Women protesting Donald Trump

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:26 pm

fair play, incredible turnout !!!

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:27 pm

Is it still kicking off all over there with protests?

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:33 pm

no, these are peaceful but there must be more people there than where out for the inauguration yesterday

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:34 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Is it still kicking off all over there with protests?

You mean the Black Bloc anarchists, or the actual protests?

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:34 pm

Wow, I didnt mean this protest kicking off but more in general. Are the streets full of angry protestors or is it being blown out of actual proportion?

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:35 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:You mean the Black Bloc anarchists, or the actual protests?

I've kept away from looking into it much mate, whats actually going on over there from the protest side of things?

lovebeingaclaret · Post by **lovebeingaclaret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:36 pm

What are they protesting about?

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:37 pm

Protest as much as they like, Trump's gonna be in control for the next 4 years....... unless someone takes him out

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:37 pm

bfccrazy wrote:I've kept away from looking into it much mate, whats actually going on over there from the protest side of things?

They're protests. So lots of chanting and placard waving. I'm just getting tired of people conflating rioters with protesters and assumed you were doing the same. If i was wrong then fair enough.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:38 pm

Sad thing is who's going to make their husband's tea ? Get a grip ladies .

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:39 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:They're protests. So lots of chanting and placard waving. I'm just getting tired of people conflating rioters with protesters and assumed you were doing the same. If i was wrong then fair enough.

I genuinely havent looked into whats going on but seen a few things about protestors and also rioters. Just curious as to whats actually going on from someone who is living in the good ol' U S of A.

You got it wrong I guess.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:45 pm

people are just protesting the fact that Trump and his cronies are going to send America back 50 years

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:54 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:fair play, incredible turnout !!!

Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:58 pm

Caballo wrote:Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

My thoughts exactly.

Truth is though, special interest groups using identity politics like this aren't actually out for a genuine authentic progressive cause, mearly to further their own left wing agendas.

Otherwise there would be global women's protests over Saudi Arabia, for example in its treatment of women.

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:06 pm

About time they all sucked it up and just get on with whatever task is at hand, 4 years and they can vote again, get over it America.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:20 pm

I bet women who live in countries where they really are oppressed wish they could protest. Or indeed that those protesting in the west did more to help them.

Brucefanclaret · Post by **Brucefanclaret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:26 pm

Trump has implied it's ok to sexually assault women. He has said he will defund Planned Parenthood, which provides cervical smears & mammograms for women who could not otherwise afford them. I can see why they want to let him know what they think of these ideas.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:37 pm

Caballo wrote:Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

Classic whataboutism.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:39 pm

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:39 pm

Result for me today..... Mrs decided to go protesting at the NC Capitol building. Left me to watch soccer. She's just arrived back, managed to not get arrested, and I'm just finishing off watching City/Spurs - my 3rd game today. Real result!

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:43 pm

I find it very offensive that certain special interest groups, usually centred on the left, claim to speak for entire sections of the population. The " Gay " vote, Black and Asian voters, the elderly vote, womens votes are all claimed by these self appointed people...as if none of them had a mind of their own and could think for themselves...

Clearly many women voted for Trump, as did Black and LBGT voters...

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:43 pm

Diesel wrote:

Is that the cast from Fame?

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:52 pm

Clarets4me wrote:I find it very offense that certain special interest groups, usually centred on the left, claim to speak for entire sections of the population. The " Gay " vote, Black and Asian voters, the elderly vote, womens votes are all claimed by these self appointed people...as if none of them had a mind of their own and could think for themselves...

Clearly many women voted for Trump, as did Black and LBGT voters...

Wow. Of all the things to be offended by you choose this.

You poor sod.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:57 pm

That is what is being discussed on this thread. Keep up Turtle, you're spending so much time scouring the internet looking for obscure causes to latch on to, you're not concentrating on what is being said.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:00 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:That is what is being discussed on this thread. Keep up Turtle, you're spending so much time scouring the internet looking for obscure causes to latch on to, you're not concentrating on what is being said.

He/She is choosing to be offended by people who are protesting their cause. I think that's pretty funny.

What obscure causes have i latched onto?

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:02 pm

Read it again...no mention of being offended by people protesting their cause.

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:07 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Classic whataboutism.

Bore off, implausible turnip. They cheapshoted Trump because they felt safe doing so, it was as much about fashion as feminism.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:10 pm

Caballo wrote:Bore off, implausible turnip. They cheapshoted Trump because they felt safe doing so, it was as much about fashion as feminism.

Classic sexism.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:12 pm

If Trump plays his cards right he will get in for another term..

Ambrose · Post by **Ambrose** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:12 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:people are just protesting the fact that Trump and his cronies are going to send America back 50 years

Not a bad thing really. The USA was a much nicer place 50 years ago.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:14 pm

Ambrose wrote:Not a bad thing really. The USA was a much nicer place 50 years ago.

Nice cast.

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:14 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Classic sexism.

Where do I claim my prize for all four corners?

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:25 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Read it again...no mention of being offended by people protesting their cause.

Exactly, they've every right to protest peacefully, no-one should have a problem with that
If I from my slightly right of centre perspective, started posting things on here regarding, for example, racial profiling of airport passengers or the advantages of leaving the " Single market ", and I then added " and I know I speak for everybody on here " you'd probably be the first one on here saying " Oh no you don't and here's why... "

" Up the Clarets " is a fine example of the point I was trying, perhaps clumsily, to make. The fact that we all support the Clarets, does not make us a homogenous mass... a dinner party with you, Rowls, Hampstead, Claret-Moffit, John McGreal, and me would be interesting...

UTC !!

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:28 pm

Women; you can't live with them and you can't shoot them legally. Men have a really raw deal, but every man should have a subservient female. Get over it; that's the way it works. INCOMING!!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:46 pm

The women protesting in London about another country should be charged for the police instead of the tax payer.

Fine, protest but go to America and do it where it might count and not burden our taxes.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:55 pm

White, straight men have nothing to worry about

I've no idea what Trump intends to do if you are not white, male and straight, but people who are not white, male and straight are concerned because of some of the stuff Trump says and the background of some of the people who he has picked for his cabinet.

Thats why they are protesting, because its taken them a very long time to get the equality that they deserve, and they worry that it might be taken away by a bunch of men with outdated ideas.

Anyway, demonstrations are a sign of a healthy democracy, so no problems with it here!

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:02 pm

john'sroseyspecs wrote:Is that the cast from Fame?

Warriors Come out to Plaaaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaay

Loved that film, bit limp now after all these years, about time they did a re-make.

USC · Post by **USC** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:15 am

Strange creatures, women.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:33 am

Lancasterclaret wrote:White, straight men have nothing to worry about

I've no idea what Trump intends to do if you are not white, male and straight, but people who are not white, male and straight are concerned because of some of the stuff Trump says and the background of some of the people who he has picked for his cabinet.

Thats why they are protesting, because its taken them a very long time to get the equality that they deserve, and they worry that it might be taken away by a bunch of men with outdated ideas.

Anyway, demonstrations are a sign of a healthy democracy, so no problems with it here!

Things like this. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watc ... 9610691557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Apparently it's me and you who are anti-democracy, not those who are trying, successfully, to rig elections.

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:36 am

Guys, this thread title is wrong, the protests are actually not over Trump, they are a protest of Christian oppression. A global womens protest of the constant and destructive oppression western women face every day in the face of their christian overlords.

I know this for a fact because IT called me stupid for not knowing so.

Imploding Turtle wrote:I'll make this simple for you. You were saying that it's terrible that Islam oppresses women in one thread, and then dismissing women who are marching against the prospect of Christian oppression in another thread.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:37 am

CnBtruntru wrote:Warriors Come out to Plaaaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaay

Loved that film, bit limp now after all these years, about time they did a re-make.

No it isn't about time they did a remake, Hollywood needs to stop doing remakes and I'm offended by such a suggestion...

USC · Post by **USC** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:38 am

ClaretMoffitt wrote:Guys, this thread title is wrong, the protests are actually not over Trump.

No, you're wrong. They are definitely over Trump.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:44 am

So why weren't there these protests during the election campaign?

Or did I miss it?

USC · Post by **USC** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:49 am

Sidney1st wrote: So why weren't there these protests during the election campaign?

You can't protest about the president when he isn't the president.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:50 am

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:55 am

USC wrote:No, you're wrong. They are definitely over Trump.

He's being a moron. He knows the reason it's a women's and not a generic protest is because Trump's government will be specifically targetting women's rights and access to healthcare on religious grounds. He's just trying to deflect from his own massive hypocrisy in dismissing this fight against the imposition of political theology by Christians, while criticising Muslims in another thread for their imposition of political theology.

Try not to get sucked in by his imbecilic utterings. He's angry that he's been caught being a hypocrite so he's lashing out.

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:59 am

madonna was there, embarrassingly reading from cue cards, couldnt be bothered to learn her lines.
she delivered an uninspiring speech, as folk shuffled about behind her. the turn out was impressive, so many there, they couldnt even march, because the entire route was packed.
its the remain thing, only in the US. democratic system has enabled his victory, there is nothing they can do.

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:59 am

Fair play though - local reports are 17,000 piled into downtown Raleigh for the march here locally.... meanwhile Kyle Walker was getting away with shoving Sterling in the back..... serves the diving cheat right

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:09 am

NRC wrote:Fair play though - local reports are 17,000 piled into downtown Raleigh for the march here locally.... meanwhile Kyle Walker was getting away with shoving Sterling in the back..... serves the diving cheat right

Racist!

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:38 am

According to the Huffington post, women all over the world, including Imploding Charlie, are offended by Trump's proposal of 6 weeks maternity leave for women.
Apparently this means he thinks women should be the ones to stay at home looking after the baby while the man continues to be the bread winner