not blindly believing all we hear in the media, but really doing our homework and finding the root of the issues and moving forward from there.
Lastly, I recognize that I am coming from a position of privilege. It is true people choose to spend their money on different things, and I am fortunate to be able to provide the opportunity to march in Washington DC with my daughter. I feel it is a responsibility, and a blessing, to use my position of privilege to actively voice my support for ALL humans regardless of who they voted for in 2016.
Not that I haven’t blabbed enough, but just wanted to add that the march is explicitly about demonstrating love, inclusion, tolerance, justice and equality. I think we can all get on that bandwagon!
Nicole Thank you. Well said ❤️ The end.
I wonder how the good people that went to,the march feel about Madonna and the other speakers with their nasty attitudes and very bad language. I know it does not speak to most but it certainly leaves a disrespectful thought toward the cause. As a respected and Christian woman, I found it to be sadly degrading for the cause you feel devoted to.
Ditto…and,
Peaceful protest, even where it turns my stomach, is exactly what this country is about. However, this most recent “woman’s march” that their very rich, elite speakers and leaders are calling the President “Hitler”, calling for the “burning of the White House “, that the president is a “big clown” that “rolled in cheetoes dust” and that woman against the president are ” blood bed staining nasty woman” etc., and joining in with the other group of looting and rioting thugs is neither peaceful, nor a protest, and pretty much anyone with a brain has to accept that fact.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t fit the narrative of the “evolved liberal”. To him or her, property rights, freedom of speech (except when you agree with them), are expendable and can be sacrificed in the service of some larger “good,” which, in this case is being perpetuated with the fake media.
But again, no amount of tears, anger, frustration or reverse bias against men and in particular the president, justifies the lies and false accusations. Nor does this gives any legitimacy to screaming through the streets with expletives that those mothers, grandmothers, sisters and aunts would abhor, attacking the “system” by also attacking innocent members that voted for the president or making lame excuses that this is what you get when frustration boils over into action.
Nuff said…
I cannot tell you how hilarious and ironic it is that women are being called out on their “very bad language.” We just elected a guy who bragged about grabbing women by their genitals because he could. Oh, but his language wasn’t that nice. And the idea that the people involved in the women’s march joined “looting and rioting thugs” is ridiculous. Where are you getting your information? Try dabbling in other news sources occasionally.
Hated the way Madonna spoke, loved the performance of Ashley Judd
(“Judd’s delivery of the poem was flawless, but she gave all the credit for her words to 19-year-old Nina Mariah Donovan of Franklin, Tennessee, who wrote “Nasty Woman” late last year.” http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a8630263/ashley-judd-nina-donovan-nasty-woman-womens-march-poem/
Gloria Steinem’s message, America Ferrera, Alicia Keyes, Scarlet Johansson, Cecille Richards, etc. were ALL OK with me.
I thought what Ashley Judd said was absolutely disgusting and a horrible example for young girls and women. Some of the signs I read were equally disgusting. Regardless how you feel about Trump I really have a hard time understanding how this sets a good example for young girls. I certainly wouldn’t want my daughter exposed to the nasty language that many of these women were using. I’m not excusing what Trump said but the difference is that was in a private conversation between two men talking stupid with each other like most men (and women) often do. I’m sure everyone on here has said things in private that you wouldn’t want the entire country to hear.
I’m also having a hard time understanding what their beef is…especially with the incoherent garbage coming out of these celebrities mouths. As far as I can tell, no ones rights have been taken away. The fact is that we live in the most free country in the world and everyone (white, black, brown, purple, male, female, trans, gay, straight) has the opportunity to be their best and be successful. It may be harder for some to get there but the opportunity is still there (which is the reason why people flock to this country). Nothing will ever be perfect but freedom is the key to opportunity and success. We should all be thankful for our freedom and stop making victims out of everyone.
On another note, I bet most people don’t even realize that Trump was for gay marriage before Hillary or Obama. Bill Clinton was against it and actually signed the defense of marriage act. Obama didn’t come out for gay marriage until 2012 when the political wind started to blow that way. And somehow Trump gets labeled homophobic when he hasn’t said anything disparaging against gays? The misinformation out there on both sides is getting ridiculous. You have to dig deep and think deep to figure out what is REALLY going on.