When it comes to gender justice, I straighten my back and clear my throat because this is an argument worth having.
THIS IS something I picked up from my father: “Yeah, it’s true. But it’s been said before. This piece has nothing new to say.”
He says that and I nod. I think: he’s right. All these women are saying the same exact thing in the same exact manner with the same exact words. It loses its impact, doesn’t it?
I’ve been audience to a lot of literature spewed out by angry, tired women every day on social media, in newspapers, in magazines, on any platform that comes their way; and until recently, I always finished listening, shook my head and said, “Yeah sure, but it’s been said before.”
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