Update from "Lonely" Post

Posted June 5, 2024 by Pickles in GenderCritical

Hello all,

I am taking a long internet break as was recommended by people here after this post https://ovarit.com/o/GenderCritical/562091/this-shit-can-be-lonely

But I wanted to give some hopeful updates. I told the friends I was sorry if I was over the top and they had a total opposite response. One thanked me for bringing this stuff to her attention and said it is vitally important to have passionate women supporting her daughter before she's old enough to speak up for herself, and one said she was just feeling jealous of my passion as she's lately just been feeling burned out/bored/lacking passion. Other ladies there had similar things to say which surprised me a lot, but made me really happy.

We are all going on a beach trip in a couple weeks and things are good.

That said, I need a break from this stuff big time. So I'm going to do that for a bit.

You ladies are my rock! I appreciate you all more than you know, and for those who's friends have ditched you for being passionate about women's rights, I am so so sorry. It's not fair and it is wrong. One day they will be able to see it. The suffragettes went through the same, unfortunately.

Love,

-Pickles

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Gladys_Kravitz

December 25, 2021

it is because older women's critical voice is not loud (or allowed) in modern media. An issue perpetuated by men.

Absolutely not true. Older women have been speaking out about this constantly for decades. Not even trans stuff—they've been speaking up about objectification of women and critiques of porn/rape culture.

The overwhelming response is "OK Boomer", or "shut up you jealous old hag".

Young women are rejecting this advice en masse and then turn around and have the gall to say "why didn't anyone warn me??" Well, they did warn you, but you wrote them off as old and out of touch.

Ageism is a huge problem for the left.

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December 25, 2021

There's a difference between speaking and having access to a megaphone.

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Posted June 5, 2024 by Pickles

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