https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomenOver30/comments/1gl32oe/2024_us_postelection_megathread/
created by fortifiedblonde on 06/11/2024 at 16:53 UTC*
200 upvotes, 100 top-level comments (showing 25)
This is your central location for all things 2024 US Election. I will be going through to lock several recent threads and redirect them here. Report any threads that you think should be locked and redirected here.
Please downvote and *report* all trolls and trolling/misogynistic/gaslighting behavior in this thread.
Comment by 2kittypixi at 06/11/2024 at 17:01 UTC
579 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Well, hopefully now all the men that have been lying about their political beliefs will stop trying to sleep with liberal women because clearly there are plenty of conservative ones out there for them.
Comment by _YogaCat_ at 06/11/2024 at 18:20 UTC
230 upvotes, 24 direct replies
Are there any survivors of sexual abuse/rape here who are having more difficulty than usual today?
I don't know how to explain but I am feeling all the emotions I felt when my parents failed to protect me when I told them about the abuse I was facing. I feel like my abusers won again today because an entire nation chose to vote for a pedophile, a rapist, a misogynist convicted felon instead of a woman.
My emotions are all over the place and everything is a trigger today. Anyone else in a similar boat? How are you gals coping?
Comment by [deleted] at 06/11/2024 at 17:58 UTC
77 upvotes, 3 direct replies
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Comment by llamapajamaa at 06/11/2024 at 19:23 UTC
77 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Just remember that one of the best things you can do for yourself and this country is take care of yourself on an emotional and physical level. Grieve but don't spin out. Buffer yourself from the daily chaos that is about to ensue, even if it means stepping away from the 24/7 news cycle some weeks. Our mental health is of the most importance right now.
Yes, this country hates women, but it is also afraid of women and our greatness. Continue to be great.
When a Reddit troll slides through your comments, just remember that they are most likely the human equivalent of Homer Simpson in physicality, intellect, and emotional intelligence. We would ignore them in real life, don't give them power here.
Comment by WhatIfYouDid_123 at 06/11/2024 at 17:02 UTC
233 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Kudos to the mods. This will be a rough week.
Comment by avocado-nightmare at 06/11/2024 at 16:56 UTC*
93 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Just sharing some resources for folks who don't know what to do.
Community Call for POC: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5C_GuO6Ws1aSlKAN9PUzAwFZA#/registration[1][2]
1: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5C_GuO6Ws1aSlKAN9PUzAwFZA#/registration
2: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GuO6Ws1aSlKAN9PUzAwFZA#/registration
Showing Up For Racial Justice Mass Gathering - https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/733189/[3][4]
3: https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/733189/
4: https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/733189/
Mass Gathering for Women: https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/electionhealingjusticenov62024/[5][6]
5: https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/electionhealingjusticenov62024/
6: https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/electionhealingjusticenov62024/
Comment by [deleted] at 06/11/2024 at 17:28 UTC
261 upvotes, 10 direct replies
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Comment by creepypie31 at 06/11/2024 at 17:32 UTC*
177 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Sooo, you guys know how “those” men, young and old, are complaining about dating and relations and sex being so scarce these days?
Exactly how do you think it’s going to be NOW?
Celibacy will 100% be even faster on the rise as contraception will soon be on the chopping block.
New movement: Padlock the Pussy
Comment by _YogaCat_ at 06/11/2024 at 17:55 UTC
162 upvotes, 7 direct replies
I don't want to date anymore. I'm, unfortunately, a straight woman and looking at the dating apps today is making me sick. Every guy I look at, I wonder if he voted for Trump. And I honestly just don't want to talk to guys in general.
Everything is making me sick. My flatmate's boyfriend said "why are y'all watching the elections so keenly, I don't care about the elections at all. So what if he wins" as he walked into our home yesterday.
I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and disappear to a place without men.
Comment by muddlingthrough7 at 06/11/2024 at 20:49 UTC
36 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I wish I was more shocked than I am. My heart is completely broken and yet I’m almost not surprised because hate really is a hell of a drug.
I went to other states to knock on doors and did letter writing and phone banking. As a white woman, I am appalled and in disbelief by the number of other white women that voted for this rapist. I don’t know how else to help. I really tried and I’m sorry.
Comment by aestheticathletic at 06/11/2024 at 23:29 UTC
35 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Honestly, I'm a white woman in a solidly blue state, in a solidly blue city, and all I could feel was sad for other women and minorities in other parts of the country, and undocumented individuals who will suffer and have much more to lose than I do.
Silver linings I see:
That's really not enough silver linings, but something.
Comment by lisafancypants at 06/11/2024 at 17:22 UTC
29 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thanks, mods. Appreciate all your hard work with this sub. It can't be easy.
Comment by Charlotte_Russe at 06/11/2024 at 20:05 UTC
32 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That shithead will reinstate the global gag rule again (it blocks family planning funding in foreign aid). Women’s reproductive freedom will be undermined and under threat globally, not just in the US.
I am so furious right now.
Comment by fantasyzone at 06/11/2024 at 18:53 UTC
89 upvotes, 5 direct replies
I am so sick of being the "bigger person." I just blocked about 30 "friends" and "family" off my social media for good. I have tried for years to reason logically, but they do not care. They are not going to miss me because the only thing any of these people cared about was any financial contribution I made to their lives. Their brains are not working. My entire immediate family voted for a rapist. I don't mean shit to them.
Comment by starglitter at 06/11/2024 at 18:37 UTC
52 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I feel like it's all just...over. The USA is over.
Comment by ThrowRAPixieManic at 06/11/2024 at 17:42 UTC
99 upvotes, 20 direct replies
I'm in shock...almost disbelief in HOW she lost. People are underestimating the repercussions that will occur. I am taking a mental health day from work.
With that said, why do you think she lost?? I want a true discussion and analysis. I can't think right now and I feel numb. I am terrified to bring a child into this world, worried about my dad who is a vet and gets social security, worried about the future...It all seems so bleak.
Did she not reach enough people? I disliked the Dem campaign in 2016...I feel like we could even go back to the 2000 election. Yes, I am a butterfly effect person and believe if Al Gore would have won in 2000 none of what has happened from 2016 and on would have happened and I stand by it.
Comment by cslackie at 06/11/2024 at 19:37 UTC
88 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Men are SCARED to be treated how they’ve treated others for so long
Comment by discountblues at 06/11/2024 at 17:13 UTC
49 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I am feeling all of the emotions today. I’m sad, depressed, angry, anxious, scared. I hate this.
Comment by Atlgal42 at 06/11/2024 at 19:14 UTC
44 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I’m glad my husband is a staunch liberal. I don’t know how women can be with these men.
Comment by Perethyst at 06/11/2024 at 17:07 UTC*
61 upvotes, 8 direct replies
With the impending threat of birth control being banned what would be one's option for avoiding unwanted pregnancy and stopping periods that don't stop on their own? I have an appointment with my gyn at the beginning of January but I'm freaking the f out now.
Edit: I got scheduled for a surgery consult with my gyn office.
Comment by indicatprincess at 06/11/2024 at 17:24 UTC
23 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank you mods. Clearly we are not well.
Comment by solzweig at 06/11/2024 at 17:54 UTC
44 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I have a four month old son, and I just can’t believe that he now lives in a country where people do not care that their president is a felon, a rapist, and a racist. I worry for his future.
Comment by NonsensicalNiftiness at 06/11/2024 at 19:14 UTC
17 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I had to ask my husband if he can take our daughter to dance class tonight. My eyes and face are so puffy and I'd rather not be a mess in public.
Comment by smugbox at 06/11/2024 at 18:04 UTC
33 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I have zero hope for the future. There’s nothing we can do. There is no way to stop it. Anything we try is going to make it worse.
I’m like a sad zombie today. I give up.
Comment by mymymywhathavewedone at 06/11/2024 at 18:08 UTC
34 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Who else is devastated?
As someone with arrived here as a child and has DACA, I am worried.
As someone who discovered they were pregnant in Florida, at 6 weeks by her abusive / rapist ex, and got an abortion in her early 20’s in secret, I am heartbroken.
This day sucks.