tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post7499969553163330844..comments2024-03-28T04:19:46.645-05:00Comments on <center>Becoming SuperMommy</center>: My Body, My Choices- Thoughts on the Chicago SlutWalkBecoming Supermommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04590343072778694123noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-17598186735112027382014-09-07T12:50:08.203-05:002014-09-07T12:50:08.203-05:00Proud to be your reader! Proud you're on my ho...Proud to be your reader! Proud you're on my home screen! I've got a daughter, one son and another son on the way. Keep writing so I can remember how to be smart and positive and joyful and aware as I parent these goofy kids--you're right about reminding our sons about their role in our patriarchal society.Ceciel Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302582967264302294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-50779483100973298052014-08-29T14:33:04.147-05:002014-08-29T14:33:04.147-05:00This made me cry. Because it is an important thin...This made me cry. Because it is an important thing to teach our daughters. Because of the ignorance of the people who put you down for what you did. And because it is a sad thing that it still has to be fought about like this. One in three is probably an underestimated statistic because most women don't even report abuse and rape. I'm proud that your WHOLE family took the time to do this walk and support the idea that it doesn't matter what you wear, you are still a person who deserves to have their body treated with respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-60861168713619442532014-08-27T13:15:21.053-05:002014-08-27T13:15:21.053-05:00I was at slut walk, and saw your family! I was wea...I was at slut walk, and saw your family! I was wearing spider man nipple tape and rainbow suspenders, and was questioning my outfit choice (this was right at the beginning and I hadn't seen many other people topless), and to top it all off there was a creepy cab driver driving slowly along, leering and video taping the people around me. So I was already not in a happy place, BUT then I saw you kids holding signs, and one of them looked me over and beamed and waved her sign, and it just made me so incredibly thankful for the families coming out and standing with all of us, and lending their voices and support. I'm sorry for all the horrible messages. But I for one am so thankful I saw your family there, and that your kids recognized that it wasn't about what we were wearing but what we're told about our outfits. jazzShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125344659834748764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-86511630234095210872014-08-26T11:07:17.883-05:002014-08-26T11:07:17.883-05:00The percentages change depending on who you talk t...The percentages change depending on who you talk to, of course... To some extent, the increase may be due to changes in what is called sexual assault now - even 10 years ago, I'm not sure we included all the non-consensual touching that is being called out now, or the verbal assaults. And there is still a contingent that declares rape to be different than sexual assault ( I have no idea what, if any, legal difference there is between those words, but in layman's terms it seems to be rape/physical intercourse as a subset of sexual assault/any sexually oriented attack). Even if it is a matter of definitions, though, that number is ridiculously high; it just underscores the need for this type of awareness and reteaching. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-40389945878630974762014-08-26T04:32:41.437-05:002014-08-26T04:32:41.437-05:00During the first Gulf War, we took our daughters -...During the first Gulf War, we took our daughters -- you might know them -- to some antiwar protests, but we stopped because not only were passersby shouting obscenities at us for protesting, they were also saying our children should be taken away from us, and throwing stuff at us -- at children under 7! Yet these same people don't seem to mind children holding signs at abortion protests that say "I'm glad Mommy didn't abort me." Haters will hate, but we can't let them win.Nathaniel Borensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232212556909107350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-63621428369551941932014-08-26T03:27:41.405-05:002014-08-26T03:27:41.405-05:00You rock :)You rock :)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404476923469555397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-91575473191856684282014-08-25T20:13:14.136-05:002014-08-25T20:13:14.136-05:00I'm disgusted at those responses. How dare the...I'm disgusted at those responses. How dare they?! Do not feel like you're a bad person. Your daughters deserve to know that they have control over their bodies and what they wear.Tamara Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799174642466075541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989017208846872303.post-59766368583893302732014-08-25T17:50:38.695-05:002014-08-25T17:50:38.695-05:00I am stunned. Open-mouthed, slack-jawed, speechles...I am stunned. Open-mouthed, slack-jawed, speechless STUNNED at the responses you got on Twitter. I don't understand how someone can have facts in front of their face and still say something doesn't exist. Just because you don't personally have experience with something, DOESN'T mean it's not real. I also have three daughters, and your husband's comment just sent chills down my spine. Also, I recall the statistic being 1 in 4 when I was in college. What the hell happened that now it's 1 in 3? How did we go from 25% of all women will be sexually assaulted to 33% of all women will be sexually assaulted?? How did that number INCREASE in the 10 years since I was in school? Clearly something is broken and seriously needs to be fixed before that number increases any more.lorihokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603712673095340125noreply@blogger.com