When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change.
Interpretation
Speaking out against injustice requires bravery, especially for women seeking change.
This quote emphasizes the challenges faced by women who advocate for fairness and justice in a society that often dismisses their concerns. It highlights the societal tendency to belittle or silence those who speak out, showcasing the strength and determination required to fight against ingrained injustices.
In practice
This quote can be used during a women's rights seminar to inspire attendees.
Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people's projects. But I don't do that anymore. I just want to be off the cuff and honest.
It's now taken for granted that women are in bands and you can say feminist things in your songs. But back in the early '90s, there was a lot of violence at Bikini Kill shows that people don't realize happened.
I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.
To make riot grrrl move into the future in a new way with a bunch of new names and a bunch of new energy, younger people have to learn about it and apply it to their own lives and own modern conversation. And they are.
Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.
You learn that the only way to get rock-star power as a girl is to be a groupie and bare your breasts and get chosen for the night. We learn that the only way to get anywhere is through men. And it's a lie.
That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.
Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity.
Together we have travelled a long road to be where we are today. This has been a road of struggle against colonial and apartheid oppression.
The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
In many ways, I'm incredibly lucky to have been born with my impairment and that it's visible. It means my path has been predictable.
They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
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