I know people are concerned with issues like the Patriot Act but I have other concerns regarding our freedoms... how frightening it would be if we did not have freedom of speech. How horrible it would be to deal with intimidation and hostile environment -- concerns like that. Could you imagine sexism -- if you were treated so because you are a woman? What is about a society as modern as ours is that still seems to except a double standard? Why is there language and ways of talking to women and girls or about them that screams sexism/double standard/ and that how our words count for less -- it is so accepted.
Benazir Bhutto assassinated and why because she posed a real threat? You do not have to agree with someone's politics but to murder her? In urban ways it happens too...the big global politics and the street politics....
I believe that Adrienne Shelly was murdered because she asked for some peace and quiet. She was a beautiful intelligent woman and she dared to speak up.
Look at the stats on rape for NYC and how accurate are they? How many women and girls are not going to come forward and why? Blame the victim and shaming the victim mentality perhaps? What about the "date rape" drug? How many people are drugged and do not come forward to report a rape? Do not drink anything that is not poured right in front of you.
I had an incident, it was not rape but I felt I was being harassed and I did call the police but I did not follow through because a 3rd party said let us just put this behind us. Big mistake and I regret it.
So long ago I made up the term "geo-sexual politics" and people always ask what it means.
I respond "we ain't equal".
yeah, we have been rulers, we are super stars and we achieve so much but in daily life it is still shockingly sexist and the double standards are still alive. If you offered me a million dollars to take a job from a guy so you can meet your quota for women the answer is "no thank you". I always played basketball with guys and I held my own. I do not want to be given the time of day because of a quota that has to be filled but worse is what I state above and the ultimate is when women are murdered. That is the ultimate silencer.
Thoughts and concerns from the artist's corner.
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