Empower the Oppressed

Isabel Allende's video discusses the passion of women, and the need to empower the women ( and men, almost with special fervency) to take up the cause of the oppressed woman. I've been struggling internally with a lot decisions about humankind and women as a suppressed group, not just in our culture ( where it's subtle enough at the surface to be scoffed at and disregarded) but in this overwhelming and diverse world. Allende speaks of the resounding influence of men; even the poorest male can find a woman or child to abuse. 80% of those displace are female. Allende has defined feminism as the cause above all other, the unity of humanity as a means through with ingenuity and hope can flourish, a savior of healthy and good ideologies, a preserver of our deteriorating culture and even, planet. Women are 51% of the world! 51% of people are missing their chance to bring new and fresh ideas to the table. Putting women in power is giving the human race a chance to expand it's ideas, and it's clear that that is something that needs to happen. I wanted to scoff at her idea that alpha males define reality; put it's scary message and hidden idea I've passionately exclaimed; a frustrating message I've been trying to spread for a long time, while wringing my hands and grabbing my head in the agony of expressionless thoughts and unconvinced, suspicious glances. I want to empower women, but the blockades I find are much different than those I would expect. The culture we're born into is so infused in our personalities, it takes a detailed amount of introspection to fight the things we assume we know about ourselves as women and separate them from our true selves. I never liked pink, I like brown and green and the dark and richer shades of nature. I NEVER sucked at math and science, and those fields should have never been closed doors to me. I've reopened them, more than just one day too late (try five or six years) . I don't want to buy clothes, I don't want to wear colors that complement my skin tone, I don't want to learn what pleases my man in a weekly Cosmo ad. The quest for every woman to introspect. Does fashion truly interest you, or is looking good an expected interest and a worry you focus on without examining the reasons.How about make-up? If you knew people didn't judge you based on beauty, would you still slop on the stuff? The distinctions I find between women and men are unbelievable and many of those may be nature, in that eternal debate between environment and genetics. But catalyzing a change in values for women, infusing within them strength to overcome the stigma attached to self proclaiming feminism as your ideological standpoint could go a long way into bringing ingenious solutions to global issues. Standing for something you believe in now is as simple as social networking. That may be as easy as sitting in front of your computer and passing on a little knowledge, or linking people to some thought provoking online content. The first step into stopping the world injustice against women is to remind ourselves that we are the majority and we are not lesser versions of humanity. United we have new powers; united we could usurp the alpha male as the writers of history and the decision makers of our ideologies and cultures...
We, are, after all, overly emotional and overly impassioned ;-)

Watch Isabel Allende. know that empowered women change the world. Share these ideas with your friends. Spread the world. Always share what you know.