A call to arms for men who care about the rights of women

A fantastic post from somebody who lived through the first fight for women's lives -- their personhood and their bodies -- and who recognizes that the battle has been rejoined. She appreciates that there are men in the fight this time, and hopes that they understand that women can't stop to thank them because everybody is needed on the battlefront, NOW.

But there is no time for us to rest our head on your shoulder in gratitude for your presence. This not a time when hearing your validations of our worth and our rights is enough. We cannot take the time to enjoy this, because the old nightmare is back, in full color and surround sound.
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We need you with us to not just fight the enemy we can all see, we need you to fight those in our own ranks who think this war can be postponed until some cleverly designed political strategy pays off somewhere "down the line."

We need you to stand with us to fight against the arrogant ignorance that fails to see that "down the line" means a path made slippery with women's blood already in process of being shed: our blood, not theirs. This supremely arrogant, willfully chosen ignorance, is deadly to women who are living under fire right now, TODAY.

Read the whole thing. I defy you to not be moved...

(via a Medley furling)

Update: Liberal Street Fighter points out that one of the battlefronts is everyday interactions, being willing to call people on their parroting of misinformation and crackpot logic. Tough, but necessary.