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pinkstarburst

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46. I wish they would do their best

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:16 PM

20 hrs ago

to rename where they could, especially with more recent things. Some things that were named hundreds of years ago, I think it makes it tough. Do we rename the state of Washington and Washington DC because George Washington owned slaves? I hate anytime I hear someone even dare to suggest that Jefferson and Hennings might have had a consensual "romance." When one person owns another, it is rape. Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston owned slaves and I don't think we should rename the cities of Austin or Houston.

I personally think we need to move away from naming things after people so much. We seem to often find out after the fact that we didn't do our homework as well as we should have.

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Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

This makes me sad and angry at the same time. h2ebits Yesterday #1

Nothing to do with Epstein. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #2

Thanks for the NY Times article h2ebits Yesterday #5

He died in 1993, so there's no reason to think so EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #3

... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #9

Ty, sexual assault is not " misbehaving " as that poster states questionseverything Yesterday #11

Weird that you've said more about my word choice than the sexual abuse EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #16

Sorry but I think it was an appropriate call-out Nittersing 23 hrs ago #30

THIS!!!!! 2naSalit 21 hrs ago #36

At least one stat is blatantly false from that site: 80 per cent of US women have NOT been raped before reaching 25yo. Celerity 21 hrs ago #40

The writer appears to have attempted to aggregate data from worldwide statistics. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #47

read it from your own link, it talks about the CDC (an American governmental agency) and repeats the false claim Celerity 20 hrs ago #49

I'm sorry, but I don't see anything indicating that the data is exclusive to Americans. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #50

The CDC data is not global data. It is US data. Perhaps the title of the CDC report might will help about that: Celerity 20 hrs ago #53

And demonstrated a penchant for losing the plot. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #59

A low-budget dating app's AI-produced blog is a terrible place to get stats on sexual assault, holy shit. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #56

True, Epstein's type of misbehavior PatSeg Yesterday #17

Once I realized how bad so many of my fellow men are EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #20

You certainly aren't alone PatSeg 23 hrs ago #24

Dupe PatSeg 23 hrs ago #25

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #4

No one is a saint, but this is disgusting. Chasstev365 Yesterday #6

Oh wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #7

"Both sexual encounters with Cesar led to pregnancies. I chose to keep my pregnancies secret and, after the children wer BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #8

So sad, and on so many levels. TheRickles Yesterday #10

We need to stop obsessing angrychair Yesterday #12

Also, cults of personality hinder a movement as well. Crowman2009 23 hrs ago #22

Perfectly put. My lesson from Bill-Monica was to put the Dem *AGENDA* above any individual. UTUSN 23 hrs ago #23

I was deeply disappointed in Bill Clinton's behavior with Lewinsky. He was the President and he skirted the truth in his CTyankee 21 hrs ago #38

I see him as in the Power role, but see her stupid youth as also responsible. UTUSN 21 hrs ago #39

Carter didn't, Biden didn't. They held the same office and yet didn't abuse their power. CTyankee 21 hrs ago #41

My tactic is to judge ours in my own mind and only among trusted other Dems, not to Wingnuts except UTUSN 21 hrs ago #42

Yes, that is a very good tactic, given our choices here. CTyankee 21 hrs ago #43

I have no desire to diminish what happened what happened infullview Yesterday #13

That's because it's doing what it is designed to be MuchBetterThanThis 23 hrs ago #19

Telling the truth is not a distraction. WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #31

Bull! NoRethugFriends 22 hrs ago #34

I'm sorry, but raping 12 and 13 year olds whathehell 20 hrs ago #45

Horseshit pinkstarburst 19 hrs ago #58

Completely agtee ALBliberal 23 hrs ago #27

That's because people aren't afraid pinkstarburst 19 hrs ago #57

I'm sorry for Dolores Huerta and the other nameless, powerless victims of sexual assault FakeNoose Yesterday #14

Two child victims of 12 and 13 years of age whathehell 20 hrs ago #48

Stand up for women. Every chance you get and in any possible way. Even small things. twodogsbarking Yesterday #15

Jeezus, so many pervs using power to rape and molest. Joinfortmill Yesterday #18

+1 leftstreet 23 hrs ago #21

Wow. I believe her. yardwork 23 hrs ago #26

MEN!! I'm starting to think they're lust for power is just plain lust Walleye 23 hrs ago #28

A lot of street names are going to be changed. Sneederbunk 23 hrs ago #29

Probably to be renamed after white guys... regnaD kciN 22 hrs ago #35

I wish they would do their best pinkstarburst 20 hrs ago #46

How about a woman, a Latina like Ms. Huerta? whathehell 20 hrs ago #55

Austin is simply going back to "First Street" LeftInTX 1 hr ago #72

They should pinkstarburst 21 hrs ago #44

As a man, I have to ask WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SOME OF THESE MEN???!!!! nt Exp 23 hrs ago #32

Dolores Huerta is at the absolute top of my Pinnacle of Respect. I admire her for speaking out. NBachers 22 hrs ago #33

"Privilege" is the curse of mankind. usonian 21 hrs ago #37

Male privilege is the most universal whathehell 20 hrs ago #51

Personkind? Womankind? Oh, the hu... usonian 11 hrs ago #65

Awww.. whathehell 11 hrs ago #66

I was only referring to a branch of Buddhism that is egalitarian. usonian 10 hrs ago #67

No one here is trashing the belief whathehell 1 hr ago #70

Delores is a brave woman ♀️ MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #52

For those of us with this experience and possibly PTSD usedtobedemgurl 20 hrs ago #54

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Too bad he died before he could face justice for these crimes, Mysterian 19 hrs ago #60

We have to face the fact that many men Tree Lady 19 hrs ago #61

Delores Huerta has been one of my heroes for decades. summer_in_TX 14 hrs ago #62

I do feel that since his death, Cesar Chavez has played a larger role than when he was alive. LeftInTX 1 hr ago #71

A helpful source for anyone who needs it: MorbidButterflyTat 12 hrs ago #64

I used to have a cutout photo of Cesar Chavez with Dorothy Day, the Catholic activist Beringia 3 hrs ago #68

It is terribly disappointing to find out that a man I viewed as heroic defender of the rights of immigrant Martin68 2 hrs ago #69