diane-jefferson:

This story is somewhat comforting…

Last Sunday, Gintoft and her family were hiking in Rockefeller State Park when she saw the former president and former Secretary of State.
She knew she had to take a chance to connect.

“I wasn’t going to wave my arms and shout, ‘The Clintons! The Clintons!’” says Gintoft. “I just stood there for a moment, kind of circling around, and I wasn’t thinking about the Secret Service.”
But when Gintoft saw an opening, she took it. On a personal level, the therapist was devastated with the results of the election, and she wanted to say something meaningful. First, though, she had to introduce herself.

“I just touched Hillary’s shoulder and said, ‘I wonder if I might shake your hand, which I’m sure gets very exhausting.’”
Gintoft gave Clinton a hug and thanked her for her campaign. She told her that progressives in Wisconsin feel “bereft.” In turn, Clinton greeted Gintoft’s grandson and asked him what grade he was in. “It was very natural and extremely warm,” Gintoft recalls.
She says both Clintons engaged in sincere, sometimes political conversation with Gintoft and her husband, Bob, who was canvassing on the night of the presidential election.

“It was just so much more than a sighting,” says Gintoft, now back in Milwaukee. “It was a wonderful discussion. We just kind of talked about the deeper political issues and the ramifications in terms of the electoral process in this country and Bill’s history with it, going way back. Bill put his hand on (my son) Jeremy’s shoulder and shook his hand. My husband, Bob, was talking a lot about the voters’ depression. Eventually, people got more involved and then Hillary said, ‘Bill, some people are waiting for us. We have to go.’”
Gintoft said she will treasure her 15 minutes with the Clintons, and personally, she is pleased that Hillary didn’t seem exhausted or crestfallen. “I think Hillary looked the best I’ve seen. She looked peaceful and resolved and solid and soft. She was extremely warm to every single person who came up to her.”

“Connecting and speaking with them was like finding a lost compass,” she says. “I could redetermine true north again. I could get my feet on the ground and realize we can’t give in.” (x)

thetrippytrip:

#Flint still doesn’t have clean water but the media and the govt no longer care

doctorsherlocklokison:

fandomsandfeminism:

eee-in:

fandomsandfeminism:

richwhitecismale:

Feminism then and now.

Mhm. Those are two sets of women, out being loud about issues that are important to them and other women. Suffrage and sexual assault are both important issues, then and now. 

Not really seeing the point you’re trying to make? 

no actually the women on the left are fighting for their right to votes meanwhile the women on the right are just taking pride in how many random guys dicks they can shove down their throat 

You…don’t know what the purpose of Slut Walks is. Awesome. Nice to see how quickly the misogyny comes out when faced with ignorance. 

In 2011 a Toronto police officer said women should “avoid dressing like sluts” to evade being sexually assaulted. 

Heather Jarvis told NPR about the reasons for starting the Slut Walk: “This idea is very, very common that somehow people who experience sexual assault do something to attract it, are asking for it, or even deserve it. And that’s not OK. And it’s not the case. So we decided to go down to Toronto police headquarters and tell the Toronto police that we had had enough and we demanded better and we wanted to raise awareness about these issues. So we decided to call it a SlutWalk to use a language that the police officer used against us and throw it back at them.”

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These are all women who are fighting to be treated equally and equitably with men. They all want to stop being seen as objects, and be who they are without the influence of men or misogyny. Why is this so difficult to understand.

popcornfunction:

“I didn’t say anything”

OMG THIS WOMAN!! Trevor handled her so well though. I cannot believe the racist vomit she said to his face.