If a woman owns her own voice without apology, she is likely to be seen by some as grandiose or arrogant. That is the kind of subtle, internalized misogyny that all of us - women as well as men – need to be aware of.

Mar 17, 2018 · 6:43 PM UTC

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Amen amen amen
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Hello
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I have PTSD given to me by Three Policemen! CASE DISMISSED! They broke into my HANDICAP ROOM, No RIGHTS, No 911, one HANDCUFFED my HANDICAP Husband and they ALLOWED the P/T security guard beat me and throw me in His cop car!
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Well said! (As usual) 😉
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What???
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Thank you Marianne 🌺💖🌺
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That’s very true. I was very fortunate to go on a training course early in my career and the trainer, a woman put me right, she said I was never to refer to myself as aggressive or pushy (as I had been called) but to think of myself as #assertive. I have never looked back
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I have been called "bossy" all my life. Boys who engaged in the EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR/SPEECH were lavishly praised for their "leadership skills." When I spoke up, I was told to be quiet. I wasn't. I won't be.
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That is true except for those times when the woman speaks w/ intent of being grandiose or arrogant. We, both women & men, must be aware & distinguish between the two. Knowing the difference doesn’t make you a misogynist; your response might.
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I did, I do, people tend to view me as a scatterbrained nut that will pretty much blurt out whatever is on my mind and that’s pretty accurate. It is liberating though.
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