tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post7989249259705315329..comments2023-04-04T06:42:49.846-04:00Comments on My Gypsi Journey: Richmond, VAGypsi Mama Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477981488422851259noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post-10786476059279298782014-11-03T12:18:45.549-05:002014-11-03T12:18:45.549-05:00I wrote in error - I said "context of their c...I wrote in error - I said "context of their character" when actually it is the "content of their character."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821710723292852813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post-17113486412324108772014-11-02T19:42:44.422-05:002014-11-02T19:42:44.422-05:00And the beat goes on and on and on!And the beat goes on and on and on!Gypsi Mama Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477981488422851259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post-11067094538952270222014-11-02T17:45:01.011-05:002014-11-02T17:45:01.011-05:00William Shakespeare once said, “To thine own self ...William Shakespeare once said, “To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” <br /><br />As a feminist, womanist, independent woman, I refuse to be categorized or put in a box, anymore, just to appease others. As our elders pass on and we’re moved to the top, what message do WE want to relay to those females coming after us? Do we want them to be free thinking/acting individuals or do we want them to be clones, living miserably in, and subscribing to, the dictates of our misogynist society? Misogyny refuses to die just as racism does yet we, as people, tend to adopt the ways and beliefs of society as archaic and hurtful as that might be. Men typically view us through the lens of others and hold us accountable for being, not who we are, but who they think others perceive, and expect, us to be. But that’s their issue and we, as women, need to stop allowing their issues to be ours.<br /><br />Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted his children to be judged “by the context of their character, not the color of their skin” but for his daughters, is that where his wish stopped? In the next breath or behind closed doors did he then say to his girls - but act like a lady? Being of that generation, he probably did.<br /><br />Not bashing but Mickie - be you and do you - you’ve earned that right! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821710723292852813noreply@blogger.com