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   erin

   November 7, 2008

   I am now going to hijack your blog.

   I'm proud too, to be a part of a country where the majority elected a black man who is opinionated, well-educated and smart, who has new ideas about how to deal with old problems.

   I have faith that in my lifetime we will elect a woman as president. One who is chosen for her intelligence, experience and ability to lead and inspire us. I am ill at the thought that any woman who is popular based on her physical attractiveness, her charm and her enthusiasm will make it there first and embarrass America as well as further stereotype the entire female population of the U.S. as accessories, not valuable minds in Washington, in homes, in businesses, everywhere.

   I believe that we as a people have a long way to go to find enough acceptance of women who are strong, opinionated and have the toughness to run America. Every woman I know who possesses these qualities is labeled a bitch and scoffed at because people are afraid of women with that much confidence, with that much determination and voice. We need to do better. The women out there who dumb themselves down to fit in, to make it easier on others need to stop. The women who don't believe in themselves because no one else ever expressed confidence in them need to step up and try out their voices. And most importantly parents need to start looking hard at their sons and daughters and teaching them to believe in themselves. To achieve what is important to them. We need to teach our sons to take women seriously, as people. By embracing women and what are considered feminine qualities such as empathy, emotional expression and an awareness of what is going on inside oneself, men will be more flexible, more proud of who they are.

   We need to teach our daughters to dream of being a president more and a princess less. We need to teach our daughters to speak up when they see things differently. To be able to express themselves without apologies and with confidence. To do something other than accept unfair treatment with the sentiment that "That's just the way it is."

   Let's move toward a country where our daughters are not just entertainment or behind the scenes. Let's not tether our sons to behaviors that cripple them emotionally and trap them in a narrow, distasteful role filled with violent, out-of-control rage and shame for their inability to avoid it. Let's become a place where we are people first and not just puppets controlled by the same storylines we see played out on television every hour.

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   erin

   November 7, 2008

   I am now going to hijack your blog.

   I’m proud too, to be a part of a country where the majority elected a black man who is opinionated, well-educated and smart, who has new ideas about how to deal with old problems.

   I have faith that in my lifetime we will elect a woman as president. One who is chosen for her intelligence, experience and ability to lead and inspire us. I am ill at the thought that any woman who is popular based on her physical attractiveness, her charm and her enthusiasm will make it there first and embarrass America as well as further stereotype the entire female population of the U.S. as accessories, not valuable minds in Washington, in homes, in businesses, everywhere.

   I believe that we as a people have a long way to go to find enough acceptance of women who are strong, opinionated and have the toughness to run America. Every woman I know who possesses these qualities is labeled a bitch and scoffed at because people are afraid of women with that much confidence, with that much determination and voice. We need to do better. The women out there who dumb themselves down to fit in, to make it easier on others need to stop. The women who don’t believe in themselves because no one else ever expressed confidence in them need to step up and try out their voices. And most importantly parents need to start looking hard at their sons and daughters and teaching them to believe in themselves. To achieve what is important to them. We need to teach our sons to take women seriously, as people. By embracing women and what are considered feminine qualities such as empathy, emotional expression and an awareness of what is going on inside oneself, men will be more flexible, more proud of who they are.

   We need to teach our daughters to dream of being a president more and a princess less. We need to teach our daughters to speak up when they see things differently. To be able to express themselves without apologies and with confidence. To do something other than accept unfair treatment with the sentiment that “That’s just the way it is.”

   Let’s move toward a country where our daughters are not just entertainment or behind the scenes. Let’s not tether our sons to behaviors that cripple them emotionally and trap them in a narrow, distasteful role filled with violent, out-of-control rage and shame for their inability to avoid it. Let’s become a place where we are people first and not just puppets controlled by the same storylines we see played out on television every hour.

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