“Va te faire enculer” or “go fuck yourself,” in French.
A Women’s Month StreamofConsciousness.
Oh, France. Just when we thought we couldn’t love you more…
You went and became the first country to enshrine women’s right to abortion, and you did it with a landslide vote (780-72)! Fuck yes. We hope the ghost of Roe V Wade haunts every US politician who thinks they (he) can relegate women and regress this country.
Chicago Tribune
We’re pretty into France’s way of protest in general. Just this last year, shitty agricultural laws pushed French farmers to dump manure and rotting produce outside a government administrative building and major supermarket chains as they took part in a protest against taxation, declining income and difficult work conditions. And it worked.
CBS News
Change is necessary, but it isn't always cute. The dystopian reality of The Handmaid’s Tale and 1984 are rapidly approaching.
We’re asking ourselves - what are we going to do about this?
This is one of the many reasons we are so grateful to work with She Should Run, an org committed to getting more women in US politics. And what’s more? Our wallpaper collection linked to this org is a collaboration with our friends at Bleu Cobalt, a textile studio out of Paris, France.
She Should Run is doing incredible things to get women curious about stepping into politics.
But what if working within the system isn’t for you? We get it. The pink pussy hats were cute and all but like, we think the French would agree it’s time to…
