My headline is incomplete. Theyve also soured on the pussy hats because theyre pink, which is racist against women with dark-colored labia. Im not kidding. If you read only one story today about politics, fashion, and vaginas, let it be this one. I personally wont wear one because if it hurts even a few peoples feelings, then I dont feel like its unifying, said Phoebe Hopps, founder and president of Womens March Michigan and organizer of anniversary marches Jan. 21 in Lansing and Marquette
It doesnt sit well with a group of people that feel that the pink pussyhats are either vulgar or they are upset that they might not include trans women or nonbinary women or maybe women whose (genitals) are not pink.
The color pink was chosen because pink is associated with femininity, the Pussyhat Project posted on its website. We did not choose the color pink as a representation of some peoples anatomy. Anyone who supports womens rights is welcome to wear a Pussyhat. It does not matter if you have a vulva or what color your vulva may be. If a participant wants to create a Pussyhat that reflects the color of her vulva, we support her choice. | The Womens March chapter in Pensacola wasnt having any of that your vulva, your choice sweet talk. They know transphobia when they see it. Theyve lived too long under the tyranny of expectations that all vaginas are pink to let this slide: The Pink P*ssy Hat reinforces the notion that woman = vagina and vagina = woman, and both of these are incorrect. Additionally, the Pink P*ssy Hat is white-focused and Eurocentric in that it assumes that all vaginas are pink; this is also an incorrect assertion, it posted to its Facebook page. The post has been shared more than 1,200 times. | Kat Timpf tries to gently remind them that the pussy hat was a reaction to a specific comment, Trumps infamous grab em by the pussy remark on the Access Hollywood tape. It has nothing to do with transgenders or gender writ large; its a symbolic rebuke to the presidents boorish macho boasting. Now, thanks to its popularity at the Womens March in January, its become an even more abstract symbol of feminist opposition to Trump. Scrutinizing it for inclusiveness is like criticizing the Rosie the Riveter poster for presenting an unrealistically muscular depiction of women. Youre missing the farking point. And whats worse, youre missing it by overinterpreting a dopey tongue-in-cheek symbol of feminist unity. Is there no target too small and innocuous for these woke imbeciles to deconstruct to prove how progressive they are? Youll be pleased to know that the stupidity of this has turned me into a Trump supporter. All I want to do now is MAGA and rip on sh*thole countries and be totally confused about my own policy program. |
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Two points: - When we say 'pussy hat', this is not what we mean.
- Don't expect to see nice things if you type 'pussy hat' into a search engine like I did to find the images for this thread.