Everything about this is wrong
Some (necessarily cautious) reactions.
As this case is active I am posting this news report without comment other than to confirm I’m aware of the case & taking an interest as someone who is passionate about #CivilLiberties & #WomensRights. #WomenWontWheesht https://t.co/5vSSqHQ3yZ
— Joanna Cherry QC (@joannaccherry) June 4, 2021
If this is the case, can we all show @millar_marion extra support today. This is off the scale. Please share. Thanks https://t.co/MJZURFegee
— James Dreyfus (@DreyfusJames) June 3, 2021
We're dismayed to hear that Marion Millar has been charged. Everything about this is wrong – the targeting of women who talk about their rights, the waste of police time, the chilling of freedom of expression. #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht https://t.co/MnDbIAzK4Q
— LabourWomen’sDeclaration (@LabWomenDec) June 3, 2021
.@policescotland didn’t charge people who have used this platform to call me racial slurs, threaten me with violence, or dox me. But now they’re charging Marion Millar, for…? What kind of justice is there for women using social media in this country? #WomenWontWheesht
— Sister Outrider (@ClaireShrugged) June 3, 2021
Thank you for your support from @millar_marion with FWS Marion (yes, they really are different people).#IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht #scottishMarions #MoreThanOneMarionInScotland pic.twitter.com/mqoZZqMyZL
— forwomen.scot (@ForwomenScot) June 3, 2021
I will be there on the 20th and offer whatever support you need x
— Julie Bindel (@bindelj) June 3, 2021
I’ll most likely be there on 20th July too.
@latsot:
Good on you, and thanks. B&W will be well represented.
If you follow @shirleysascot there are plans for a special shopping trip to Glasgow on Jul 20. People are car pooling from as far as Manchester.
There are a lot of fine people in Manchester.
Thank you for the rec. Now following her.
You’re welcome! And, I think “Madchester” is the party name for it.
I’ve been googling but I can’t find any premade suffragette ribbons (like the old red aids one we wore in the 80s) or ribbon to make my own. There is ribbon in the colours, but with words on that make it look too wide for the purpose.
Any pointers? (I live in the UK).
I think I saw someone, or more than one, offering ribbons on Twitter. I’ll see if I can re-find.
I don’t find what I thought I’d seen but I did make this my profile pic:
Bascule, I found something on Etsy. You might try there. I know there are problems with Etsy and all that, but if they have the ribbons…
I did a quick Google image search for “suffragette ribbon” and saw some that would be easy to make expect… purple and green strip of ribbon held in place together by a straight pin or safety pin look simplest, if that’s what you’re looking for?
Or you can get a bit fancier if you have a nice brooch you could accessorize: https://www.pilipalajewellery.co.uk/product-page/suffragette-ribbon-bronze-brooch
Thanks for the responses, I was looking for the suffragette equivalent of this:
https://www.britannica.com/story/world-aids-day
cheap and easy to replace:)
As for etsy, I just bought my mother her 80th birthday present from there, what are the problems?
Etsy shut down Vanessa Vokey’s store because of complaints it sold items saying “I [heart] JK Rowling” (they also said “Woman: Adult Human Female” in smaller font). These were deemed harmful. Meanwhile, items carrying the text “Fuck TERFs” continue to be sold, and, if I recall, complaints against those products did not result in any action being taken. A quick check finds lots of “anti-TERF” material, lots of anti-Rowling material, and actually a fair amount of pro-Rowling material (some very nice stuff here) right now, so maybe they got wise.
@13
Ah, that’s interesting, hopefully you are right about the getting wise bit:)
And for no reason at all just typing that has given me an idea for making my own ribbons, why look for ribbon that has the three colours when I could use three ribbons? :)
Oops, got my threads mixed up. I replied with more information about Vokey and Etsy here, mostly a link to this article.