tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72526282210289939442023-11-15T09:20:42.406-08:00Important.juicy_mclucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16696253433244083984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252628221028993944.post-76498412237225247112020-02-01T00:52:00.000-08:002020-02-01T09:09:55.407-08:00Women in 2020<b>Things I needed to say and you need to read.</b><br />
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As a woman in 2020 there are things that I have to deal with
that often get dismissed because people don’t want to hear about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things continue to happen that should not
happen, people say things like “it’s just the way it is”, but, it shouldn’t be
this way and until we stop feeling like this and talk about it, it will continue to
happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not apologise for what I’m going
to say and if we all talk about it then things will change.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a woman in 2020 I know that I am a second-class citizen and I
know that I am not as important in society’s eyes as a man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t get paid the same and I don’t get
listened to without someone saying that I’m standing on a soapbox or I’m looking
for attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I’m just going to say
it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am a woman and I’m not a piece of meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not ok for men to shout comments at me
in the street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not ok for men to
try and pick me up in their car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
not ok to be stared at in an aggressive way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is not ok to be followed and forced into corners or rooms against my
will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not ok that I feel unsafe at
night and it is not ok that I feel that it is my fault.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I am a woman and it is my right to wear whatever I want,
without repercussions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my right to
feel safe without a man to protect me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is my right to do whatever I want to do without having to think if I
will be vulnerable or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my
right to give these opinions without being told that I am being melodramatic or
seeking attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is time that women
felt safe and it the responsibility of everyone to make sure that this happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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If this makes you feel angry or annoyed, then shame on
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until more people are willing to
say that women are not equal and should be, until more people talk about these
situations, nothing will change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until
we educate our children about what is right or wrong, about what men and boys can
and cannot do then it will continue and that is not right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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