“Well-behaved bitches seldom make history.”
– Married to the MOB (Leah)
A woman’s fight in a male-dominatedsociety is nothing less than a war.
We are constantly coming across obstacles that cannot be solved, like the times where our very own womanhood is underestimated, or the times where we females are discriminated due to our gender. This gives us a smaller chance at success. What happened to men and women having equal rights?
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Say we follow the rules; we play the role of what is expected from us as women. What happens then? We are then unacknowledged and unappreciated.
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We must study the game, watch the game, play the game, and play it well. If your cocky, self-centered bastard of a co-worker receives the position youâÂÂve been working so hard for, and heâÂÂs done nothing but kiss-up and goof off. What do you do? Do you sit there and accept it?
Sure you can: write an e-mail to your boss or talk to him afterwork. Do as you please. But will that get you anywhere? More than likely, your voice will be left un-heard and your e-mail will be sent to the trash folder in a heart-beat.
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How did that happen? You did the professional thing, didnâÂÂt make a scene or put up a fight. You acted like the lady you were supposed to. But your boss doesnâÂÂt acknowledge your existence.His lam
e reason of not promoting you is, âÂÂyou canâÂÂt handle it, it takes a real man to do the job right.â What kind of GARBAGE is that?! Is he insinuating that a female figure is âÂÂtoo emotional?âÂÂ
This dude must be going NUTZO, because last I checked, it was illegal to unreasonably discriminate. I understand if you donâÂÂt allow a woman to lift heavy weight, thatâÂÂs only a gentlemanâÂÂs duty. But to question her authority? Honey, you just crossed the line.
DonâÂÂt get me wrong, acting like a lady is more than fine. But thereâÂÂs a difference between taking a stand, with class, and blowing up with all that ghetto talk. Sometimes, and only sometimes, the only way to redeem respect and success is to break the rules…just a little.    Â
    An act of rebellion will get you farâ to acertain extent. Don’t play, and act like you didn’t know Rosa Park‘s name wasn’t going pop up in this post! She is one of the most respected rebels in history. You heard that? HISTORY. We hear about her from our teachers, our parents, our grandparents, and… you get the point.
What we gotta do, is discipline ourselves. Teach ourselves to not be vulnerable, to acknowledge the thrill of a chase. It’s a Bonnie & Clyde adventure, but its just Bonnie this time because Clyde’s retrospective on a woman’s ability was beyond degrading. Fight the war. It’s not a matter of whether you win, or lose; it’s a matter of how you fight it and what you’re fighting for. Just remember one thing:Â
It’sa man’s world, but women make it go ’round.
