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O-uknow

I am confused. If you are a woman am I suppose to ignore you today?

In support of a day without a woman.

Posted - March 8, 2017
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  • Unless they are protesting for the women who are forced into the abuse and true oppression of Sharia law in countries overseas, I'm ignoring any women that are participating in this ridiculous "protest."
      March 8, 2017 9:18 AM MST
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  • Hmmm are you sure it even IS a protest??? I hadn't heard that at all.. you quite sure you aren't putting a slant on it that isn't there? I thought it was a celebration, and  a recognition we still have a ways to go.... 


      March 8, 2017 9:42 AM MST
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  • 5614
    Is not hard to find evidence if you look for it.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0 This post was edited by O-uknow at March 8, 2017 8:52 PM MST
      March 8, 2017 8:50 PM MST
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  • AHh yes so true.. but i wasn't looking for evidence at that point.. cos I had no idea there were protests.. how can one look for evidence if one has no idea that something is happening? Just being logical.. then our friend Goofy pointed out an article and BINGO I had something to go on..Personally it seems the protests were more about the extension of the protests that happened on Inauguration day..which is a slightly different matter from Women's day... they just made use of the day to fit in an extra protest.. I don't have a problem with that..
    I don't have a problem with the day without women thing either.. not sure that's a protest as such.. I would be quite happy to see a similar day without men day. I think it's actually a neat idea now and then to stop and think and appreciate what the other sex does and how it affects us.. Personally I wouldn't call it a protest.. but where they took a day off work without permission.. I guess that wasn't right.. 

    Perhaps I am more tolerant than most.. perhaps I feel people protesting is a right that has existed for a long time and shouldn't be interfered with - dunno.  But it doesn't change the fact that it was originally meant to be a celebration and highlight that we stil have a way to go... can't see anything wrong with that.  Even our mate Trump seemed to celebrate women's day :P  U will be glad to know I did nothing to mark the day... as in I didn't celebrate it or mark the occasion. 
      March 9, 2017 9:14 AM MST
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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/women-plan-to-strike-as-part-of-day-without-a-woman-protest/2017/03/07/dc8d122c-0352-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?utm_term=.235325ecefad

    http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/08/a-day-without-women-national-protest-forces-d-c-area-school-system-to-shut-down-for-day/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0
      March 9, 2017 5:04 AM MST
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  • Thanks Karen, I managed to glean an idea of what it was all about after Goofy sent a link.. .. I see in today's newspapers here that Trump has tweeted positively about women.. well there you go then if Trump says they are valued that must be so. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 9, 2017 9:15 AM MST
      March 9, 2017 9:06 AM MST
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  • Yep... as I thought.. it's NOT a protest.. no offence but that kind of talk is usually associated with people who have a vested interest in anti equality stances.. I am sure that's not you.. but there are some...  so here's what I found when I looked up to see what it's about.. 
    "

    International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements – from the political to the social – while calling for gender equality.

    It has been observed since the early 1900s and is now recognised each year on March 8. Is is not affiliated with any one group, but brings together governments, women's organisations, corporations and charities."  

    that's from this source in case you want to look yourself.. always good to learn eh.. 
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/international-womens-day-2017-did-start-important/

      March 8, 2017 9:46 AM MST
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  • You're right. Today is International Women's Day designed as a celebration of women. Don't get me wrong, I love women. I wouldn't be who I am today without my mother or my wife. However, alongside of International Women's Day,  women are starting a protest called "A Day Without Women." It's a separate event that coincides with International Women's Day. The women who are walking out of work or walking out of their every day responsibilities for this protest are the one's I'm ignoring. Here's an article from the New York Times that goes into alittle more detail about it.
    https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/
     This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 10, 2017 11:00 AM MST
      March 8, 2017 10:08 AM MST
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  • OK thank you for that.. always good to learn... it was an interesting report... as you can see from the London version it's all about celebration and hosting events to celebrate but i don't doubt that perhaps women there in the states feel they have more to protest about...

    To make this equal.. you should hold a day without men day.
      March 8, 2017 3:22 PM MST
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  • I was going to answer this, but I think Corey answered it the way I was thinking. So yes, just ignore us, lol. I do :D
      March 8, 2017 9:23 AM MST
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  • Just an observation.. one borne of experience and extensive observation.. this is something I see a lot.. men will rarely come out against men.. mostly men will support men.. However, women seem not to do this.. they seem to seek rarely to support their own kind..  That baffles me.. and it saddens me.. I think, more than anything .. that this is one of the reasons women still struggle and fail to achieve equality in areas where they should be granted it... because most of the time women do not support women..  
    one example of this was Margaret Thatcher.. first female PM ... but she never did anything for women.. she was pretty against them.. was a woman in a man's world acting tougher than any man.. you see it so often.. women in respected positions seeking not to support their own kind but rather to stab them in the back..  it's a sad phenomenon but until we stop fighting each other and seeing each other as somehow competition. then we probably will not gain much respect.. 

    just saying.. cos I can... not suggesting you are not entitled to your opinion .. you are.. of course.. but it's a shame women cannot count on solidarity the way men seem to be able to
      March 8, 2017 9:56 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Do as it pleases you, as long as you're supporting equal rights and opportunities no matter gender, race, political, racial or sexual orientation. I'd say it's more important to show it everyday than only today. It is the international women's day today, and good reason to make each other aware that we still got a long way ahead of us before we can claim we got such equality. 
      March 8, 2017 9:24 AM MST
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  • 22891
    no, you dont have to
      March 8, 2017 9:50 AM MST
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  • Ignore if you can. assuming that was a joke though cos it would be pretty sh*tty to really ignore women in such a way.. would almost suggest that one were against equality... 

    I see that it really was never designed to be a protest.. the aims were laudible.. a celebration.. of women's achievements.. let's face it women make up around half the population in most countries and we need women and men.. so let's celebrate both... not be sour-pusses.. 

    There IS an international men's day.. let's NOT ignore men on that day, let's enter into the true spirit of this and celebrate men too... 
      March 8, 2017 9:51 AM MST
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  • That's just a normal day for me ;)

    Jklol 
      March 8, 2017 9:52 AM MST
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  • 495
    So I'm thinking that as a country we are divided right now. We have issues that we see played out in the news and for some in our own cities and towns. How about for just ONE day we just stop being divided and come together and just be supportive of  women? No backstabbing and snide comments and more platforms to stand on to push our own individual opinions and agendas. We all came from a woman, most can say there was at least ONE woman who made a difference in each of our lives. Might not have been someone we were related to. In the spirit of that one woman who made a bit of a difference, can't we just celebrate and appreciate the women in our lives. It won't really cost you a thing....will it? Appreciating a woman or women won't change your life in any drastic way, will it? You don't have to donate a limb, or change your life in any way. Just a few words of appreciation and an act of respect? Can we do that?  Do we really have to complicate it with our personal attitudes and platitudes? 
    So sorry for all of the inconveniences, closing schools down, protesters in your way in your streets. What's done is done. Your comments and negativity will not open up that school or move that protester.  So, at this point could we all just be supportive of one another. Could we all just stop for a moment? I'll take the first step and carefully get off of my soapbox....... 
      March 8, 2017 11:13 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Love it. :-)
      March 8, 2017 11:22 AM MST
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  • 2515
    Since it is an international day, each country has its own issues. Although most Americans are rich, compared to those of developing countries, we have our own issues. As you can tell from a few answers, some men don't get it. That is, because their brains are wired differently. What was good for their moms is good enough for the woman today. The problem is--we are no longer in Kansas, Toto. 

    The world has changed. Not all women have a man that supports them so they don't have to work. Women are also breadwinners, so they are competing for wages they need to support families and households. I don't see politicians given tax credits because they are women. 

    Don't talk to us about Sharia law! America had slaves. Get your history in focus. However, we have made strides in Civil Rights. Women can now vote, but men are still controlling their bodies. Men dominate the markets in nearly every field--science, politics, film, visual arts at museums, and the rest. 
      March 8, 2017 11:39 AM MST
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  • 5614
    Every country has its issues and some try to lead and make its issues the issues of all.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0
      March 8, 2017 8:53 PM MST
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  • 2960
    You can't watch any porn with women.
      March 8, 2017 3:56 PM MST
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  • 17261
    BS.
      March 8, 2017 3:58 PM MST
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  • 2960
    I don't make up these rules.
      March 8, 2017 8:54 PM MST
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  • 17261
    There are no such rule.
      March 8, 2017 9:39 PM MST
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  • 2960
    Well, it is the next day anyway. Now you can watch porn with women in it again.
      March 8, 2017 10:03 PM MST
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