Damsel in Distress???

Welcome to 2015. Most of us have a dream of equality. I don’t know if most of you guys watch Being Mary Jane but it’s a great show. It’s about this woman, Mary Jane who works as an anchor on her own show. She’s successful, intelligent, independent, and single with no kids, though she struggles a lot with her personal life and relationships. Besides the social and relationship issues, she explores issues about race, the struggle, relationships between people, differences between the classes and the topic of this blog, women’s rights. There’s nothing like being a strong woman in this world with no voice or proper respect. That’s not even taking race into consideration. We speak out and they only hear us “nag”. There’s nothing wrong with having an opinion and voicing it. Why else did we fight so hard just to get the rights to vote? It's almost 100 years later. We can be more than just the “damsel in distress”. Nothing wrong with being a house wife but last time I checked, a wife was not just a maid or nanny.

Then once we have become strong, we become bitches with attitudes. Why must we be bitches because we have a voice? With all the craziness I’ve seen and experienced in my life I REFUSE to be a sitting duck. I'm not a sheep to follow this flock off a cliff. NO. Quite frankly I would gladly follow the right man as long as he’s making the right decisions. Best believe when he strays from the path I will let him know my opinion. I'm not saying it’s okay to run someone but we all have opinions in the matters that concern us. I'm just getting tired of this chauvinistic attitude that has tried to keep us from living our lives as women to our full potential. AND NO, I'm not on my period. It is the lack of respect and snide comments from weak men that have made me disgruntle. Realistically if it’s all about survival of the fittest, why wouldn’t you want a strong intelligent woman to help you build yourself up and raise your children?

On the flip side, women it’s 2015. There’s nothing wrong with getting your education and being independent. That way when you do settle down, you can appreciate the years you spent getting to develop yourself as a person and you know who you are. Also with an education you have more to offer your offspring. Getting married or constantly in relationships while your young doesn’t develop you as a person. I know. I’ve been there too. When you are with someone you become a couple, you are no longer just “you”. You can’t cultivate your own likes and dislikes or explore as you please. Ten years later you wake up and you don’t know what you are like without your guy. You don’t know who you are as a person. This is what the twenties are for! Go find out what you like, what you can handle, what you want and what you don’t like/want. That way you can be a better partner for your man, who will appreciate it if he’s real man. I know men want to be the man of the house and that’s fine, ladies just don’t be a duck. Be aware, be supportive, BE A WOMAN.