trust women
Friday, January 22, 2010 by jasmine
i've been feeling the urge to come out of blogging hibernation for awhile. i have several post drafts chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool, etc. i have thoughts and sometimes i want to share them in more than 140 characters.
anyway.
today is blog for choice day, which coincides with the anniversary of roe v. wade. the theme this year is "trust women", a phrase that dr. george tiller (the abortion provider who was murdered last year outside of church) used often to defend the act of abortion. what does "trust women" mean to me, personally?
it is that allowing women to be, without being inundated with messages telling us how to dress, who to emulate, what to do with our lives.
it is listening to women.
it is acknowledging that despite institutionalized patriarchy, women regularly cultivate brilliance, through words, through actions, through existing.
it is allowing a woman to construct and control her own moral compass.
it is recognizing the innate strength that women must create in order to survive in this world.
it is realizing that a woman should be the final arbiter of what does or does not happen to/with her body.
it is about the comprehensive perception of women as equal to, not less than.
trust women. respect our choices.
anyway.
today is blog for choice day, which coincides with the anniversary of roe v. wade. the theme this year is "trust women", a phrase that dr. george tiller (the abortion provider who was murdered last year outside of church) used often to defend the act of abortion. what does "trust women" mean to me, personally?
it is that allowing women to be, without being inundated with messages telling us how to dress, who to emulate, what to do with our lives.
it is listening to women.
it is acknowledging that despite institutionalized patriarchy, women regularly cultivate brilliance, through words, through actions, through existing.
it is allowing a woman to construct and control her own moral compass.
it is recognizing the innate strength that women must create in order to survive in this world.
it is realizing that a woman should be the final arbiter of what does or does not happen to/with her body.
it is about the comprehensive perception of women as equal to, not less than.
trust women. respect our choices.
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