Post by ghislaine on Nov 12, 2018 17:52:57 GMT
I liked that. Thanks for sharing.
What I do not understand is why we bash the suffragettes for their piece in this. Why do we place this on their shoulders for not doing enough. No, they did what they could with the beliefs that they held. They left that torch for the next generation to pick up the baton. How so easily we forget what it cost them to get women the right to vote. Perfection? Not at all. But their mission is not ours. They did their part, thank them and move on. We know the history of America. G. Washington is still on the dollar bill and he owned slaves. We have an entire state named after him. We don’t bash him and go all the way back in our history to find him at fault. I suggest that we focus on the mission of our time. And now that we know better we will do better. We will learn and not be catty ass women who cut other women down for not doing everything perfectly while being a mom, a wife and trying to save the MF’ing world. To pretend they live during the time we live is asinine and is not an argument I even understand. It is not their fault the suffragettes didn’t understand intersectionality when it wasn’t even a thing yet? Damn! Why didn’t they solve world hunger too. Lazy bitches.
I was born in the 70s in a predominately white northern state. I was given the impression growing up that we could just thank the civic leaders of our past, white and black, because we are past that now. Every adult has the right to vote so now we can move forward without strife. Add in laws for equal pay and opportunity and hey, we're done now right?
We feel betrayed because it's now clear the work is not done. As much as it might hurt to realize that those heroes of the past weren't quite what we hoped, we need to acknowledge their errors. We need to learn from them, study them, and endeavor not to repeat them.
This is really an amazing moment for all of us. By stirring up what seemed hidden, conservatives have brought these topics back to the table. I'd like to think we are good enough at listening to the underrepresented this time that we can take a giant leap forward for the betterment of all.
