I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one having particular kinds of issues with the direction the debate took Monday. I'm not a very eloquent speaker and I don't know to what extent to get into the problems with that whole idea of staying at home being a woman's choice, but I kind of just decided to ignore it for the sake of unity. After the protest got so much attention, I've been sort of wondering if maybe I should've spoken out more and been a bit more specific with my politics. On the other hand, though, all I ever meant to do was hand out candy to keep people from wanting to buy cookies from the college republicans.
Anyway, your sign was awesome and you definitely added a presence to the event! Thanks for showing up and for the kind words and links! :)
You were definitely not the only one with issues. I made a few comments to people, but I didn't really get into the debate because... eh, I figure that people who are willing to declare themselves anti-feminist just for the sake of getting attention aren't going to be too inclined to discuss the subtler points of gender politics. And I didn't really want to add to the cacophony.
I don't think there's anything wrong with the fact that you weren't more specific with your politics. After all, you started the protest, and accomplished what you set out to accomplish. That's enough. I'm ashamed to admit that I walked past the bake sale at first, and it didn't even occur to me that I could start a protest. So thanks for starting it in the first place, and inviting me to show up.
P.S.: Is your phone not working? I've tried to call you twice in the last 24 hours or so, and each time I've gone straight to voice mail. I wanted to know if you wanted to hang out at 8ish for dinner and general bullshitting. I have this theory (probably erroneous) that if I know I'm going to get to be social in a couple hours, I might not waste the rest of my study time.
Anyway, your sign was awesome and you definitely added a presence to the event! Thanks for showing up and for the kind words and links! :)
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I don't think there's anything wrong with the fact that you weren't more specific with your politics. After all, you started the protest, and accomplished what you set out to accomplish. That's enough. I'm ashamed to admit that I walked past the bake sale at first, and it didn't even occur to me that I could start a protest. So thanks for starting it in the first place, and inviting me to show up.
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