It Is International Women's Day! Yes It Is!

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   paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

   Alright, ladies! Show me what you got!
   
   (Helen Reddy and Ray Burton)
   I am woman, hear me roar
   In numbers too big to ignore
   And I know too much to go back an' pretend
   'Cause I've heard it all before
   And I've been down there on the floor
   No one's ever gonna keep me down again
   
   Oh yes, I am wise
   But it's wisdom born of pain
   Yes, I've paid the price
   But look how much I gained
   If I have to
   I can do anything
   I am strong (strong)
   I am invincible (invincible)
   I am woman
   
   You can bend but never break me
   'Cause it only serves to make me
   More determined to achieve my final goal
   And I come back even stronger
   Not a novice any longer
   'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul
   
   Oh, yes, I am wise
   But it's wisdom born of pain
   Yes, I've paid the price
   But look how much I gained
   If I have to
   I can face anything
   I am strong (strong)
   I am invincible (invincible)
   I am woman
   
   I am woman watch me grow
   See me standing toe to toe
   As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
   But I'm still an embryo
   With a long, long way to go
   Until I make my brother understand
   
   Oh, yes, I am wise
   But it's wisdom born of pain
   Yes, I've paid the price
   But look how much I gained
   If I have to
   I can face anything
   I am strong (strong)
   I am invincible (invincible)
   I am woman
   
   Oh, I am woman
   I am invincible
   I am strong
   
   I am woman
   I am invincible
   I am strong
   I am woman

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      Brenda Durhamposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yep.
      I am woman
      Hear me roar!
      
      It's great that we've "come this far" from the portrayal in the picture.
      But indeed the women's movement went WAAAAY too far after that.
      
      So I must say that now-------
      
      I am A woman.
      Yes, I can still roar just as loudly as the feminists.
      And I say GGGGRRRRR get a grip, all ye women, and stop denying the rights of men when you kill the babies they've fathered without even giving them the chance to be dads.    And I say that with all humility because of the remembrance of past personal guilt of my own.  Not by abortion,  but otherwise.   So yes I know what I'm talkin' about and will continue to ROAR about men's equal rights to their children.
      
      So,yes, stand your ground when needed,
      but lest any woman get so uppity that they think they're the greatest thing since sliced bread, search your hearts, and please remember that none of us would even exist without the male gender.

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   Hollie Thomasposted 11 years ago

   WTG, PDS. Happy international womens day. You are clearly a feminist.

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      paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I have my moments.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 11 years ago

   I've never celebrated this holiday before. Are we supposed to decorate and sing the song? Or what?

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      SomewayOuttaHereposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      LOL!....no...no decorating today or singing........unless of course ya wanna!

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   K9keystrokesposted 11 years ago

   It is amazing how far we have come in 100 years!  The photo is from "DO SOMETHING.ORG"  which reminds us of  some history;
   
   It's International Women's Day. Did you know it was only 100 years ago that police were beating women in the street who were fighting for their right to vote?
   This is British Suffragist Ada Wright in 1910 being assaulted by local London police. Never forget how far we've come, and how far we have to go.
   
   

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      Sheri Fayeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yes Helen! Loved that!

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      SomewayOuttaHereposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      good post!....yes...we've come a long way baby!....and we're not turning back or standing still....moving forward.....

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   onegreenparachuteposted 11 years ago

   Dang!  I missed it.

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