In so many places in the world, women have been prisoners for so long that they feel they have to scream about their rights. But when you scream, nobody listens to you. Real authority comes when you no longer need to scream - and that's something we women still need to learn.
Interpretation
Women must learn to assert their rights without resorting to extreme measures like screaming.
Monica Bellucci's quote highlights the struggle women face in advocating for their rights in societies where they have been marginalized for too long. While the act of screaming symbolizes a desperate plea for attention and acknowledgment of their rights, true authority and effective advocacy come from a place of confidence and self-awareness, suggesting that empowerment doesn't always require loud protests but rather a profound understanding of one's worth and capabilities.
In practice
This quote could be used in a women's empowerment seminar to illustrate the importance of self-advocacy.
For me, true beauty has nothing to do with wrinkles and everything to do with the fact that my maternal grandmother raised five children just after the war and remained a fighter throughout her life. True beauty is the slick of red lipstick my paternal grandmother would put on before going to church on Sunday.
I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.
Stones of judgment, discouragement or doubt may be thrown at you. You can't stop them, but you can make the choice to keep your walls up and not let them affect you.
Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business.
I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye. I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind. I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart.
Women are strong, strong, terribly strong. We don't know how strong until we're pushing out our babies.
I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us - men and boys - refuse to tolerate it.
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