Right

No one said beating the patriarchy would be easy. Go on America.

Impish Girl wrote a poem

Remember remember the 9th of November
the day everything went to shit
In Britain it's snowing, the TV is showing
the new president is a twit

If in doubt, Tolkien & Dorothy Sayers

And then I'll repost something I posted earlier in the year (post Brexit) as it seems even more relevant now:

( Beneath, not behind )

And finally, I read this article yesterday: Trevor Noah Wasn’t Expecting Liberal Hatred

What stood out for me was this:

"America is the place that always seems to treat the symptoms and not the cause. In South Africa, we’re very good at trying to go for the cause of racism. One thing that really never happened here, which is strange to me, was a period where white America had to reconcile with what it had done to black Americans."

"I wonder if one difference is that in South Africa, no one could deny that the root of it all was racism, whereas here, people think there’s more ambiguity. What’s scary is how many people don’t realize that racism is written into your system in America. We had a very simple, blatant system. You could see where the tumor was, and you could cut it out. In America, the tumor masquerades as an organ, and you don’t know which parts to cut out because it’s hard to convince people that there’s a problem in the first place."

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Oh and I've just started reading one of my birthday presents, Nisei Daughter:

With charm, humor, and deep understanding, Monica Sone tells what it was like to grow up Japanese American on Seattle's waterfront in the 1930s and to be subjected to 'relocation' during World War II. Along with over one hundred thousand other persons of Japanese ancestry - most of whom were U.S. citizens - Sone and her family were uprooted from their home and imprisoned in a camp. Her unique and personal account is a true classic of Asian American literature.

A few daft things, because... *hands*

Like...

BRITAIN: Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
USA: Hold my beer.

— Brian Pedaci (@bpedaci) November 9, 2016

Or, slightly longer:

Relieved Britain no longer biggest f**k-up of 2016
(“I mean end of the world, obviously, but every cloud.”)

Although sadly:

The Winchester now full
(This would be a Shaun of the Dead joke)

I would also like to make a recommendation:


Kim Kardashian Saves The World (After President Trump Nearly Ends It)
The Kindle Edition (which my link goes to) is free! Under the cut, a taster:

( Taster )

Sady Doyle

Here's @sadydoyle, author of TRAINWRECK, on flying over "flyover" country, making me sob at my desk: https://t.co/GiuptSMwZR pic.twitter.com/ScpXStwXcD

— Melville House (@melvillehouse) November 9, 2016

ETA:

The planet goes on being round. pic.twitter.com/Yd2BgX8abG

— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) November 9, 2016

ETA2:

Men on TV speculating over whether they'll get to see Hillary Clinton cry: This is patriarchy in 5 seconds or less.

— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) November 9, 2016

And finally...

A life of public service. Thank you, Hillary. #StillWithHer pic.twitter.com/mEZTkfydj6

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) November 9, 2016

Every possible thing sexism can do, it has done to break Hillary Clinton. She never broke. She's here. I will always love and admire that.

— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) November 9, 2016

Scripture tells us: Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. pic.twitter.com/snXfdLgZq8

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2016