Dear President Trump, Things aren't looking so good for you all and it’s clear you are up against a master tactician who you have virtually no chance of outwitting. While we wait for things to shape up with Mueller's investigation, I want to circle back to the Adam and Eve story because I left out … Continue reading ‘people resist by telling their stories.’
Misogyny
My good girl training hit me upside the head
Dear President Trump, The Universe is testing me, throwing me low, slow enormous balls and still, I'm missing them. Saturday night we took our best friend out for her birthday and after dinner we checked out the swanky Starbucks Reserve across the street. We weren't in it for the coffee but rather for the spectacle. … Continue reading My good girl training hit me upside the head
Reified pillars of misogyny
Dear President Trump, Today I want to shift the focus from the ultra personal, albeit political, to what I think are the two main Judeo Christian pillars of misogyny; the dominant creation myth and the myth of Jesus's conception. Whoever came up with the idea that some all powerful God created Adam out of dust … Continue reading Reified pillars of misogyny
What are the cumulative effects?
Dear President Trump, Any day here I'll be able to step back and write you a succinct summary of my thoughts on the opportunities and motives I think enable men to continue treating women like second-class citizens and allow abusive, misogynistic behavior to continue to flourish and fester but today is not the day. I … Continue reading What are the cumulative effects?
Men keep doing it because it gives them status with other men
Dear President Trump, It's time to focus on men's motives for engaging in abusive, misogynistic behavior. There's been at least one prominent man called out for his abusive behavior who pled (hmm, your spell check doesn't recognize this word) ignorance, essentially saying he didn't realize his pursuit of subordinate women in his company was making … Continue reading Men keep doing it because it gives them status with other men
Lurching towards a more perfect union
Dear President Trump, Over and over yesterday at the NMAAH I was confronted with the stark reality that at the founding of our nation, women didn't count at all. We weren't considered citizens, we weren't 3/5s, we had no public (and little private) voice or power. Absolutely, many white women lived comfortably and benefited from … Continue reading Lurching towards a more perfect union
Preserving his greatness is more important than protecting her
Dear President Trump, As promised (threatened) I'm back today with another installment on factors that aid and abet men behaving in abusive, misogynistic ways. Although it has been well described by others, no feminist rant would be complete without addressing the issue that men can typically get away with behaving badly toward women because what … Continue reading Preserving his greatness is more important than protecting her
Why no one is calling you out on your shit logic?
(letter #2 for 10/21/17) President Trump, I really should be going to sleep but I don't think I can sleep if I don't say what I need to say to you. I just read the article in the WP about how painful it is to some of the women who went public last year before … Continue reading Why no one is calling you out on your shit logic?
Pitfalls of love and affection
Dear President Trump, I'm in Boston today to watch my daughter row in the Head of the Charles Regatta tomorrow. I took a red-eye last night and didn't sleep much at all on the plane so this letter may be pretty rough. Continuing with the issue of opportunity for misogynist, abusive behavior to fester, I … Continue reading Pitfalls of love and affection
The very ubiquity of misogyny enables it
Dear President Trump, Yes, #MeToo. Seems pretty likely that nearly every girl over the age of 11 and every woman in the US could tell a #MeToo story or five or ten. Fortunately we don't all have rape stories, though way, way too many of us do. Virtually all of us do have non-fiction stories … Continue reading The very ubiquity of misogyny enables it
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