By Robert Laurie —— Bio and Archives January 11, 2018
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The reason: The sentiment that the pink # excludes and is offensive to transgender women and gender nonbinary people who don't have typical female genitalia and to women of color because their genitals are more likely to be brown than pink. "I personally won’t wear one because if it hurts even a few people's feelings, then I don't feel like it’s unifying," said Phoebe Hopps, founder and president of Women's March Michigan and organizer of anniversary marches Jan. 21 in Lansing and Marquette. The state and national organizations, she said, have tried "to move away from the # for several months now, and are not making it the cornerstone of our messaging because ... there’s a few things wrong with the message.
"It doesn’t sit well with a group of people that feel that the pink # are either vulgar or they are upset that they might not include trans women or nonbinary women or maybe women whose (genitals) are not pink."This, folks, is maximum liberalism. These people are so desperate to make sure that no one is ever offended that they've decided to jettison the most recognizable symbol of their movement. The hat was so politically correct that it was suddenly politically incorrect. Congratulations, progressives, you've outdone yourselves.
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