Why can't women just be women?
As a woman for years I've been insulted by the roles that society has chosen for us. My Mom is a strong woman who could have been a real power player in the woman's movement in her day.
She thought raising her children was the most important thing for her to do. It didn't make her weak or a wimpy female because she chose to raise her kids. I have learning disabilities. She took care of me and home schooled me because I couldn't handle being around kids my own age at the time. She is still the most grounded straight forward 5 foot 4 inches of pure bull in a china closet you'll meet.
My Dad says he likes a woman with pepper and that her red hair is 'no lie'. (She has a temper as you can guess)
But my Mom wouldn't be a 'real' role model in American society.
Women are rarely shown as women they're shown as guys with boobs and missing some extra stuff down below.
When people used to ask my Mom what she did and she said house wife they'd look down on her as though she was sitting at home all day long eating bon bon's and watching soaps.
My Momma did the work of a chef, a house keeper, gardener, a teacher, she did the bills and balance out her check book (not something many people do) made sure everything ran smoothly. Gave us kids’ stability and a place that was beautifully decorated because she always says a home should be your sanctuary. So I guess I can add interior designer to the list of things my Momma does because I swear that her rooms look like something you find in a magazine.
People would always make these snide little comments or you could just see the disapproval rolling off them in waves.
Because my Momma didn't have a 'job' she must not do much.
Funny thing is. You ask any professional about which is harder their job or raising their kids they'll say raising their kids if they're being honest.
I guess my problem is that women are portrayed as strong only if they're holding down a high paying job, or law enforcement with mad Kung Fu skills and can out drink, out f-ck and out swagger the boys she's surrounded with that or she's a lesbian because that automatically puts you in the category of being strong.
I just know so many women who are strong in different ways and they're not in high paying jobs nor are they law enforcement with mad skills and they're not lesbians either.
This little rant started with someone mentioning the stereotyping that is done with gays and lesbians and it got me to thinking about the stereotyping that is done with women. (I won't go into the horror show that is done on men)
I just hating seeing this done to people, it's insulting when on shows if you’re a gay man you’re going to be the funny wise friend, or if you’re a lesbian you’re going to be tough and spunky and you're automatically going to be introduced through a make out scene to draw in an audience.
I feel like as a woman I can't be complicated and like pink.
I'm a woman who likes guns, swords, knives and I own more action movies than my Dad. I also like dresses wearing pink and I love stuffed animals even though I'm too 'old' to buy them anymore. I also like pretty dishes and teapots...
I guess I'm trying to say is that I wish that women were allowed to be women without all the preconceived notions of what that entails being forced upon us by a society that has lost sight of what most women want or need.