tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post9178372128024883822..comments2024-02-25T00:57:51.757-06:00Comments on Avalanche Looms: In which the word "dick" appears for the first time on this nice lady's blogAvalanche Looms / Susan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02555899151202475975noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-41925526945069506472012-06-07T20:39:56.669-05:002012-06-07T20:39:56.669-05:00Laurie,
Thank you for your comment. There's n...Laurie,<br />Thank you for your comment. There's not much down side to speaking up. Women are good at keeping quiet. Too good.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-75217328878190205742012-05-26T09:26:03.078-05:002012-05-26T09:26:03.078-05:00Thank you for writing this post. It is important t...Thank you for writing this post. It is important to remind everyone of what could be lost if we don't speak up. We have a couple of generations now that don't remember what it was like when we were expected to find a man to support us and/or work a low-wage job, have babies, clean house, try to look pretty, and shut the hell up.Lauriehttp://slowlysheturned.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-75637054217486188022012-05-14T00:06:13.439-05:002012-05-14T00:06:13.439-05:00i was sad, too, but I love a good conversation. I ...i was sad, too, but I love a good conversation. I believe in talking about everything-- at least it will keep us interested in each otherSusannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-54605503621569272212012-05-09T22:54:29.321-05:002012-05-09T22:54:29.321-05:00Beautifully written. It saddens me to see where ou...Beautifully written. It saddens me to see where our nation is headed and foresee very bad times if people don't open their eyes to the "real" issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-53561013203760475402012-05-03T19:38:11.817-05:002012-05-03T19:38:11.817-05:00Deb, I'd love to raise a glass any time, but e...Deb, I'd love to raise a glass any time, but especially to my hero, Susan B!<br /><br />I'm so happy to hear other women have been thinking similar thoughts to mine. And, gratified that some of you read what I write without covering your ears and shrieking. <br /><br />Facts are facts. The US Constitution excluded women. Women finally won the vote in 1920. On average, women make 77¢ to the $1 of wages men make, unchanged for the past 30 yrs. <br />The work women have done has been historically unwaged. That is labor that capitalism depends on, because it is so cheap, it's free. <br /><br /> Economic and political gender based discrimination is our history, and is deeply imbedded in the way we think. <br /><br />To me, the Equal Rights Amendment is the best <br />and most urgent option.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-2991355497557348752012-05-03T10:24:27.480-05:002012-05-03T10:24:27.480-05:00Susan:
I really admire you for being able to say w...Susan:<br />I really admire you for being able to say what you think about the events happening around us. Your insight is keen and have proved to be extremely observant of your surroundings. Walking around with your eyes and mind open, and then sharing that vision is a wonderful gift to all of us who would like to do the same, but can't quite get it together to record those observations in a public way. Thank you for your honesty and the ability to convey your beliefs in such a rooted and down to earth manner. Don't be afraid to share what's on your mind. It's wonderful to know that there are others who share my outrage at the current turn of events!perrylnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865503652805233971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-23350423410814732672012-05-03T06:06:45.254-05:002012-05-03T06:06:45.254-05:00SJ
You must attend my friend's annual Susan B...SJ<br /><br />You must attend my friend's annual Susan B celebration. Great gathering of women from different generations who meet annually around the date of SB Anthon'y's birthday to sing songs and raise a glass in her honor.<br />There's no mistaking which Susan we're honoring!<br /><br />DebDebbie Pavickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915843342034559146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-83739892900603282622012-05-02T23:09:43.249-05:002012-05-02T23:09:43.249-05:00Ugh! I think the Susan Komen vs. Susan B. Anthony...Ugh! I think the Susan Komen vs. Susan B. Anthony question says allot. I'm 50, and I think that people my age and younger don't remember or know what life was like for women before we won the right to vote or access to birth control. Allot of people take these things for granted and don't realize that they were hard-won by the women that came before us, and that we have a responsibility and a right to protect them and to continue to strive for equality. More people should learn about the "herstory" of the women's movement and Planned Parenthood. <br /><br />Brenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-78570459644805124162012-05-02T17:47:18.733-05:002012-05-02T17:47:18.733-05:00i agree that we (women) don't all agree on ple...i agree that we (women) don't all agree on plenty of topics. I agree that what is critical is honest, respectful dialogue. I agree that each woman needs to accept responsibility for her own actions. I disagree strongly, however, with statements that women are not currently disadvantaged in our society. Yes, other groups (people of color) are often more disadvantaged than women, there can be no doubt that white men still hold most of the power, and dole it out only as they see fit.<br /><br />I, too, will go read your blog, wildflower. I'm hoping we can find some points of agreement. I think that's one of the things women are particularly good at.Peg Cherrehttp://www.secondwindjewelry.com/jewelry-weaving-blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-47425537992006274832012-05-02T16:02:09.505-05:002012-05-02T16:02:09.505-05:00Montana Wildflower,
It is a job to say or write, ...Montana Wildflower,<br /> It is a job to say or write, what we really mean. It takes a lot of time to sort it out. I'm getting to be a little better at it, and writing a blog helps me to keep working on it. Thank you for reading what I wrote with such attention. <br /><br />I want a conversation, not a fight, with thoughtful people, who do want the best for each other. I especially like to hear women's opinions and voices, women speaking from their own experience about their own priorities. Women are often quiet when they should speak out. <br /><br />You and I are obviously on different sides of this political discussion, but I am so pleased you took the time to write thoughtfully, and honestly, about women's rights. We both know there is a lot at stake.<br /><br />I'm so curious to read your "conservative" blog. It may feel like a foreign land to me, but from what you wrote here, I don't expect it will make me feel terrible.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-27380279714803094292012-05-02T13:53:18.352-05:002012-05-02T13:53:18.352-05:00And I publish lots of controversial stuff on my bl...And I publish lots of controversial stuff on my blog....except since it's conservative, I don't get the positive strokes that you are with this post. <br /><br />Go figure. Free speech is just dandy as long as you're liberal minded. I had someone the other day tell me how terrible it felt to go to my blog and read what I wrote.<br /><br />**shrug**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-38962293439034197172012-05-02T13:48:58.695-05:002012-05-02T13:48:58.695-05:00I have spent too much time today trying to figure ...I have spent too much time today trying to figure out how to respond to this blog post, only to come up with explanations that are too long and too involved and are too polite in saying what is not exactly I would like to say. <br /><br />So, bottom line. There is no war on women beyond what has been manufactured in the mind of liberal Democrats who are trying to stir up controversy in order to win the women's vote. Period, end of story. <br /><br />Frankly, I am sick and tired of in the very least, disingenuous liberals all the way to downright lying liberals trying to tell me on one side of their mouths that I can do whatever I want as long as I work hard but that I am too damn disadvantaged, victimized and dumb to pay for my own birth control out the other side of their mouths. Which is it? <br /><br />I am tired of cheap shots and downright lies coming from the mouths of people like Hilary Rosen, Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Planned Parenthood (Sorry but there is not a PP clinic that offers mammograms ANYWHERE that I have found. Referrals don't count.) and the National Organization for Women. Furthermore, I have a hard time taking seriously any mention of women in the US experiencing much the way of real oppression when groups like NOW are virtually silent on the obvious human rights abuses experienced by women in Africa and the middle east. <br /><br />So, I'll continue teaching my six daughters that there is much more to be concerned about beyond the rights of women that have to do with budgets not being passed and future taxes to be levied against them and the concern of the availability of jobs and loans from China. I'll keep teaching them to pull their own weight and to own their own reproductive choices, including treating sexual activity not as a right, but as a privledge to be shared with another human being. I'll teach them to understand their own power, to revel in it and to not expect people to like it too much when they find it. And lastly, they are learning that the only barriers women really have, are the ones we put up for ourselves. We have the vote, so they need to use their heads, form their own ideas by doing their own studying and not be content to allow others to spoon feed their opinions to them. <br /><br />There is a reason the ERA has not passed and I for one, fail to see the use for it at this point in history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-50394326507899622022012-05-02T12:00:05.598-05:002012-05-02T12:00:05.598-05:00If you were scared to press "publish", t...If you were scared to press "publish", that doesn't say much for democracy, does it? Here in Canada, it's much the same wrt women's rights and democracy too for that matter. sad sigh.greelyritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337031538589833151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-7776836982362940742012-05-02T03:45:31.213-05:002012-05-02T03:45:31.213-05:00I live in the UK and have four daughters. These is...I live in the UK and have four daughters. These issues resonate around the world and I'm equally furious about it and scared for the future. Well done for shouting loud! xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287294441230349196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-27555271837737607182012-05-01T22:21:14.577-05:002012-05-01T22:21:14.577-05:00Dear Friends, and daughter, thank you. I was scar...Dear Friends, and daughter, thank you. I was scared to press the publish button after I'd written this.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-79230738294282046032012-05-01T22:09:34.404-05:002012-05-01T22:09:34.404-05:00Yes, these times are distressing and those of us w...Yes, these times are distressing and those of us who were part of earlier pushes for equal rights should feel especially sad that we have ended up back here! I think I would like you very much - please don't stop fighting!Kris Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236590204524855797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-32407586405050236862012-05-01T22:05:25.405-05:002012-05-01T22:05:25.405-05:00Thanks mom. That's a bright sign and I'm ...Thanks mom. That's a bright sign and I'm sure you'll have plenty of opportunities to wave it. Susan Komen or Susan B Anthony? What an ignoramus. <br />-SofieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com