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Deuxcents
(21,606 posts)orleans
(35,845 posts)Upthevibe
(9,465 posts)Wow!
That's powerful!
Wiz Imp
(4,603 posts)Do we know who was responsible for putting it together?
Mossfern
(3,664 posts)I saw myself in this
I saw my daughter in this
I saw my mother in this
I saw my grand daughter in this
This was one of the most moving things I've encountered
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
(1,081 posts)hlthe2b
(108,977 posts)I hope it is well circulated.
iluvtennis
(21,117 posts)
Fla Dem
(26,437 posts)

bdamomma
(67,853 posts)
bluboid
(756 posts)this is brilliant!
may every girl & woman in this country & worldwide watch it!
Hope22
(3,821 posts)They have no concept of how this affects girls, young women and women of all ages. None of us are too old to be disrespected. It…needs to..stop. TFG has legitimized this evil attack that will not go away when he does!
PatrickforB
(15,195 posts)Warpy
(113,134 posts)Follow the rules. You can be a nurse, teacher or secretary age the only good jobs for girls, and only for a year or two until they get married. Wife is the only acceptable path for girls. Girls who don't get married have something wrong with them. Boys like to use girls who kiss them but they don't marry them. Don't be good in school, boys don't like that. Smile. Never raise your voice. Be sweet. Alsways make sure your makeup is fresh and no matter what you've been doing, always look your best. Never sweat.
The list went on and on and on and on. No wonder we turned to drugs and then broke every single one of those fucking rules as soon as we got away from Mom & Dad.
That girl in the video won't have it easy, but she won't have it as hard as we did. She's welcome.
valleyrogue
(1,948 posts)It was an absolutely shitty era to be a female, and these fascists want to return to that terrible era. I was born in the middle of the baby boom, 1955, but early marriages and shotgun marriages were still very common fifty-plus years ago, when I graduated from high school. In fact, almost all the women I graduated with married by age 25. In the end, I was the lone holdout of the straight women in that graduating class who didn't bother with marriage at all. It hasn't been easy financially, but I have the peace of mind of not putting up with the life my mother and sisters had.
Warpy
(113,134 posts)if I didn't snag a doctor, lawyer, architect or top tier executive before graduation.
I found the perfect life they laid out for me to be dismal beyond words.
Tree Lady
(12,329 posts)I think they were glad to be rid of the responsibility and not pay for college, they never encouraged that.
I ended up with high school only and 2 kids in my early 20's. I went to a business school at 29 so I could at least work as a bookkeeper which I did for many years.
I told my girls they could be and do anything and one has a masters degree in Accounting and is a CPA and one runs a large car dealership with 300 employees under her.
Hope22
(3,821 posts)If she gets raped she may have to give birth to a baby to her attackers baby. She may die at any time in many states should she get pregnant and have complications that doctors will not touch leading to death. That is the biggest living hell that I can imagine. My daughter who is in her thirties says that she will not live in a country that does not have birth control. These are the things young women and girls are dealing with today. Plans need to be fluid enough to leave the country.
Ocelot II
(123,998 posts)My college advisor told me not to worry about what I would do for a career after I graduated because I'd just get married.
So I went to law school anyway.
Warpy
(113,134 posts)but that wasn't one of them.
malaise
(282,524 posts)Rec
littlemissmartypants
(27,089 posts)
Passages
(2,459 posts)Fantastic presentation.
Lonestarblue
(12,511 posts)I hope the whole country gets to see it.
orleans
(35,845 posts)i wanted to post it on fb but it only shows an x for the link from twitter and instagram
i googled the thing two times and then found a fb page with it that i could link to.
who's gonna do that? it needs to go up on youtube
2naSalit
(96,297 posts)
orleans
(35,845 posts)the video was put out by devin hermason
if you google his name & facebook you can go on his fb page and find it. that's how i eventually had to do it
orleans
(35,845 posts)HERE YA GO!!
2naSalit
(96,297 posts)
SalviaBlue
(3,065 posts)sarchasm
(1,257 posts)let's do this!
Permanut
(6,930 posts)from an old guy.
InstantGratification
(319 posts)I'm a nearly 59 year old male. That broke me down to tears that I'm still shedding as I type this. I want to ask how we have fallen this far, but shame tells me that the women in this world haven't fallen this far, they have risen this far because they have fought and clawed their way UP to this point. Ladies, you have done it without enough support from me and my kind. NO MORE. Take the reins ladies, you've been the glue that makes this world work from the start, now go lead us forward. You have earned your place at the table. You have earned the right to be heard. You have earned the right to lead. We will all benefit from your wisdom.
sinkingfeeling
(54,852 posts)Ferrets are Cool
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Diraven
(1,336 posts)Powerful
peggysue2
(11,729 posts)In a very concentrated way this sums up the experience women can so easily identify with while at the same time tapping the voices of powerful women that have and will continue to inspire other women and those on the cusp of womanhood to lead their best lives with self-respect and belief in their own potential.
Well done and brava!
róisín_dubh
(11,970 posts)My mom said a lot of dumb shit to me that has messed me up beyond words, so that I’m an angsty Xennial. But, given that she had to get married and pump out kids before she could live her life (she’s a lesbian…definitely didn’t want to marry or have kids), she always said I could be whatever I wanted to be. So I’m about to embark on my second PhD after having a midlife career crisis and moving abroad. Life a life that makes you happy was the best advice she gave me.
Not sure she wanted me to move to another continent but that’s another matter haha
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electric_blue68
(20,610 posts)"leaky", again.
That's one Powerful vid!
North Shore Chicago
(4,110 posts)
Emile
(33,806 posts)angrychair
(10,463 posts)So we'll done. I hope it is seen far and wide.
denvine
(828 posts)I certainly hope this spreads far and wide. As a man, it makes me want to run out and vote, which I already have, but I can only imagine the emotions this video brings to young girls! Brava!!!!
msfiddlestix
(8,034 posts)I'm not signed on to tik nor do I want to be,.. but I really want to share this post to each of them. it's the most powerful message in recent memory. Beautiful work to the creators.
jfz9580m
(15,589 posts)You can use the “share” button on the main thread or email this link to them directly:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219648701
These things always play fine right here on DU with my current browser (DuckDuckGo) on my IPhone. Should be the same for most browsers and phones.
msfiddlestix
(8,034 posts)didn't think of share DU link. LOL.
jfz9580m
(15,589 posts)Hope your granddaughters like it
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DemonGoddess
(5,126 posts)Jeebus, making me cry
50 Shades Of Blue
(11,097 posts)cayugafalls
(5,789 posts)Women have always saved us, some men just chose to ignore it at their own peril.
MustLoveBeagles
(13,158 posts)Should be shown nonstop.
whathehell
(30,117 posts)Why do some feel the need to conflate the worst aspects of this country with the entire nation?..Is there any doubt that if this was done with another country, the post would be removed for bigotry?
BobTheSubgenius
(11,945 posts)I know I have them, but I can't access them yet.
FuzzyDicePHL
(723 posts)...but I did not expect to be sobbing by the end.
Wow. Incredibly moving. Recommended viewing for all.