• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Was that not just to take advantage of the fact that “suffrage” sounds like a bad thing (like “suffering”)?

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      9 months ago

      Exactly, playing on people’s ignorance like current talk show on-the-street segments do. The joke was not that they thought women shouldn’t be able to vote… It is just humorous to hear people say they are anti-sufferage not understanding what theyre saying.

      It’s like asking people if they are afraid of dihydrogen monoxide in their water…