Women are constantly silenced…in SO many ways (2 pictures)
Photo: Kat Jayne
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Photo: Anet Lusina
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A work of art…
her beauty
is undeniable
her strength
and bearing
obvious
a powerful
Goddess
a woman
who did not
surrender
but fought
the life
she was given
and won
Photo: CristianNewman
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Woman…
I have no idea who this woman is. I’m putting her on my blog because she looks normal. She isn’t half dressed, her eyes are open and she doesn’t look as if she’s having a religious experience. She looks REAL and beautiful. She looks comfortable in her body and in herself. I’m so sick of seeing women posing and posturing.
Photographs inspire me, so I go through some of them on line to get new ideas, but the pictures of women touching their faces, their arms over their heads, partially naked are just disgusting. Selling themselves to the male (or female) gaze, looking weak and vulnerable. Hiding in shadows or standing in front of windows, it just makes me sick. We work so hard to make women look strong and intelligent, and then I see so many pictures where they look ridiculous (yes, that is my opinion).
When I saw this woman, I was so happy. She looks as if she could function in the world, be a force, full of intelligence and personal power. I love it. It’s refreshing and positive. She’s not a thing, she’s a real person.
Often times women use their bodies to survive. They pose and pout and look like children or easy marks. It makes me sad. Really sad. Women have been taught those things. Those looks SELL things, but they are demeaning when flashed across the screen and I wonder if their family album, the one they show their kids, would be full of those shots.
Men will sometimes have their hands above their heads to show off their abs. It’s bragging, not inviting. They don’t touch their faces, close their eyes and pose. They show strength, not weakness.
I’m sick of seeing posing and weak looking females. I find the above photo a breath of fresh air and that’s why she’s on my blog.
Photo: Polinatan Kilevitgh
Pexels
Girls and snakes…a poem
whoever made up the
the lie
about girls not liking
SNAKES
never met the right
girls
Photo: Alexander Jawfox
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Fire…a poem
every time
I see a beautiful picture
like this one
I hear women
screaming
as they are burned
for being
witches
by white men
who
simply wanted
their possessions
if you’re very quiet
and pay attention
maybe you can hear
them too
they’re still
screaming
Photo: Kristaps Ungurs
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