Still going to fight, no question. You have to chose, you have to commit. But this is for everyone else. Which is both more compelling, and less... personal. Like putting my own O2 mask on first. Making sure I'm safe to rescue the drowning person. Staying strong and persistent.
I've been worried about the misogyny creeping up over the last few years. Seemed so backward. And now it's out in force with the bigotry. Time to scrape it out and finally dilute it into meaninglessness.
So, this quote,
We're getting it from all the times we've heard 'throws like a girl", "crying like a little girl"; calling football players "Ladies" when the coach is displeased with the players, hearing "weak as a woman", telling boys as an insult they should "go play with their dollies"; saying women are "PMS'ing" when they are acting any way but happy .....shall I go on?
Women are still seen by men as "less than." It's ugly, and wrong.
Taking every little crack as hope letting the light in. But making no assumptions. This is a siege. I must resist, and persist. The enemy is old and violent. We are revolutionaries down to the marrow, though.
And then, the snowball fight.
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Telling a small boy off for not being manly enough always has seemed half-witted , like telling a small girl off for not being like Mae West .
S&S,
Exactly. Making a complex mix of social, biological issues into a simple black and white one serves no one.
i've hated that whole "ladies" used as an insult thing. and seeing women do it, even worse. but hey, it's so easy to internalize that bullshit.
hang in there. i'm here with you!
My father insulted me by sneering "Miss Independent!" like that was a bad thing.
Excellent commentary! I've had a hard time sleeping and now have to forbid myself to look at any news about the state of our nation in the evening. Keep on keeping on. It's a good fight!
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