I am a die-hard feminist. I have been ever since I can
remember. Feminism means you believe everyone should be treated equally –
everyone, in every situation, which I fully embrace.
In a nutshell, in this context, a woman should be allowed to
wear whatever she wants and not be assaulted or be called a whore if it
happens.
However, in this society, and maybe because I am 50ish, I think
young women have been sucked in the media vortex that says sexy is strong, sex
is wonderful, and you’re the boss.
As a result, I see young women dressing like they are ready
for sex, which I believe men totally believe.
Now, feminist (!) Chrissie Hynde, singer from the Pretenders,
is in trouble for articulating in a rock and roll way, what I have been thinking.
“If you don’t want to entice a rapist, don’t wear high heels
so you can’t run from him,” Hynde said in an interview reportedly with the
U.K.’s subscription-only Sunday Times Magazine. “If you’re wearing something that
says ‘Come and fuck me,’ you’d better be good on your feet…”
And in other news, GOP presidential
hopeful Donald Trump has given little details on how his proposed massive
deportation would be done, but reportedly the conservative-leaning
American Action Forum said it would cost between $400 billion to $600 billion
and take 20 years to remove an estimated 11.2 million immigrants living in the
country illegally.
Well,
it is not an original idea. Did you know the government did about the same
thing in the 1930s? I didn’t.
According to the
Associated Press, a half-million to 1 million Mexican immigrants and Mexican
Americans were pushed out of the country during the 1930s repatriation, as the
removal is sometimes called.
During that time,
immigrants were rounded up and sent to Mexico, sometimes in public places and
often without formal proceedings. Others, scared under the threat of violence,
left voluntarily.
About 60 percent of
those who left were American citizens, according to various studies on the 1930s
repatriation. Later testimonies show families lost most of their possessions
and some family members died trying to return. Neighborhoods in cities such as
Houston, San Antonio and Los Angeles became empty.”
Not only does Trump
scare me – he also pisses me off! Our
country is based on the quote: “Give me your tired, poor. Your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free …” by Emma Lazarus on the Statue of Liberty. Enough
said!
