"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
03/09/2020 at 07:34 • Filed to: None
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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
03/09/2020 at 07:34 • Filed to: None | 1
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A feminist group in Mexico called “brujas del mar” has been propagating the idea of a general women’s strikeo for months in Mexican social media. As violence towards women rises, specifically gender-motivated homicide, feminist groups in Mexico have amassed an incredible number of supporters.
While men do bare the grunt of homicide, around 90%, women who face homicide are significantly more likely to face it due to their gender (the hate crime is called ‘feminicidio’ in Mexican law). Domestic violence, on the other hand, is one of the most common crimes reported in Mexico; higher than robbery, or assault in most cities.
The government has been slow to react to the crisis, and the president has, time and again, made a fool of himself when speaking about gender issues.
A very long list of blunders have made Lopez Obrador particularly unlikeable among women. His approval rating has descended to 57% (53% among women); the lowest since he came into office fifteen months ago on a high of 80%.
Female cabinet members have doubled down on their support of Lopez Obrador. Claiming he’s the most feminist president the nation has ever had.
Yesterday’s march for international women’s day had massive attendance, yet in official figures the government claims only 64,000 protestors actually went.
The protest in Mexico City’s central square.
The general strike will occur today. Those participating will not go to work, do any household activities, or purchase anything. Some have even decided to spend the entire day silent, this is to underline what would happen if they were murdered. Their absence, if you will.
Women in Mexico have increased their participation in the economy, and represent 36% of the “registered” workforce. In the case of Mexico it’s important to clarify that a mayority of jobs are not registered (i.e. not registered in the Social Security apparatus), and it is possible that women would make up a larger percentage if those are taken into account.
Feminist groups poured red dye on Guadalajara’s famous Minerva roundabout to emphasize the impact of homicide towards women.
The effects of their absence will be evident, specially for some sectors like banking. Although its unclear how many of them will participate. The private sector has prepared.
Many corporations have announced that women who participate will not face any economic consequences. Some have missed the mark, like Anahuac university, that got ridiculed for giving the entire student body the day off, instead of offering it only to women.
In the end, we can only wait and see what happens. Hopefully this signals a turning point in the history of a very sexist and misogynist nation.
Wheelerguy
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2020 at 08:23 |
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Worst-case (knock on wood it doesn’t) this somehow turns into a bloodbath that Mexico will deny for as long as the country exists. I’ve seen admin types like them here in the Philippines. They hate people who call them out.
Kat Callahan
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2020 at 08:23 |
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Bueno.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Wheelerguy
03/09/2020 at 08:32 |
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I hope it's similar in impact to the one in Iceland
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Kat Callahan
> Wheelerguy
03/09/2020 at 08:33 |
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Your head of state likes to break heads. I enjoyed my time in the PI, but this was before Dictatoruete.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Kat Callahan
03/09/2020 at 08:44 |
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The president’s daily presser is just about to start, Mexicans will wake up without women, and the currency in freefall due to the oil markets.
It's gonna be intense.
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Kat Callahan
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2020 at 08:52 |
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International Women’s Day started as a day remembering the solidarity of Women’s textile unionists, actually. So a strike is totally in keeping with the origin.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Kat Callahan
03/09/2020 at 08:53 |
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TIL!
Im happy about the strike
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Kat Callahan
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2020 at 09:01 |
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Hmm, I may have been spreading misinformation: The earliest Women’s Day observance, called “National Woman’s Day,” [9] was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City , organized by the Socialist Party of America [10] at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel . [11] There have been claims that the day was commemorating a protest by women garment workers in New York on March 8, 1857, but researchers Kandel and Picq have described this as a myth created to “detach International Women’s Day from its Soviet history in order to give it a more international origin”. [12] [13] [14]
punkgoose17
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2020 at 17:39 |
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I hope the Women's strike is very successful.