i am the 51%

i am the 51%.
stop degrading me. air-brushing me. selling me short. I AM VIBRANT AND I CAN STAND ON MY OWN.
i am the 51%.
stop violating me. humiliating me. hurting me. I AM STRONG AND POWERFUL.
i am the 51%.
stop making me believe that i’m not enough, not good enough, not worthy enough. I AM MORE THAN ENOUGH.
i am the 51%.
stop treating me like i’m stupid, dumb, faulty and unattractive because i wear a little bit more weight. I CAN CARRY MY OWN WEIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
i am the 51%.
stop offending me with the wrong images and sexism and demeaning role models. I AM A GODDESS.
i am the 51%.
stop refusing me equal pay and equal time. I DESERVE AND WANT EQUAL RIGHTS.
i am the 51%.
stop silencing my voice, my stand, my reason, my cause. I AM PASSIONATE, AND BRILLIANT, AND CLEVER, AND YOU NEED TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
i am the 51%.
stop asking me to get up from the table, and stand in the back of the line. I WILL NOT GIVE UP MY SEAT FOR YOU, AND I WILL NOT GIVE UP.
i am the 51%.
stop shrinking me, altering me, and tightening my face to sell me. I AM PERFECT AND MAGNIFICENT JUST AS I AM.
i am the 51%.
stop limiting my opportunities, and cutting back my pay. I AM INVALUABLE, AND PRICELESS.
i am the 51%.
stop treating me like an object. a sexual toy, a punching bag, a victim, a selling point, a video game. stop sexualizing me, and minimizing me.

I LOVE ME.

i am the 51%.
i win.

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4 Responses to “i am the 51%”

  1. Hollye Dexter

    perfect.
    This should be on a poster.

  2. Madgew

    Did you see Miss Representation on the Oprah network? It was on this topic. Great blog today.

  3. Debra DeAngelo

    BEAUTIFUL. Fucking BEAUTIFUL! Hear us ROAR!!!!

  4. Jane

    GREAT piece, Amy!


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