Forgive me for having a hard time believing this days-late statement after the way every co-chair conducted themselves in defense of Mallory’s support for Farrakhan. No member of the LGBT community, the Jewish community, or any woman, has any reason to trust you after this.
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And let‘s not forget that nearly every other co-chair of the Women’s March has voiced support for Farrakhan or defended his defenders in the past,
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For clarification: I never donated to Woman’s March and now I never will.
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Those 4 co-opters are not & never were “The Leaders” of women’s march. They stole it from the (HRC pantsuit nation) originator in Hawaii. They’ve been trying to grab the people power of Women’s March & claim it as their own since they came on the scene w BS. We’re NOT buying it.
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Not only that, they use it to shill for Bernie. Remember they wanted him to be the opening speaker for the “Women’s Convention”. I stopped following after they honored Assata Shakur on her birthday. That just deligitized the whole movement. No justification for murder
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Yes I remember. Those 4 are not the women’s movmt, they do not speak for us. The movmt & marches are a powerful force independent of them. Don’t dismiss the mvmt.
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Ok then help us get them out. I'm not being part of any movement or attending any event with Women's March in its title when its national leaders praise a raging antisemite. That's complicity to me. So yes the movement will fall apart if we don't take care of this.
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Have a look at
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The women who assumed leadership (
@TamikaDMallory@lsarsour) responded to criticism of their support for bigot, Farrakhan, by defending it/dismissing those hurt. Their tone deaf response to criticism (again) shows these “leaders” are out of step w this movement & must step down. -
The Women’s March is bigger than these four women. They don’t seem to understand that. As a result, they’re hurting the movement as a whole. WE, the marchers, are the movement. WE decide who speaks for us. They have abused the privilege of being our voice. They have to go.
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Are they the ones tha booked
@SenSanders#dividerinchief to be a speaker? - End of conversation
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Nowhere in this statement does it disavow Farrakhan or state that you will discontinue associating with him. This is worse than Trump’s Charlottesville blunder. Ya’ll are a catastrophe.
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your statement is weak and uninspiring. Jews have been dealing with anti-semitism for long enough, how can you ask for more patience? it appears to be written out of obligation and not because you disagree with the sentiment.
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We are “not aligned” with those values isn’t much of a condemnation. How hard is it to say bigotry in all forms is repulsive and unacceptable? This is some weak sauce bullshit, folks.
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“We are not aligned with those views” seems like careful language that avoids challenging what is clearly hate speech.
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Right? Seems like challenging hate speech should be really easy for someone calling themselves progressive leaders.
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It’s back to some of the original statements “opinions vary. We don’t all have to agree.” There’s no 2-sides to antisemitic hate. Stop treating hate speech like it’s legitimate. WHY does need to be explained to a civil rights org?
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"There are very fine people on both sides of the Tiki Torch parade!" -Trump & Women's March Joint Statement
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I'm sorry. I need to leave this alone. I really hate Farrakhan and thought he was dead but he popped back up and I remember how much I always hated him.
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I watched a couple of his recent appearances in an effort to be fair. We all know how he’s been used by racists to smear people who met him once in 1975. What I saw though was outrageous. And I do wonder about any one who sits in a room and listens to it.
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@bobblanddesign statements about all the good he’s done for people: has she watched him speak? It’s really really bad. - 2 more replies
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