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catbyte

(34,403 posts)
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:17 PM Feb 2020

$2,000 Tickets And All-Male Speakers: The 'Make Women Great Again' Convention Is Causing Outrage

Jonas Grinevičius and Li Nefas

“Make Women Great Again”—that’s the tagline of the upcoming “The 22 Convention” that will happen in May in Orlando, Florida. It’s causing some huge waves of disbelief and anger both online and in the media.

Some people are outraged at nearly every part of the convention. That it costs 2,000 dollars for a ticket (though there’s a 2-for-1 early bird deal going on now). That the speaker lineup is composed only of men. That the convention promises to show women how to be “ideal” and “ultimate wives.”

Meanwhile, the convention styles itself as an opponent of feminism and claims to promote “all forms of positive femininity.” It also states on its website that it will be “the mansplaining event of the century.”

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This is what the convention claims on its website









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Johnson believes that the US has to change for it to survive

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Johnson also stated that he believes there is currently a “feminist war on motherhood” going on and called for it to end. He also expressed his belief that feminism “should be viewed and examined as a national security threat.”

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https://www.boredpanda.com/make-women-great-again-22-convention







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$2,000 Tickets And All-Male Speakers: The 'Make Women Great Again' Convention Is Causing Outrage (Original Post) catbyte Feb 2020 OP
Discussed here late last year/early this year. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #1
Apologies. Not everyone can keep up with all topics at all times, at least I can't. catbyte Feb 2020 #17
OMG... Freedomofspeech Feb 2020 #2
What self-respecting woman would want to attend such a thing? Coventina Feb 2020 #3
I'm not 'outraged' by that. I would like to show up and mock, however... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #4
i say if they are dumb enough to believe in trump* they are dumb enuff to believe this shit.. samnsara Feb 2020 #5
Should be titled "Operation : Make More White Babies Again" bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #6
✔️ blm Feb 2020 #8
Or, "what to tell your daughters so they will date us, because no one will now." Squinch Feb 2020 #12
The website is not to be believed jmowreader Feb 2020 #7
"Choose either of two tracks, for just $2000! Track A: make and serve coffee in our church kitchen struggle4progress Feb 2020 #9
That is pretty much what I thought: Incel heaven Hekate Feb 2020 #13
How insulting! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #10
Just a bunch of incels trolling liberals Fragment Feb 2020 #11
As a man who was part of three brothers and one sister... Sloumeau Feb 2020 #14
+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #18
I only recognize one speaker, Mike Cernovich. They're describing him as badhair77 Feb 2020 #15
What a load of crap. Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #16
WTF? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #19
Did they raise Phyllis Schlafly from the dead? Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #20

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
4. I'm not 'outraged' by that. I would like to show up and mock, however...
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:23 PM
Feb 2020

kinda like that tuba dude who trolled the KKK losers at their little march.

samnsara

(17,622 posts)
5. i say if they are dumb enough to believe in trump* they are dumb enuff to believe this shit..
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:24 PM
Feb 2020

...and at 2K a pop I hope they ALL dip into their meager life savings for this 'eye opening' event...

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
7. The website is not to be believed
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:30 PM
Feb 2020
https://22convention.com

They're billing this as "Destined to be the mansplaining event of the century."

And just so you know, they're only disclosing the hotel this bullshit is being held in to registered attendees.

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
9. "Choose either of two tracks, for just $2000! Track A: make and serve coffee in our church kitchen
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:43 PM
Feb 2020

and then practice your babysitting skills! Track B: surrender your shoes at the door before letting our talented incel staff try to make you pregnant!"

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
14. As a man who was part of three brothers and one sister...
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:55 PM
Feb 2020

all raised by a feminist mom and a feminist dad, I reject the massive amount of garbage being propagated by these mansplaining, clueless reprobates. Feminism has always been about lifting women up, not putting them down. It has been about giving women choices, not taking them away. It has been about respecting women as well as respecting whatever choices that they make. It is those of us on the left that have pushed to make healthcare available for mothers and all children. Also, It has been those of us on the left who have pushed to make good food and decent housing available to all mothers and all children.

In fact, it has been those morons on the right, who are obviously behind this collection of brain dead men, who have done all that they can to make sure that only a few have access to what mothers and children need--all while so many in our nation and the world have had to struggle so hard.

This event of gibbering fools represents the very heart of the problem--mostly White men who think that the solution to everything is to tell the oppressed peoples of the world that if they only worked harder they would have everything that they need--all the while doing all they can to make sure that those same oppressed people have as little as possible in terms of both resources and opportunities.

To those who are responsible for this abomination, I have two thoughts:

1. Go pound sand.
2. May God have mercy on your worthless souls.

badhair77

(4,218 posts)
15. I only recognize one speaker, Mike Cernovich. They're describing him as
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:04 PM
Feb 2020

a “legendary journalist.” Lol.

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