Since writing about sexism in politics and the demeaning treatment of women seems to have become my raison d’etre, I have to share an exciting video that came to my attention courtesy of writer Mona Gable at BlogHer. She reports that Vlogger Nineteen Percent takes issue with Beyonce’s song Girl (Who Rule The Word)….
Not so fast! says this fabulous woman…
“I am exhausted that we are still making such faint progress. In 1855 while speaking about the issues women face, Lucy Stone famously said”
“…In education, in marriage, in religion, in everything, disappointment is the lot of woman. It shall be the business of my life to deepen this disappointment in every woman’s heart until she bows down to it no longer.” Over 150 years later, women are still overwhelmingly spoils of war and chattel denied income, equal rights, education, safety, and justice.”
Other students with whom I spoke chimed in about the obsession over a woman’s appearance and were none too pleased at the choke hold they felt this demeaning construct has over female political candidates.
In search of more encouragement, have you found examples recently of young people who have wised up beyond our current cult-worshipping culture?
I realized I did not have the greatest answer to the “Kardashian’s question,” beyond telling the young lady to make a stand on the issues — hoping that with enough passion and reason, some kernel of sense would penetrate her reality-tv addled target. But I think, honestly, mine was a rather lame retort. What would you have said?
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Anita Finlay is the author of Dirty Words on Clean Skin: Sexism and Sabotage, a Hillary Supporter’s Rude Awakening, available on Amazon in print and kindle editions.
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