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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJessica Valenti: Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
Jessica Valenti
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social
Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention

May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social
Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention

May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
— Jessica Valenti (@jessicavalenti.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T14:14:40.488Z
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
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Jessica Valenti: Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home. (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
May 2025
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They just wanna make certain that women suffer. We don't suffer enough as far as they're concerned.
Walleye
May 2025
#1
Keep them pregnant in the Summer and barefoot in the Winter ... i.e. keep them out of the way, and ...
eppur_se_muova
May 2025
#3
Walleye
(43,710 posts)1. They just wanna make certain that women suffer. We don't suffer enough as far as they're concerned.
And we should be punished for being born girls. Men cant have babies so they hate us
CousinIT
(12,161 posts)2. Another reason I call them the MAGA (American) Taliban. nt
eppur_se_muova
(40,865 posts)3. Keep them pregnant in the Summer and barefoot in the Winter ... i.e. keep them out of the way, and ...
... keep them busy ... AND keep them away from men other than their stewards.
Johnny2X2X
(23,670 posts)4. LOL
When's the last time Republicans fought for the wage and benefits packages that would make single income households common again?