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You spat on me and wished rape upon me.

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Aleesha Woodson

Well, you might not have spat on me, personally, but when you spat on Katie Joy Ussery, you spat on every woman who disagrees with your views on abortion.

To preface this letter I would like to say this: I support women's rights. But I also acknowledge the fact that there are no rights in the US that men have, that women do not. I understand that you are marching because you are upset with the President, although he has only been in office for less than a week. While this letter is aimed at you, women marching, I am writing it not to call you out for all of the things I, and people like me, disagree with, but I am writing it in hopes that you will understand our frustrations with your march.

Dear Women Marching,

The Washington Post says that over one million of you have "vowed to resist President Trump." What good will that do? You claim you're for equality and unification, but that statement is an act of divisiveness. You're marching now to defy President, Donald Trump... but where were you marching when Hillary Clinton worked as a defense attorney for Thomas Taylor, a man charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl?

Where were you when President Bill Clinton was caught lying under oath about having an affair?

Where were you when Hillary Clinton slut-shamed the numerous women her husband had affairs with, calling them bimbos?

You say that you want women to voice their opinion, yet you told Katie Joy Ussery that you hoped she "was raped and needed an abortion," simply because she decided to march for unborn women's rights, too.

Recently, you put out a video explaining why you are marching:


You are marching because:

You're a feminist, and it's not a dirty word. Except, it kind-of is, especially when you're telling women you hope they get raped, or emasculating men because you don't want to acknowledge the fact that there are differences between the (two) sexes.

Your life matters - and nobody is saying it doesn't.

Dear lady in the blue shirt, you are saying your unborn daughter's life matters, yet you are upset President Donald Trump wants to return the issue of abortion to individual states. You are upset it might be made inconvenient for you to end your child's life. I think you meant to say, "and so does hers, but not as much as mine."

A bathroom doesn't define you - but the genitalia you were born with does.

Diversity is beautiful - so why don't you want to facilitate a more diverse crowd, by peacefully letting pro-life women march with you?

Your grandmother fought for the right to vote. Your grandmother fought to end an actual injustice that women of her generation were enduring. You are fighting for contraceptives to be provided for you, free of cost. There is no comparison.

You come from a family of immigrants - immigrants who most likely came here legally, and had to go through the due process. You come from a family who currently might not be able to make it into the United States because so many people are here illegally.

To the "women deserve equal pay for equal work" - yes, they do. And, believe it or not, women are paid the same as men, when you factor in qualifications, tenure, education, working conditions, and type of job. Click here for more information.

"No," does mean "no," and nobody is insisting otherwise.

You want to smash the glass ceiling - but the glass ceiling is not here now, and hasn't been here for a number of years. You have put the glass ceiling there to fall back on, and blame your failures on when you don't accomplish your goals. The glass ceiling is not holding you back, you are holding you back.

To the girl who wants to be president one day, good for you. By all means, try your hardest. But when you have the blood of four Americans on your hands, when you've deleted 30,000+ confidential emails, and when you've made a living off smearing your husband's sexual assault victims - don't be surprised when you lose.

I won't talk about the Eric Gardner, "I can't breath" reference because it is obvious if he hadn't had a record of 30+ arrests, or resisted arrest in the first place, the outcome would have been different.

So, women marching, I understand that you hate Donald Trump with a passion, and I understand that you are distraught and outraged at the outcome of this election. However, if you want to make a difference and gather more support behind your cause, I suggest you acknowledge the women (without spitting on them and wishing heinous crimes upon them) who have different viewpoints than you. I also suggest that, instead of (or in addition to) marching, you work towards putting forward a better female candidate for the 2020 election who is equally (or more) qualified than the males she is running against. It might help if she, as stated previously, isn't responsible for the death of Americans, hasn't smeared rape victims, and didn't delete 30,000+ emails. Then, if she loses, I will be upset with you.

Sincerely,

A woman who refuses to march

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