Why pink hats at the womens' march?

[rumdude]

Seriously, I don't get. Why Code "Pink"? Seems like bad optics, reinforcing certain stereotypes.

Why not just call it A March for our Future..

[Maeve]

1. They are 'pussy' hats

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thousands-are-knitting-pussy-hats-for-the-womens-march-on-washington_us_586bb22ee4b0d9a5945c636a

[rumdude]

5. For the love of G-d

*facepalm*

[Maeve]

11. So you didn't actually read the article link

It is a form of empowerment, to take an insult and embrace it. If you look, you'll see that it is a tactic used by many, from the "We're queer" signs of the early LGBT days to the "DeploraBall" idiots of the alt-right.

The whole pink thing is a silly constraint anyway--in the early part of the 20th century, pink was for BOY babies as a tone of red and blue was for girls in honor of the Virgin Mary (sky blue is her color).

[rumdude]

13. It's corny as F

That's my opinion. And I think it undercuts the broader message. I'll leave it at that.

[blogslut]

15. Okay

Hope you don't mind but we will do the things we choose to do.

[Wounded Bear]

19. You're not from around here, are you?

[no_hypocrisy]

2. The pink hats are "pussy hats" to symbolize solidarity with women's rights and

to mock Trump for his cavalier attitude of having the delusion of having the right to grab any woman by her pussy.

[SticksnStones]

3. Yeah, let's take the word women out of the Women's March

I mean the optics, really ~




Oh, FFS

[Zoonart]

4. Pink

is the go to color for lots of women's causes , including breast cancer awareness. Also... pussy hats...comprende?

[Botany]

6. R you kidding me?

https://www.pussyhatproject.com

[Tanuki]

9. Entirely possible this poster is "kidding" or something.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018897952

[tenderfoot]

7. Why not call it "All Lives Matter" or "Grab Liberty by the pussy"

[Croney]

8. Sort of like saying all lives matter?

Someone else can better explain why that taints the message.

[LanternWaste]

10. Simply because Trump is taking office today does not mean you need to sacrifice

Simply because Trump is taking office today does not mean you need to sacrifice conviction for commercial branding.

In case you didn't know...

[bigtree]

12. it's a plot against men

...dudebros matter!

[bdamomma]

14. I know about free speech

but can we refrain from using pu**y to genitals please, can't we rise above the use of that word from an ignorant man.

Don't shoot the messenger please.

[MineralMan]

17. They're taking the word back.

Good on them!

[cynatnite]

22. I despise the word myself...

I do understand why it's being done. Women are taking ownership of the word and using it as a way of empowerment.

I'll still never use it myself, but I am totally with the women that choose to.

[RedWedge]

16. There, there. *pat pat*

You could organize your own march! That's always an option.

[Tanuki]

18. Now do you "get it"?

[TrekLuver]

20. I think the problem was that they used the color pink and pink is for girls thus

feeding into color stereotypes. I understand where the person is coming from but I don't subscribe to it.

[haele]

21. Why not? The best weapon against a bully is to mock them.

If you're serious with a bully, they think they've won. If you treat them like the insecure babies they are, turning their weapons against them, you've won.
Taking the color "they've" decided denotes weakness and using it as a rallying point for strength and resiliency against their selfish tyranny works.
After all, Pink is just a color. We could just as well use Orange or Green.
Nothing soft and weak about the women who made (by themselves) and handed out pink pussy hats to march for miles in potential damp and cold to show they aren't the types to just roll over and be trampled. Nothingg soft and weak about the people who join Code Pink, risking beatings and jail for their activities.

If it bothers you, think of it as a "Rose Rebellion".
Like in, the "War of the Roses" those pretty, soft, sweet-smelling stereotypical feminine symbols - roses - became the symbol of one of the most treacherous, barbaric clan in-fighting in English History.

Haele

[RedWedge]

23. Just to bug you.