The Cure

Nothing has changed today except that the symptoms we have had as a country have been diagnosed and we now know the cause. More than half the country is not ready for a woman president. Why??

- because women still say men should ask us on dates, make the first move, and pay for the date.

- because women giggle to be cute, downplay our intelligence, and let men win arguments even though we disagree.

- because women downplay our accomplishments, allow other people to take credit for our work, and avoid arguments to keep the peace.

- because women quietly listen and observe but choose not to participate because of perceived and sometimes very real risks.

- because women give boys and men the excuse that boys will be boys and allow them to yell at us, talk down to us, dismiss us, and be rude to us by giving them that excuse.

- because women undermine our own success by treating it as less important and valuable and holding on to the security blanket of humility, modesty, and being humble.

- because women downplay the accomplishments of other women while simultaneously singing the praises of men increasing the perception of the importance of the latter at the cost of the former.

Women do these AND we think other women should do these, act rudely when they don't, bad mouth them, reinforce the above, and model to family members that the above is the only right way to behave if you are a woman.?

And if women do these, then men will view themselves and other men as more important. And if men and women view and treat women these ways, then those in the LGBTQ+ community and those who are disenfranchised because of race will by extension continue to be marginalized.?

There is one disease here and it's sexism. We didn't know it for sure when people said Clinton wasn't likable enough. We now have no excuse not to see it.?

From now on commit to recognizing the importance of women's place through how you communicate in your communities. This is the only cure and costs nothing.

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