"Nevertheless, She Persisted.”

[phildegrave]

"She was warned." Words every strong woman has heard from a man at some point in her life.#LetLizSpeak #ShePersisted

— Jen (@jendrinkswine) February 8, 2017

“[Warren] was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted,” said @SenateMajLdr, providing a history of feminism.

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 8, 2017

“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted." #ShePersists pic.twitter.com/zibEorqbNq

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) February 8, 2017

“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, #ShePersisted.” pic.twitter.com/ubZIi5rKyo

— Liz Burr (@calinative) February 8, 2017

She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. pic.twitter.com/ebXJRX23Re

— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) February 8, 2017

In case anyone is unaware, here is the context.

Comments

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

"The Senator will take her seat."

I wonder if they would have had the guards carry her away if she declined. It's okay to suppress the black vote, but you cannot say that it was done. It's a new world, or the return to an old one.

[phildegrave]

or the return to an old one.

Bingo! This is what they meant when they said "Make America Great Again."

[nutmeg-44.livejournal.com]

David Duke said that Trump, Bannon and Sessions were who America needed to take it back...but he forgot to finish his sentence. Take it back in time is what he meant.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

"After she was rebuked, several male Democratic senators stood up and read from the same letter but without drawing objections."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/elizabeth-warren-silenced-during-jeff-sessions-senate-debate/8254606

And some people posting here recently claim that there is no rationality in claims of misogyny.