So many faces.
Seriously world, WTF?!
It is 2013. In this day and age, right here in America, women are being kidnapped from their jobs or being held captive for 10 years and raped, repeatedly. That's not to mention those who are being abused emotionally or physically by their spouses, manipulated and taken advantage of, treated as less than human due to the nature of their culture or religion, denied rights due to political machinations, or made to feel like their entire self worth is tied up in whether the males species thinks she's "hot."
I'm not one for superhero comics, but the world is in serious need of Superwoman, complete with her gold lasso, to whip some assholes in shape.
But what can a common, everyday gal like me do? What are some solutions?
For one thing, be political. Make sure your local politicians know our society cannot tolerate leniency on scumbags who hurt or harm others.
In the workplace, demand worker safety.
Learn how to protect yourself. At work, I was taught non-violent means of de-escalating a patient. With bad guys, all bets are off. Remember those kicking, screaming, biting and hair-pulling knock-down, drag out fights with your siblings? Good, you have some combat training, put it to work.
Pay less attention to the girlie magazines that tell you that you are less than ideal.
Stand your ground on the issues that matter to you most.
Look out for one another.
These are a few of the actions I, as a frustrated middle-aged mid western female, can conjure up.
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