Wake of Echoes

In the era of #metoo and #genderequality, the subject of marginalized women comes up frequently -- even more so this week after Frances McDormand's Oscar speech on Sunday and International Women's Day on Thursday...  I am glad that women are taking advantage of this opportunity to tell our stories, to climb toward success and to (hopefully) bring other women along with us. And even if some of the hoopla feels a bit bandwagonish (Just imagine: if Roman Polanski or Woody Allen had been unfortunate enough to have their scandals while #metoo was trending, they might not have had famous actresses coming so quickly to their defense, but I digress) I think open dialogue about these issues is always best. TRUTH, after all, will resonate in a few hearts before the spin doctors rush in to obfuscate it with their analysis and monochrome arguments. (Or before they turn #truth into #mytruth and #yourtruth.) That's why I want to draw your attention to four groups of women w...

Do you feel the need to be rescued? Chivalry by Francis Bernard Dicksee I ask because I'm confused by all the feminine outrage I've read since Donald Trump was elected. I mean, I get not liking Trump -- I don't like him either. And I still can't quite wrap my head around the idea of him being our president, but I suppose I'll get used to it. If you were a Hillary Clinton supporter, I even get being upset that your candidate lost. I remember how I felt when Barack Obama won. I was worried about what kind of policies he would enact and how they might infringe on my personal freedoms. So you're worried about Trump's leadership? How he'll interact with Russia? Or how his economic policies will affect us?  That's totally valid as far as I'm concerned. But how far do we take our concerns? How much hand wringing should we do? Should I be weeping and wailing like a damsel in distress? And just how much time should we spend protesting, ran...