The other day I was at this meeting for post abortive women who need to be freed from their bondage. Anyway…My aunt works as a volunteer in zimbabwe and she spoke. After she spoke a lady came and gave and envelope to us and it was a check for 500.00 for my aunt. My aunt asked if she wanted to write a thank you letter who would she write it out to. The top of the check said Dr. such and such PH.D right…my aunt said to this name and I clearly said no no that must be her husband. WOW…as soon as I utter those words I thought omg..i have but women in a box here i am advocating education and empowerment and this women is living proof and i took it from her. I reacted horribly and I was reminded of an exercise that was in the gray box in the book discussing stereotypes and I realized I did a bad bad thing…
November 19, 2007
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No, you didn’t – you were merely reacting as Western culture has taught you to react. But as a woman who has begun to be educated in feminist thought, you can see where the fallacies lie in the previous ways of thinking.
Good for you!
Comment by Laura Knudson — December 7, 2007 @ 9:59 pm