White, Christian zealots used democracy to cut it at its knees by destroying the right to abortion–a right which most Americans support. feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-ha…
So successful has white supremacist patriarchy been at convincing you that you’re lucky to live in the U.S. and not Saudi Arabia or Iran, that so many of you did not pay enough attention to the theocracy that white supremacy was building right here. feministgiant.com/p/essay-dear-w…
It was being built by white men who look like your fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons–men who look like Lindsay Graham–not the scary brown men with beards, right? #Midterms2022
And it was being built by white women who are your mothers, aunts, and sisters, women all too willing to foot-soldier for the patriarchy in return for its crumbs. #Midtermsfeministgiant.com/p/if-amy-coney…
When the final results of the U.S. #MidtermElection are in, let's see how many women governors, senators, representative etc are at the age of the #menopause transition and how many talk about it publicly in the way only Nicola Sturgeon so far has.
For many reasons, cis women reach pinnacles of political power as they enter midlife–age requirements of certain political positions, children (if they have them) have grown, or simply because it takes years to accrue power and to make it up that ladder.
Ask yourself how you allowed white, Christian zealots to use democracy to cut it at its knees by destroying the right to abortion–a right which most Americans support.
Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States– a court stacked with Christian zealots.
Roe v Wade was overturned because of Christian zealots who voted for fellow white Christian zealots who installed other Christian zealots on courts, incl SCOTUS
Mid-term elections coming up in the U.S. next week. You will hear again & again about "women," voting, abortion.
The race of those "women" matters.
White women have driven the anti-abortion movement and the majority of white women voters vote GOP feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-wh…
The same arrogance and naiveté that made so many white Americans think Trump would never become president is that same arrogance and naiveté that made so many think "it would never happen here" about abortion bans as well.
Abortion is banned in so many places because Christian zealots voted for fellow white Christian zealots who installed other Christian zealots on courts, including the highest court in the land.
It is the biggest victory of a white Christian theocratic revolution.