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Liberal "Sluts" unite against the GOP, should Conservative "Racists" unite to fight back?

BrianD3 2012/06/05 17:05:06
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Watch out Republicans, here come the sluts.


Women's rights activists are banding together to "Rock the Slut Vote" in an online effort to register women to vote and cast their ballots against Republicans in 2012.


"If the GOP thinks that throwing the word 'slut' at us at this point is going to silence women they have another thing coming," said Susan McMillan Emry, the site's founder.


Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh thrust the derogatory word into the political arena in February when he called law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" for testifying before Congress in support of contraceptives.


Following the national backlash over Limbaugh's name-calling, "Rock the Slut Vote" is now aiming to "diffuse" the offensive term, Emry said.


Taking a vein from comedian Jeff Foxworthy and his "You might be a Redneck if…" jokes, Emry's website gives visitors 22 reasons why "You might be a slut," including "if you've ever used contraception" or "if you're still downloading Dixie Chicks music" or "if you don't go to church."


The site aims to "re-appropriate" the word "slut" so that Limbaugh and other Republicans cannot use it to "bully and silence women," Emry said.


"It's really about taking the power away from that word more than it is about Rush Limbaugh," she said. "He gave the word the notoriety but we are trying to take it back."


Emry said the "Rush Limbaugh mess" coupled with the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cut Planned Parenthood funding and recent efforts in state Legislatures to restrict access to abortions and contraceptives "compelled" her to create the site after 56 years on the political sidelines.


"Originally my intention wasn't so much to try to have a platform as to be able to find a voice myself through the website," Emry said. "It was good for me personally because I felt so much outrage."


But what began as way to vent her anger, has evolved into a voter registering, GOP "propaganda" refuting, women's rights information hub where, Emry says, she hopes voters will come to learn more about the "war on women" before they head to the ballot box in November.


"It has evolved in the last few months from being my own personal avenue to let out a holler on what's happening to something that we hope will make a significant impact," she said.


But while the rather shocking name may catch voters' eyes, Emry could have a hard time selling the message to prospective female voters.


Only three in 10 women said they believe there is a "wide-scale effort to limit women's reproductive health choices and services," according to a Kaiser Health Tracking poll in May. And just 5 percent of female voters said the issue they want candidates to talk about most is women's health, compared to 60 percent who said the economy was most important.


Selling merchandise, on the other hand, hasn't been as difficult. Her best-selling items are bumper stickers, T-shirts and totes that say "Rush Limbaugh thinks I'm a slut!" Emry said.

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  • Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/05 17:20:07
    WE should fight back
    Jackie G - Poker Playing Patriot
    +9
    How ugly - Since the left has called conservative women sluts for some time as well as calling the VP nominee, Palin, that and worse. This display of righteous indication is more than a little absurd - if "slut" is a word no woman should be called, then there is not good reason to do this and, rest assured, it will not "diffuse" the meaning of the word

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  • Red_Horse 2012/06/11 16:52:23 (edited)
  • none 2012/06/06 20:21:18
    These "sluts" have nuts...
    none
    +1
    Let them, they've already made themselves look like fools by making "Fluke' and 'Slut' synonyms.
  • JesusIsMyGod 2012/06/06 01:06:14
    WE should fight back
    JesusIsMyGod
    +1
    And this is why I am a centrist. Both sides are very crazy.
  • Demonic Rat Hunter 2012/06/06 01:01:30
    WE should fight back
    Demonic Rat Hunter
  • BrianD3 Demonic... 2012/06/06 11:39:28
  • ««Gingey, the Master Debate... 2012/06/05 21:24:45
    I am a liberal and I am offended that you should draw attention to the fact t...
    ««Gingey, the Master Debater of Þ|-|Дэ†»»
    +2
    Not offended, your choices are just stupid. I'd rather be a slut than a racist.
  • BrianD3 ««Ginge... 2012/06/06 11:39:40
    BrianD3
    +1
    like most liberals, you missed the point
  • ««Ginge... BrianD3 2012/06/06 19:15:36
    ««Gingey, the Master Debater of Þ|-|Дэ†»»
    +1
    Cool story bro
  • Red_Horse ««Ginge... 2012/06/11 16:58:17
  • These "sluts" have nuts...
    Pixie·ŸŸMzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠
  • apachehellfire65 2012/06/05 21:01:35
    These "sluts" have nuts...
    apachehellfire65
    +1
    i'm not a racist. but i don't fight with sluts. i just ignore them. like i'm sure most the country will.
  • BrianD3 apacheh... 2012/06/07 17:30:04
    BrianD3
    +1
    lets hope
  • Vision of Verve 2012/06/05 20:47:21
  • BrianD3 Vision ... 2012/06/07 17:30:27
    BrianD3
    anything to fake outrage
  • TruBluTopaz 2012/06/05 20:27:11
    WE should fight back
    TruBluTopaz
    +1
    I was in high school when the Feminist Manifesto came out. I read it. And much of the text talking about equal work for equal pay I fully agree with. I have my issues with Title IX as I think such things should be demand and market driven, but then I'm a conservative. One thing I do know is that in the early days of the movement key activists didn't like being labeled as dollface or baby or honey. We also didn't like be labeled as whores and sluts. It's a derogatory term and just as bad as people using the n-word. Why are liberals so dumb?
  • firelooker 2012/06/05 18:54:14
    WE should fight back
    firelooker
    +3
    Why is it that conservatives think they should just sit back and let the left insult them? Like McCain did during the election, whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
  • SJG 2012/06/05 18:51:00
    WE should fight back
    SJG
    +1
    This is why sodahead has so many morons using it, just read the comments so many jackasses have made on this thread. This is representative of the conservative bowel movement and typical of the low mentality that just loves to unleash their own deserved hatred for everyone elwe because of their own failures.
  • BrianD3 SJG 2012/06/05 19:11:32
    BrianD3
    +2
    these women are failures
  • JJ Rage 2012/06/05 18:20:59
    These "sluts" have nuts...
    JJ Rage
    +3
    At least their finally being honest.
  • BrianD3 JJ Rage 2012/06/07 17:30:46
    BrianD3
    +1
    that is true
  • Kane Fernau 2012/06/05 18:13:44
    I am a liberal and I am offended that you should draw attention to the fact t...
    Kane Fernau
    +2
    We ain't sluts we HOS
  • BrianD3 Kane Fe... 2012/06/07 17:30:54
  • mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/06/05 18:11:13
    These "sluts" have nuts...
    mk, Smartass Oracle
    +4
    Are these sluts all trannies?
  • safari 2012/06/05 18:07:15
    WE should fight back
    safari
    +5
    They aren't attractive enough to be sluts - unless they are the self pleasuring kind. I think the real sluts should be insulted to have these twits claiming to be one.
  • Striker 2012/06/05 18:06:01 (edited)
    WE should fight back
    Striker
    +2
    Make a new little country, two states, red for sluts and black for racists. Then yes, have Obama send drones and have another war to depose the head racist slut.

    Does the trivia never end?
  • J 2012/06/05 18:00:04
    WE should fight back
    J
    +3
    "It's really about taking the power away from that word more than it is about Rush Limbaugh," she said...... "He gave the word the notoriety but we are trying to take it back."

    THEY want the word back? Okay.

    I am a woman and have had insurance, throught different companies/jobs since I was 16. They have ALWAYS paid a portion (like other scripts) of my birth control pills. And what the hell is wrong with women who refust to take responsibility for any portion of their contraception and other health care issues?
  • Don 2012/06/05 17:53:41
    WE should fight back
    Don
    +5
    Anybody have their phone number?
    I may be able to convert a few of those sluts.
  • Cliff 2012/06/05 17:31:13 (edited)
    WE should fight back
    Cliff
    +8
    It's time to take off the gloves and bitch slap these liberal nut jobs.
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/05 18:33:31
    American☆Atheist
    +1
    that is an oxymoron
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/05 21:39:46
    Cliff
    How so?
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/06 11:45:56
    American☆Atheist
    liberal nut job? liberals are the smartest political group.
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/06 11:57:55
    Cliff
    +1
    If liberals are so smart how come they cannot support any of their positions without resorting to lies, distortions, dirty tricks, thuggery, threats, etc.?
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/06 12:07:19 (edited)
    American☆Atheist
    You explained a conservative.
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/06 12:24:11
    Cliff
    +1
    The true conservative loves his family, his country and his God. He loves the US Constitution and views the USA to be a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles, blessed by God and chosen by God to spread freedom throughout the world. He believes in the power of work. He believes in using the gifts God has given him to improve the quality of life for himself, his family and his community. He believes in protecting the innocent and helping the needy. He knows that he is not perfect. He knows that he has weaknesses and faults and tries to improve. When he falls, he does not stay down. When he does good, he knows that it was not he who did it, but God who did it through him.
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/06 13:37:35
    American☆Atheist
    You already explain a conservative.

    contards hate the constitution
    the US is not christian
    your god is fake
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/06 15:26:47
    Cliff
    +1
    You know where you can go.
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/06 16:49:23
    American☆Atheist
    where?
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/06 18:31:07
    Cliff
    Someplace where it's quite hot all the time and there are plenty of coals for you to dance on. Would you like smoking or non-smoking?
  • America... Cliff 2012/06/07 20:52:22
    American☆Atheist
    Hell? Doesn't exist.
  • Cliff America... 2012/06/07 22:25:09
    Cliff
    +1
    Send me a postcard when you don't get there. LOL

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