Yesterday I was watching my favorite news show as i got ready for work. They were doing an eating competition, between a male anchor and a female reporter. The female won. And instead of them congratulating her or talking about her win. They immediately discredited it, and said that the male must have thrown the competition and that he ate "like a girl." I was immediately disappointed. And that disappointment has continued to sit with me.
i am angry about the way the world is. the way the world treats women. We are continuously discredited. Our accomplishments are only celebrated in a state of shock. Its never about how talented or skilled we are. Its about the fact that we succeed in spite of being a woman. Like it is so rare for a woman to be good at something.
Why is being a girl the ultimate insult? Why is it that anything that is done "bad" is being done "like a girl." Its disturbing. It's disgusting that it is 2014 and we still need to have these kinds of conversations. That we haven't made the progress that we should have.
These thoughts are not streamlined. and are not making complete sense i am sure. Mostly because i am thinking and typing through irritation. I will write something much better when i am more composed.
The point is- being a girl- is amazing. And to me it means you are strong, beautiful, talented, and so so so much more. All the women in my life are amazing, and in a lot of ways- they are stronger than the men. Lets stop using "like a girl" as an insult. Every time that is said- we are hurting all of our girls. Being a woman is not something to be ashamed of- it is something to be celebrated. Being you should be celebrated. No matter who you are.
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