The Not So Secret Power of Women

Let's face it, the reason you are reading this is that you have become concerned that our newly elected POTUS is a couple of Cheetos short of a full bag and he is attacking many of the principles of our government on which you used to rely.  Perhaps you are worried that he has the nuclear codes and seems to be fixated on imaginary illegal alien voter fraud.  That is a pretty nasty cocktail.  Or just as importantly, perhaps you have a health issue that involves the use of Planned Parenthood services to insure that you are able to stay well enough to provide for your family. That used to be called "being responsible" but Trump and his sidekick Pence insist that you are really just using that evil institution as a place to gain access to abortion as an alternative means of birth control. That makes no sense whatsoever!  Their attitude is the epitome of both  arrogance and ignorance.  Neither of them knows the difference between a UTI, an STD or an IUD.  They are children who blush if they have to use the word Volvo in a sentence because they think it is the Swedish word for a woman's external sexual organs.  When a grown man opts to call those organs a "pussy" instead of its name, you are dealing with a child.  I know, because I taught sex ed. for nearly twenty years to grade school children and that is what children do, not grown men.

That is what was so powerful about the various Women's Marches. You had millions of women and women who were enlightened marching together wearing "pussy" hats not because they were acting like children, but instead they were mocking the unenlightened elected government officials who are acting like the children I used to teach in elementary school.  It was a great big beautiful reminder for these people, most of them pasty white old men, that they need to grow up and start treating women as equals.  It scared the crap out of them.  They have always been aware that to continue to remain in power they must control the majority of the voting population who just happen to be sporting two "x" chromosomes. Men have, up until the last two centuries, dominated women in this world because of their physical abilities to hunt, fight and protect their families, but that is no longer necessary for survival.  In a modern society, women are every bit as capable and perhaps even better suited for the jobs that provide for the family unit.  It is a fact that scares many men half out of their wits.  This recognition that women might even one day be treated equally intimidates them and unfortunately some men turn to the age old practice of suppression. The current administration is no friend to women.

It is a tool that women should keep in their tool box.  These political figures need to know that you are completely aware about their fear of women.  They need to know that you are not going to back down and are united in numbers that can and will make a difference in the 2018 election. They will respond to courageous action. Sara Bareilles says it way better than I ever could in her song, Brave.

 

Everybody's been there, everybody's been stared down
By the enemy
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Bow down to the mighty
Don't run, stop holding your tongue
Maybe there's a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

 

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

 

Do not ever forget that it has taken literally hundreds of thousands of years for mankind to reach this point.  We no longer need to play by caveman rules.  Women will be need to be the leaders in a future where the ideals of humanity will be vastly more important for our survival as a species than  faux toughness and bravado. These men are pushing back with fervor because they know this reckoning is near.  Enlightened men and women must continue forward and not be pushed backward.  Backward male politicians are in the minority and they must be reminded of it with a tone of complete resolve. As those of us who have ever run competitively will tell you, this a marathon, not a sprint. We must not lose sight of the finish line, but to regain civility we must stay organized, be supportive and endure.  This is why we must learn to stand.