A writer I like made a joke a few years ago on Twitter. She linked to a current news story and her comment was simply: #banallmen. It was a hashtag used a lot during the run up to the 2016 election. I think of this phrase often, while being a woman online. While being a woman walking down the street. While being a woman in a country that elected Donald Trump, and the many men before that. I think of it a lot when I read news stories about the environment and climate change. When I read most news stories, come to think of it. Untested rape kits. Lenient sentences for well-connected rapists. Boys will be boys. Supreme court cases, and justices. Powerful men taking advantage. Women dragged for saying a word.

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