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Signed Survivor-Tonya GJ PrinceTonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.comBlogger738125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-63071932982380677842024-03-19T00:00:00.003-04:002024-03-19T00:00:00.157-04:00Learn the magic of belly dancing and how it’s a tool to heal trauma<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/cnbf0KHudhg?si=FYamfFuh0o3gr_fu" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-44165262069358233202024-03-19T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-19T00:00:00.156-04:00Chronic Pain: Common Symptoms Experienced by Child Sexual Abuse Survivor...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/su8PkFRmGTs?si=9MRmgdYxX7qHYv-u" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-83047170141076855652024-03-18T21:14:00.008-04:002024-03-18T21:14:55.000-04:00Legal and Policy Rights: Surviving Abuse in the Modern Era<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy28PpUPwKnakre9PUM4TmWj3Tq5c2u8RniKam45wPg7rJod9YZvxhiCkgjkP19iCokgDTWBHVZc-0z2oZ_7EOLfLw8m7PywtqFl0TU3zSLMnidH3-YVRWhFlkwww6KX0dKSolJPJHTrtPl6aFLHGbYTjrjQksv9VAVpJhd9WLXBCPtqZ7xNAPAiPLwqd/s2688/Bare%20Assertions%20English%20Poster%20Colourful%20Illustrative.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy28PpUPwKnakre9PUM4TmWj3Tq5c2u8RniKam45wPg7rJod9YZvxhiCkgjkP19iCokgDTWBHVZc-0z2oZ_7EOLfLw8m7PywtqFl0TU3zSLMnidH3-YVRWhFlkwww6KX0dKSolJPJHTrtPl6aFLHGbYTjrjQksv9VAVpJhd9WLXBCPtqZ7xNAPAiPLwqd/w458-h640/Bare%20Assertions%20English%20Poster%20Colourful%20Illustrative.png" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<div data-elink="https://elink.io/embed/9d7d156"><a href="https://elink.io" target="_blank">elink.io</a> | <a href="https://elink.io/p/9d7d156" target="_blank">See Original</a></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://d1sf3a4rercrry.cloudfront.net/embed.js"></script>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-3138326762043164142024-03-18T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.129-04:00Survivors Youtube 2014<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/AWLTAUHl4aE?si=LTqaDriGzeteaq7m" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-50223227377287134892024-03-17T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-17T00:00:00.129-04:00YOGA-TRAUMA GROUP FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/lo98W1kbKrg?si=zXCMDk1piqqxouVE" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-5534301712357862462024-03-16T22:50:00.005-04:002024-03-16T22:50:25.024-04:00How Somatic Movement & Ecstatic Dance have helped me heal<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/OqtzRnkjTTM?si=64mOwzhO1np76BMz" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-44013222894344432772024-03-16T20:04:00.005-04:002024-03-16T20:04:24.949-04:00Empowerment through Yoga: Healing and Resilience for FGM Survivors<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/swJNKEzmE8U?si=UgUXCVZn5mNSREkZ" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-48572615015267884982024-03-16T19:14:00.006-04:002024-03-16T19:14:36.332-04:00Bessell van der Kolk: Overcome Trauma With Yoga<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/MmKfzbHzm_s?si=ujyJ3Qt79KgHJot1" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-52931560052096479552024-03-16T19:05:00.002-04:002024-03-16T19:05:15.651-04:00Domestic violence survivors heal through yoga<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/iqfaOAmR3Gk?si=j-CsXDG0RsARVkv3" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-6039215583492937042024-03-16T17:50:00.014-04:002024-03-16T22:58:43.803-04:00Survivor Affirmations: I Have a Right to Safety and Dignity Regardless of Male Desires <p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85KArQ9F_jXuodPhDbvwtU6kUaj1q4iXKcXfTdmuJAwEQ1YD0SxF5aInGEVpNuYhbIe8qXcO0ITSPhc6-FsRj-JS6pig842abq1gkLi1MHJ3oufFLWbUvDi9IIM6fTNrHA4a2y7ziGr43gRTzzR_FOebYwALF-BxKsasOcePruQcZzpaXGTwjMeYgDscw/s1080/Brown%20and%20White%20Social%20Media%20Mockup%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85KArQ9F_jXuodPhDbvwtU6kUaj1q4iXKcXfTdmuJAwEQ1YD0SxF5aInGEVpNuYhbIe8qXcO0ITSPhc6-FsRj-JS6pig842abq1gkLi1MHJ3oufFLWbUvDi9IIM6fTNrHA4a2y7ziGr43gRTzzR_FOebYwALF-BxKsasOcePruQcZzpaXGTwjMeYgDscw/w640-h640/Brown%20and%20White%20Social%20Media%20Mockup%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"> We do not have to hold on to the potentially </div><div style="text-align: right;">dangerous idea that a </div><div style="text-align: right;">male's needs come first. </div><div style="text-align: right;">Above all others.</div><div style="text-align: right;">Above our own.</div><div style="text-align: right;">Above our children's. </div></span><p></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x0APOGTvrgI" width="320" youtube-src-id="x0APOGTvrgI"></iframe></span></div><span><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Many males out there are great human beings but we must put ourselves and our children's safety FIRST more often than we do because those who are not can be extremely violent. Like terrorists.</span></i></span><div><span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> Even as a safety precaution. Especially as a safety precaution.</span></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>This video is an illustration. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>May these souls rest in eternal peace. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Every single society on this planet prioritizes male desires far too often. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FOR I KNOW</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Since I was a child, I was fully aware that there were people who had weird and hateful ideas about me because of my color and or my sex. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">AND, since I was a child I was nurtured to believe that I am loved, adored, valued, worthy, unique, and special for those reasons and so many more. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Like every other woman, I have a right to safety and protection from male violence no matter what a male thinks or believes yesterday, today, or tomorrow. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>A male can wake up today and believe that God made him king, left him in charge, and all women and girls are his wives. That has nothing to do with me. That should be between him and his treatment team. </span><span><b> I </b>have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I say the same about the male who believes that being married to his wife entitles him to encroach upon my private spaces because his religious beliefs mean he goes where she goes......</span><span><b> I </b>have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I say the same about the male who believes that he should be in my private spaces because he needs to be with his daughter. Well, one of us can't be in this space...... </span><span><b> I</b> have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span><span>(I can come back)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I say the same about the male who thinks or believes "if I can't have her then no one can".......</span><span><b> I</b> have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Stop demanding that women and girls change our lives to accommodate the thoughts and beliefs of males. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I have a right to privacy, safety, and dignity and this is nonnegotiable. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Despite what ignorant people believe, women and girls are entitled to privacy and safety. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/04/the-numbers-do-not-lie-so-stop-asking.html">The Numbers Do Not Lie, So Stop Asking Women to Accept Less Safety | WE Survive Abuse</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excerpt from:</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/09/ignorance-around-black-womanhood-should.html">Your Ignorance Around Black Womanhood Shall NOT Make Work and Unsafe Conditions for Me</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p></div>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-40606206502745024022024-03-16T16:09:00.005-04:002024-03-16T22:58:55.036-04:00Survivor Affirmations: As a Woman, I Am Powerful When I Heal Just for Me, Myself, and I<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Women can't heal on behalf of everyone else, </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">nor should we be expected to.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let others do their own homework. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB4culsgyIEX-uJLZLqYU_4b8UFwEYUbhMIM_H26kYLC6DMLbXQyhG7mSmN3mPmaVdKD2-VjIq2AvQO8kDvBSLHhqda0gM2K3a8Tn-L-hqsBwe_ECtCRqM8fszfDJjzb0giu5DLVgMjr9zBU9Q5iUrfLMnDXK6PAOVXdxaNvHNE20i4CgfEoUHi-MtO4k/s1080/Black%20and%20Beige%20Photo%20New%20Post%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="741" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB4culsgyIEX-uJLZLqYU_4b8UFwEYUbhMIM_H26kYLC6DMLbXQyhG7mSmN3mPmaVdKD2-VjIq2AvQO8kDvBSLHhqda0gM2K3a8Tn-L-hqsBwe_ECtCRqM8fszfDJjzb0giu5DLVgMjr9zBU9Q5iUrfLMnDXK6PAOVXdxaNvHNE20i4CgfEoUHi-MtO4k/w741-h741/Black%20and%20Beige%20Photo%20New%20Post%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="741" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Healing Just for YOU</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Affirmation: As a Woman, I Am Powerful When I Heal Just for Me, Myself, and I</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">IF you want to save or change the world, consider this...none of us can do that until we heal ourselves. Remember, you cannot pour from an empty cup. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women can't heal on behalf of everyone else, nor should we be expected to. Let others do their own "homework".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The beautiful thing about the healing journey is that issues in you finally get to focus on yourself. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes for the very first time in your life. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes for the first time, a woman has ever done so in the family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By prioritizing your own healing, you tend to your well-being and cultivate the resilience and capacity to support others genuinely. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When you are insulted or harmed, consider how that harms you.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When you see another woman insulted or harmed, consider how that harms HER, as an individual. She was harmed. Wounded. Scarred. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As a single individual human being.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt from: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/they-used-to-call-me-bucky-beaver-does.html">They Used to Call Me "Bucky Beaver". Does This Make Me a Victim of Beaver Hate?</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2022/06/give-women-minute.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Give Women a MINUTE!</span></b></a></p><p><br /></p>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-87712414326600693512024-03-14T21:17:00.020-04:002024-03-14T21:30:08.625-04:00The Burden on Female Leaders to Be Soft on Violent Crime<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQRPf5P5D1ixa3cD3wOzN4xFX9HsW00QbLa1fic9m5DOfqtJIo0vG2JBqgYQSM1WYl3Z76EWqF1vxlqi0j_fSEjtBLCBmam05lg15Lbb75alAN44du4BzTMWSv1mkxzo_JdVWem20SrZBe4_Bb_aaOw-OLTxMA-NxeL9BRsmx2OULm03OacO2Ft-oQuuD/s1964/Beige%20Yellow%20Handdrawn%20Black%20History%20Month%20Portrait%20Educational%20Poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQRPf5P5D1ixa3cD3wOzN4xFX9HsW00QbLa1fic9m5DOfqtJIo0vG2JBqgYQSM1WYl3Z76EWqF1vxlqi0j_fSEjtBLCBmam05lg15Lbb75alAN44du4BzTMWSv1mkxzo_JdVWem20SrZBe4_Bb_aaOw-OLTxMA-NxeL9BRsmx2OULm03OacO2Ft-oQuuD/w452-h640/Beige%20Yellow%20Handdrawn%20Black%20History%20Month%20Portrait%20Educational%20Poster.png" width="452" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />One note about female leadership in politics in the United States.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I remember when George Bush was in office. Now there were plenty of great reasons to be disenchanted with the second President Bush. They were right there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> But it was common in minority areas and on minority radio stations for people to openly express most of their heartfelt and stored-up disdain for Condoleeza Rice. I did not support a lot of political decisions from that era but there was plenty of blame to go around. To only know Condoleeza Rice was ...uninformed at best, and misogynist at worst. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tough on Crime</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oNTlivlqeRa2acuFL8rM58VsewwasizlNsS0Ws24s9USKyPGfFKUfEEjRfMlQsWlQjF68V8QBKrWQQ4f2txg01EXKz5t1LyUdzPMF5T1fSSqegv3WV87NJcZlbkqGwYodeiSDbYYcyxSeqksuqFXIz6ULkBHglOI9OHx4uOpaZRWHzNCPaWqoojpkqyk/s2245/Beige%20And%20Brown%20Torn%20Paper%20Scrapbook%20Motivational%20Quote%20Poster.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oNTlivlqeRa2acuFL8rM58VsewwasizlNsS0Ws24s9USKyPGfFKUfEEjRfMlQsWlQjF68V8QBKrWQQ4f2txg01EXKz5t1LyUdzPMF5T1fSSqegv3WV87NJcZlbkqGwYodeiSDbYYcyxSeqksuqFXIz6ULkBHglOI9OHx4uOpaZRWHzNCPaWqoojpkqyk/w261-h369/Beige%20And%20Brown%20Torn%20Paper%20Scrapbook%20Motivational%20Quote%20Poster.png" width="261" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Because several female leaders have been tough on crime, there is an insinuation that female leadership across the country has disappointed "us." </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One thing you notice about our society is this silent but stubborn notion that women are not supposed to be intolerant of crime.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are not supposed to complain about it. Protest it. Get infuriated or impatient about it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are not supposed to use our energy to educate and bring awareness to prevent future violence.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...Not the crimes in our neighborhoods. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...Not the crimes online. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...Not the crimes in our homes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, a female leader who supports and enforces legislation against crime is most certainly viewed as anti-male and anti-community....whatever the community. The "community" can be </span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">a wealthy community</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">a religious community</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">a teaching community</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">an art community</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">an entire country</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">a family</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It does not matter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It has long been observed that a woman being tough on crime is very challenging for people, male or female, young or old, to digest. Therefore, I'm always encouraging each of us to keep asking, "<i>What did you expect these women to do about unrelenting violence?" </i>This type of misogyny will not go down without a fight.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Women Speak Up All the Time</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Even still, we must keep in mind that women do speak up.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is simply disregarded as that or those crazy women being hateful again. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women speak in our families, our schools, our neighborhoods, and online. Women spoke up about R. Kelly for <b>20 years.</b> Among those of us who kept speaking, even our families questioned, "<i>why"? </i>Our families. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were expected to let it go and stay silent. Go along to get along with "the community". </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Women's Silence is Expected and Reinforced</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to crime and violence, women are expected to remain <b>silent and compliant.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Online.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In our neighborhoods.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In houses of worship.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In our schools.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In our homes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This way, people can describe us as "<i>sweet"</i>, "<i>easy-going</i>" and "<i>easy to get along with</i>".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Damaging Messages Women are Receiving Very Clearly</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women are not supposed to prioritize our safety. "Who do we think we are? Real people or something?'</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Female leaders are not supposed to use their power in a way that intimidates males.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Female leaders are expected to champion more "nurturing" ways to deal with violent criminals. Even if they have to do it without support. We still expect our female leaders to pull violent criminals to their bosoms and coddle the violence away. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This, even as we don't say one word to the criminals, nor have any expectation of harm doers to stop harming other people. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Whatever civilization practiced this "wisdom", I'm sure that they are extinct. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women must look to the courageous and power-filled women who came before us. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We must speak. We must speak up. Our very survival depends on it. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/04/the-numbers-do-not-lie-so-stop-asking.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Numbers</span> Do Not Lie, So Stop Asking Women to Accept Less Safety (UPDATE)</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2022/03/womens-history-month-2022.html"><b>Women's History Month 2022</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/11/black-women-crime-victims-in-midwest.html"><b>Black Women: Crime Victims in the Midwest</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2022/03/how-we-villainize-black-women-who_21.html"><b>How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males: C. Delores Tucker (audio story)</b></a></p>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-63185991182098062562024-03-13T16:49:00.007-04:002024-03-13T16:49:37.275-04:00Women's News: Mid Week, Mid March, Mid Treatment of Women and Girls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaLrfVHJWnJqvYWsL6MLZ1qRKdQnNELgaggJgM4w7HgLjzsc94gLjr4p6uKLv9Ag-Ff7gQjEfqKjBdG1OSK3uVyz7baX_ooDha0moXBehUselRceT7V8-ThH8JtcH6WpNx8VPd0hIMGJASNeZv3vTabcvn7N2Awh0ObVgPFenLtJ-IzwTZb8Q72_F5bOT/s940/Copy%20of%20Inspirational%20Nature%20Quotes%20Forest%20Photography%20Green%20Facebook%20Post%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaLrfVHJWnJqvYWsL6MLZ1qRKdQnNELgaggJgM4w7HgLjzsc94gLjr4p6uKLv9Ag-Ff7gQjEfqKjBdG1OSK3uVyz7baX_ooDha0moXBehUselRceT7V8-ThH8JtcH6WpNx8VPd0hIMGJASNeZv3vTabcvn7N2Awh0ObVgPFenLtJ-IzwTZb8Q72_F5bOT/w640-h536/Copy%20of%20Inspirational%20Nature%20Quotes%20Forest%20Photography%20Green%20Facebook%20Post%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<div data-elink="https://elink.io/embed/99d76dc"><a href="https://elink.io" target="_blank">elink.io</a> | <a href="https://elink.io/p/99d76dc" target="_blank">See Original</a></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://d1sf3a4rercrry.cloudfront.net/embed.js"></script>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-2205516263280384842024-03-13T15:20:00.027-04:002024-03-14T06:20:45.459-04:00When is "All Skin Folk Ain't Kin Folk" Going to Apply to Those Who Kill Us?<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"All skin folk ain't kin folk" </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>really ought to start </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>applying to people </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>who maim, murder, & leave </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>children parentless </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>in the Black community.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MCwrDvnliltMUVFArtIR1OdcOfXUSmFQq4eg2uuAaJBHbueLPumtF_ETZ2fbrK-5zvNQVeq-I85SUAJq9GoG7JHGHCgjB3IImoFbvAb4We2DBM7eDd1LbBU7kmj-vILXLQSOVS0GKcz5Qt9brRSEEt_ZD41HG6_hQHRoJkdWvGKPUVeuuUaTtVbMadoQ/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(6).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="662" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MCwrDvnliltMUVFArtIR1OdcOfXUSmFQq4eg2uuAaJBHbueLPumtF_ETZ2fbrK-5zvNQVeq-I85SUAJq9GoG7JHGHCgjB3IImoFbvAb4We2DBM7eDd1LbBU7kmj-vILXLQSOVS0GKcz5Qt9brRSEEt_ZD41HG6_hQHRoJkdWvGKPUVeuuUaTtVbMadoQ/w662-h662/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(6).png" width="662" /></a></b></div><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />"All skin folk ain't kin folk" </b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is taken from the writings of the great author Zora Neale Hurston. It means all people who are Black do not have your best Black interests in mind.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In recent years some have been applying this quote to elected female leaders who are hard on crime. In my opinion, this is foolish. Much like the robbery of reproductive rights, this is a threat to women's lives and independence. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unchecked Crime Areas Are a Burden on Women</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">💣In my professional experience, unchecked crime areas make it more dangerous for women to live on their own if they choose to. I will not mention any specific area but I have been an interviewer on a federal grant-funded research study. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I spoke with women across one state from some of these very familiar areas directly about their experiences with sexual violence. It is</span><b> so very dangerous.</b><span> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My co-interviewer spoke with one woman who contracted HIV when the male who raped her climbed into her apartment through her window. If I told you the city, we would all know it well. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 💣Unchecked crimes keep women locked in toxic relationships. Sometimes the devil she knows may be safer, in her mind. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">💣Unchecked crime makes housing in safe areas even more ludicrously unaffordable. Many an advocate will tell you, women may choose to stay in a violent relationship just to keep their kids in a safer and more academically achieving school zone. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Women should not have to choose between frying pans-the dangerous man in the home or the dangerous males in the neighborhood who may invade her home. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">💣</span><span style="font-size: large;">Unchecked crime areas keep women extremely fearful of working late, helping out on projects for work, taking night classes, or spending time out with friends. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Coming in late can cause fear and anxiety for women who live alone in an area where the crime rate is exceedingly high. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">💣Unchecked crime areas eventually brings in more police, tougher laws, and officials who are in no mood to hear anything about "soft on crime". They may try it for a bit, but once crime gets out of control, no one is in the mood anymore. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Solutions are the answer. IF there are real answers on what works then that needs to be brought forth. If it needs funding, that needs to be brought forth. Solutions with an action plan on exactly who will work it and exactly how it will be paid for are what is needed. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Questions</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aren't you all tired of blaming women for the crimes of men yet?</b></span></p><p><i><b> <span style="font-size: large;">Why are women and girls supposed to just grin and endure the burden of male-driven violent crime? </span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Why are we expected to "take one for the team" on every single social issue?</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Why are our female elected officials wrong for doing their jobs while the males who do not get elected to president? </b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: red;">WITH the support of the males who say they will not vote for the females because they did their jobs? </span><span>These males hate the women for ending crime to protect the community but DO NOT hate the males who have stated that they hate the community. They will for those men.</span></b></i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>What other solutions do you offer?</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Do you realize that you can't elect leaders and then just disappear? We all have to work at this.</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I want Black folks to declare that <b>"all skin folk ain't kin folk" </b>when:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">males shoot these young girls while she's chatting with friends on social media (at least a couple in as many days now)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">a famous female rapper is shot by a lesser-known male rapper</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">males are killing their female partners</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">people are abusing children and stealing their innocence</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tqWoHWlH7cMRJNu98YwjTBygQ91Bm2x75VwHFfgXgx0eNTgFvWmZV_occzApJRP8eI6Gvm2b1h6N3gjA61vck371QZLO8fuRjgfzVGmeRWyEqG9SDrIRRifWlIKUIPT12Z0gWvk4isukbMhgxpBtuVoqb6Y751q-UHXpTA0OxEPWqTydHIdHxLU3H3uE/s1920/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tqWoHWlH7cMRJNu98YwjTBygQ91Bm2x75VwHFfgXgx0eNTgFvWmZV_occzApJRP8eI6Gvm2b1h6N3gjA61vck371QZLO8fuRjgfzVGmeRWyEqG9SDrIRRifWlIKUIPT12Z0gWvk4isukbMhgxpBtuVoqb6Y751q-UHXpTA0OxEPWqTydHIdHxLU3H3uE/w360-h640/5.png" width="360" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Finally, I despise mass incarceration but, advocating for lawlessness and minimal punishment is not the answer. We can't want peace and freedom from violence more than the habitual violent offenders. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>W</span><span>e women in the West look like clowns advocating for and protecting the criminals that blame us, shame us, violently rape us, and kill us. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...Who end our son's and daughter's lives over pennies and misunderstandings and then shoot up their funerals. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Poverty must end. Absolutely, positively.... AND money doesn't make you care about the lives of others if you already don't anyhow. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We need active solutions now. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Politicians are not miracle workers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all have to do our part. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/unchain-warrior-within-empower-yourself.html">Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself</a></span></p></div>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-77629066975467558192024-03-13T09:27:00.015-04:002024-03-13T10:13:02.996-04:00Survivor Affirmations: Fear Exists to Teach Us <p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyBfzcWuBoGUQx2m6MF_k2GofuBEPxtmBiCOiB88ju6fR7ePxWh6kBv3xSmRbm-C7SG1u29t_WFYrmeDLtML-BIVqWLIuMZnYOqfDgcvqiwQshVWskkY865ZkB90CO9uhDJVoqAlZjQh4caMg36NfQEahWqxewf_0kXFtJXAwc7eMW9eZmpwV_yZPjsMn/s2000/Orange%20&%20Brown%20Minimalist%20Modern%20Wellness%20Overcome%20Fear%20Infographic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyBfzcWuBoGUQx2m6MF_k2GofuBEPxtmBiCOiB88ju6fR7ePxWh6kBv3xSmRbm-C7SG1u29t_WFYrmeDLtML-BIVqWLIuMZnYOqfDgcvqiwQshVWskkY865ZkB90CO9uhDJVoqAlZjQh4caMg36NfQEahWqxewf_0kXFtJXAwc7eMW9eZmpwV_yZPjsMn/s16000/Orange%20&%20Brown%20Minimalist%20Modern%20Wellness%20Overcome%20Fear%20Infographic.png" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b>Male human beings</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b> have no idea what what</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b> qualifies as a </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b>"valid fear" for </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b>a female human being.</b> </div><br /> Fear is a whisper in the dark, an omen that something may not be right. It is a beacon of safety, guiding us toward protective actions. Our fears can be messengers, sent from the depths of our being to warn us of impending danger. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ignoring our fears without further investigation allows danger to enter our lives unannounced, while paying attention to them empowers us to take proactive measures for our safety.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fear is not a sign of weakness; it is a sign of strength and resilience. It is a force that can propel us into action and keep us out of harm's way.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e6x7g_egebo" width="320" youtube-src-id="e6x7g_egebo"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Women have always had the courage to stand up to fears. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5A4xBp2rizQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="5A4xBp2rizQ"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Whether it is:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of change</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of leaving a relationship</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of raising children</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of speaking</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of standing alone</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of healing</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of facing our inner demons</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of taking on generations of lies</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fear of beginning again, and again.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women, stand up to fear!! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to fear, please continue to listen to that individual voice inside of you. Your fears are valid and worth investigating further. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Take for instance the fear of public speaking. Once you get over this fear, you feel a bit silly BUT you learn something about yourself in the process. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Personally, I learned more about my confidence level, or lack of. Confronting this fear took me down an entire rabbit hole. And as the song says, "I grew stronger."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fear of a person, place, or thing may simply mean you need to avoid them at all costs. Finding the right answer for you is a process. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I wish you all wellness on your journey. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>P.S. It is very easy for people to talk to women and girls about what we should and should not fear. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B7DZ13fwk18" width="320" youtube-src-id="B7DZ13fwk18"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iF5aeqlWIgI" width="320" youtube-src-id="iF5aeqlWIgI"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MF7reW-hkJE" width="320" youtube-src-id="MF7reW-hkJE"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Let's uplift males who speak to males about their fears so that we can end gun violence, rape, wars, rape against citizens in times of war, domestic violence and femicide. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/09/survivor-affirmations-my-health-story.html">Survivor Affirmations: My Health Story Matters and My Voice is Unafraid (video short)</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/09/survivor-affirmations-i-have-disability.html"><b>Survivor Affirmations: I Have a Disability and I Reclaim My Voice (video short)</b></a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/unchain-warrior-within-empower-yourself.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself</b></span></a></p><p><br /></p>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-89423791452400171762024-03-11T10:05:00.012-04:002024-03-13T09:53:39.845-04:00Affirmed: Protect Your Power and Disengage From People Who Plant Self-Doubt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwbAZjyCeXMXDR6hLq8NewEqKidqm5am9pVPImLpKuKSAsNRReJ7XWstOZoqYZ9gctqS7R_RF70dVkmR-xzG8WsH5GBnuSZgH2xBUu0YepAGlCednsc3-BYbyXduzMockOPjot3AElv-OJigBOyUC5LGo1qGFgQY1cwx9wxuDh7_EG0OjJFIiRw8M1GRb/s1080/Beige%20Self%20Love%20Affirmation%20List%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwbAZjyCeXMXDR6hLq8NewEqKidqm5am9pVPImLpKuKSAsNRReJ7XWstOZoqYZ9gctqS7R_RF70dVkmR-xzG8WsH5GBnuSZgH2xBUu0YepAGlCednsc3-BYbyXduzMockOPjot3AElv-OJigBOyUC5LGo1qGFgQY1cwx9wxuDh7_EG0OjJFIiRw8M1GRb/w640-h640/Beige%20Self%20Love%20Affirmation%20List%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This week, I wish you success in distancing yourself from people who plant self-doubt in women and girls. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Many female Survivors from various backgrounds around the world have shared this important lesson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Disengaging from people and messages that:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...disregard our value</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...ridicule our beauty</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...show contempt for our human rights</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...are envious of our uniqueness</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...sneer at our inner strength</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...belittle our hard-won self-belief and reclaimed confidence. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">WE protect our energy and power. Protecting your energy and power can save your life. Therefore, we only listen to and keep company with those who respect our efforts to protect our precious and valuable selves. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Self-doubt is just a nuisance burden. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Self-doubt makes external obstacles even harder to overcome. We don't need that. We have more than enough to overcome already. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Please, protect your energy and power for the most insidious plants. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb_-9W3uxW148qB7VnNSNGKuiLOOhr0bLxsvFJAqVNY4TMOQh6z4OxtY88CY53adNE-OMG8Sbe_iXkGZRBIVFQz-Bf65TKLJRn3NYbG_NsoIEz1YCCk_sPvwcISr6da4lOrwuIWktN4Rbza1WqWh4OM4SLXSTsylpGSS5hwdplkUtWsfgSCLiylCjPgqO/s1080/Brown%20Women%20Power%20Instagram%20Post%20in%20Typograpic%20Style.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb_-9W3uxW148qB7VnNSNGKuiLOOhr0bLxsvFJAqVNY4TMOQh6z4OxtY88CY53adNE-OMG8Sbe_iXkGZRBIVFQz-Bf65TKLJRn3NYbG_NsoIEz1YCCk_sPvwcISr6da4lOrwuIWktN4Rbza1WqWh4OM4SLXSTsylpGSS5hwdplkUtWsfgSCLiylCjPgqO/w640-h640/Brown%20Women%20Power%20Instagram%20Post%20in%20Typograpic%20Style.png" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/on-grounds-that-we-are-human-women-and.html"><b>On the Grounds That We Are Human: Women and Girls Have a Human RIGHT to Dignity and Safety</b></a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/unchain-warrior-within-empower-yourself.html"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/unchain-warrior-within-empower-yourself.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself</b></span></a></p>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-10586040344918038212024-03-10T11:24:00.007-04:002024-03-10T11:24:46.236-04:00Hidden Hurt: Domestic Violence is Stealing Our Educators<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqmseKwm-zMhds-wwM3Jl39UsrwgHRIKceQ6Srh8IvWyNVbC2kHehfCwP9JZQLdf4eq9iNPFjw3_EudPMG6jqoQT17C0g9UXlqOqRFqqXfg6StbKylagyqdSjOMvR0wgrkNovaB_dci1qS6GflJ9mPrdGuM2IINfdUnXS5T7WNMhfGIGaufiC8LdM6jwh/s1280/woman-6670772_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="914" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqmseKwm-zMhds-wwM3Jl39UsrwgHRIKceQ6Srh8IvWyNVbC2kHehfCwP9JZQLdf4eq9iNPFjw3_EudPMG6jqoQT17C0g9UXlqOqRFqqXfg6StbKylagyqdSjOMvR0wgrkNovaB_dci1qS6GflJ9mPrdGuM2IINfdUnXS5T7WNMhfGIGaufiC8LdM6jwh/w277-h387/woman-6670772_1280.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>
<div data-elink="https://elink.io/embed/94fe56f"><a href="https://elink.io" target="_blank">elink.io</a> | <a href="https://elink.io/p/94fe56f" target="_blank">See Original</a></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://d1sf3a4rercrry.cloudfront.net/embed.js"></script>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-10396151446599718052024-03-10T06:41:00.016-04:002024-03-16T15:56:06.333-04:00They Used to Call Me "Bucky Beaver". Does This Make Me a Victim of Beaver Hate?<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuapNO59Ae8TAWIEawSmxIkSITwisH__CRJHzdA6rl1ZfCnn5wOJdjV64okck1feYDuadSEGqRBZHPwi3z8WhudXJ1-Tq0Fglv8bR6bsK5Sap45cUNGKmWtrFhhP4zOk6CozUhGtvsRG8xZcoODdvrIduYTyX2oJ9AWATk8aZybgcD2AYe5eJz7EV-t3M/s787/Love%20you%20without%20apology%202.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="787" height="668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuapNO59Ae8TAWIEawSmxIkSITwisH__CRJHzdA6rl1ZfCnn5wOJdjV64okck1feYDuadSEGqRBZHPwi3z8WhudXJ1-Tq0Fglv8bR6bsK5Sap45cUNGKmWtrFhhP4zOk6CozUhGtvsRG8xZcoODdvrIduYTyX2oJ9AWATk8aZybgcD2AYe5eJz7EV-t3M/w668-h668/Love%20you%20without%20apology%202.png" width="668" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;">There are things that people say and do to you that can shatter your confidence before you even have a chance to learn what "confidence" is. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One thing about going to a really effective and powerful therapist, is that they teach you to look at your wounds and scars from your own viewpoint.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"How did that make YOU feel?"</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">None of us needs to take on victimization </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">that isn't our own. </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can just heal from our own.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">That alone is a great deal of </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">hard and worthy work.<b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bucky Beaver</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>When I was a kid My two front teeth protruded </span><span>I had buck teeth. I did not get orthodontic treatment until my early 30's. I spent too many years being called "Bucky Beaver". In the 1980's and 1990's, the character named Bucky Beaver could be seen often on television. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I always knew that once I saw that damned beaver on television, it was going to be a rough day the next school day. Keep in mind that we only had a handful of channels if your family did not have cable. It only took a few kids to get the avalanche of teasing and bullying going. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44asmq31eeck0uLH1_JNAd7X_QBRBhpokFcJhZzjTEttjA4im6g0LT-Q-NDOFeCGS3PSiukCZT-WsZ6CXSpgr-dHY22wDfsun2aMx6yp_CkbXqtWCOlb2bsUDGJRAL1ouVjOONdjvendjnEk5lUQENrPj87UEA0vIlF9x_wzUGNJXQ8n5PU-H-Y4aQivv/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(6).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44asmq31eeck0uLH1_JNAd7X_QBRBhpokFcJhZzjTEttjA4im6g0LT-Q-NDOFeCGS3PSiukCZT-WsZ6CXSpgr-dHY22wDfsun2aMx6yp_CkbXqtWCOlb2bsUDGJRAL1ouVjOONdjvendjnEk5lUQENrPj87UEA0vIlF9x_wzUGNJXQ8n5PU-H-Y4aQivv/w640-h640/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(6).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But this was not a type of "phobia" that had anything to do with beavers. No beaver was harmed while I was being bullied. I was the teenager trying to embrace her body. The beaver community has their own issues and they are not thinking about me. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To be certain, if there are government monies set aside for the protection of beavers, no one will accept this experience as proof that I should be entitled to part of those funds. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Lady. You ain't no beaver. Go away."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And to date, no one has suggested that I become an activist for beavers or animals because I was called "Bucky Beaver." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">BUT, when women deal with misogyny they are often told that what they are experiencing is a type of phobia that also impacts males? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Further, that woman should now not only fight for herself but for males to have easier access to her when she is nude or otherwise vulnerable and speak on behalf of all women.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, many of us grew up being conditioned to <b>ALWAYS</b> consider others first. Even in our healing. It worked.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Thinking of ourselves for longer than 30 seconds now feels "strange" and "selfish". Some of us could be in the process of saving our own lives and we would not take it because we, female human beings, have been conditioned to believe that saving ourselves is not only a selfish act but one that <b>harms others. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They got us good. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Males Do Not Collectively Advocate for Females</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EXJF66jkVgCe5wsQrLlez1rffMzy2Qa0Y2CGvt3QJ474NTokGIoT7S5CcbGtcv2WNY7pG5UhOC0OlnW-3FkVUclf6C-dmTLcMubTtjFw1J0wLtV2StnhG9Egp4OPsAaQCCUCZZzxZbd_-pfQE4AJRIwb2OdpjYssvz14Fj3w6vAJrUJTwHgD7_768ZWL/s1180/Protection%20from%20dangerous%20women.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1180" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EXJF66jkVgCe5wsQrLlez1rffMzy2Qa0Y2CGvt3QJ474NTokGIoT7S5CcbGtcv2WNY7pG5UhOC0OlnW-3FkVUclf6C-dmTLcMubTtjFw1J0wLtV2StnhG9Egp4OPsAaQCCUCZZzxZbd_-pfQE4AJRIwb2OdpjYssvz14Fj3w6vAJrUJTwHgD7_768ZWL/w640-h464/Protection%20from%20dangerous%20women.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Women and girls are called every single non-human thing that you can think of. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the minds of males, the worst thing males are called are things affiliated with women <b>AND YET,</b> few to none will admonish other males to advocate for other males because of this.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Males will not see female issues as a "collective issue" in need of advocacy just because they may have been told that they "run like a girl". <i>(a compliment in my book by the way.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Males do not see female issues as a "collective issue" in need of advocacy just because they are called a<i> "bitch."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And yet because of the oppression of women and how we are conditioned, we will not only choose to advocate for males because they "suffer along with us" and bully other women and girls who still got good sense into doing it too. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMB81IYGWvqE-p8Qcl3aTpfo8hupQGOmsDc-ncMs_uuJDgrU8AwKgHrxLosZjcerIxvm2iq8jfylKdZ0leT9WRfztxby4zOVxgrdIirVrH42njUsF9nrlES7teSjtcrMIf5y5gqQcLpygmfIVYpTRxcGOUyF0zLURAUOuDZp6WZPjE648Drc9NfzvR_-KA/s940/Copy%20of%20Inspirational%20Nature%20Quotes%20Forest%20Photography%20Green%20Facebook%20Post%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMB81IYGWvqE-p8Qcl3aTpfo8hupQGOmsDc-ncMs_uuJDgrU8AwKgHrxLosZjcerIxvm2iq8jfylKdZ0leT9WRfztxby4zOVxgrdIirVrH42njUsF9nrlES7teSjtcrMIf5y5gqQcLpygmfIVYpTRxcGOUyF0zLURAUOuDZp6WZPjE648Drc9NfzvR_-KA/w640-h536/Copy%20of%20Inspirational%20Nature%20Quotes%20Forest%20Photography%20Green%20Facebook%20Post%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Just for YOU</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">IF you want to save or change the world, consider this...none of us can do that until we heal ourselves. Remember, you cannot pour from an empty cup. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Women can't heal on behalf of everyone else, nor should we be expected to. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The beautiful thing about the healing journey is that issues in you finally get to focus on yourself. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes for the very first time in your life. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes for the first time, a woman has ever done so in the family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By prioritizing your own healing, you not only tend to your well-being but also cultivate the resilience and capacity to support others <b>genuinely</b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When you are insulted or harmed, consider how that harms you.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">When you see another woman insulted or harmed, consider how that harms </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">HER,</b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> as an individual. She was harmed. Wounded. Scarred. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As a single individual human being.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVG-sjHek306Y9-gtQ-X8ctkmrOB3CIj2xcisq6vl2bzHixClkmKKv63R0w992K1k1R2wdXz6anOll8gC4VDzECZ3lXtTTZUN78Km6bvYy8M9sFk4ggNTWCU4rlx3YZKISiBoI48Rcs4np2lxhh_RjObKoVm1peAc7mEOgx9wt2SMq2-xhd5sb9Y9isLi/s1080/Blue%20Modern%20Women's%20History%20Month%20Quote%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVG-sjHek306Y9-gtQ-X8ctkmrOB3CIj2xcisq6vl2bzHixClkmKKv63R0w992K1k1R2wdXz6anOll8gC4VDzECZ3lXtTTZUN78Km6bvYy8M9sFk4ggNTWCU4rlx3YZKISiBoI48Rcs4np2lxhh_RjObKoVm1peAc7mEOgx9wt2SMq2-xhd5sb9Y9isLi/w640-h640/Blue%20Modern%20Women's%20History%20Month%20Quote%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As you heal your wounds, you gain insights, develop coping mechanisms, and build an unyielding spirit that will empower you to uplift others with empathy and compassion. But only as you heal your own wounds. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By investing in yourself, you create a ripple effect that spreads love, healing, and hope throughout your world. So, take time to heal, delve into your inner depths, and nurture your own growth. Dedicate yourself to tune in to your internal voice. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For in doing so, you not only tend to your own needs but also prepare yourself to be a beacon of light for those around you</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">WE need our own healing and restoration. Healing, change, and restoration begin with ourselves. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">None of us needs to take on victimization </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">that isn't our own.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can just heal from our own.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">That alone is a great deal of </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">hard and worthy work.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/unchain-warrior-within-empower-yourself.html"><b>Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself</b></a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/on-grounds-that-we-are-human-women-and.html"><b>On the Grounds That We Are Human: Women and Girls Have a Human RIGHT to Dignity and Safety</b></a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Teasing, bullying, mocking, of women and girls:</span></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHXAsoQZXr8WbYWSC3dlyBDWhn0oCqmVLPyLB5VqokiN6CLa074zX3G888TGi-3fsD6pUaTQWiTp5H-zopf1NKvHsla1JGH0nqudiX4BxehKjY2DbmXolRBpW_rNuhWui7jmTu00oeU7mhsUDeJfrh24LwOq4IJ6yK84gLOnEGmSU2D48NJOmncfug_io/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(9).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHXAsoQZXr8WbYWSC3dlyBDWhn0oCqmVLPyLB5VqokiN6CLa074zX3G888TGi-3fsD6pUaTQWiTp5H-zopf1NKvHsla1JGH0nqudiX4BxehKjY2DbmXolRBpW_rNuhWui7jmTu00oeU7mhsUDeJfrh24LwOq4IJ6yK84gLOnEGmSU2D48NJOmncfug_io/w640-h640/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(9).png" width="640" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Animals</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"your feet look like duck feet"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"your nose looks like a snout"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"your neck looks like a giraffe."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"snaggletooth"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Goosey (a play on the then popular fashion brand Gucci. Guys used this to tease a particular girl they said had a long neck.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Big Foot</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Bucky Beaver"</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Name-calling/insults are not new for anyone. Consider these</b><i> </i><b>in song lyrics</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6O_l-Jv93nEbbzXpHERP1jO0AciM8qNcdEdIZbZuwP7U8XKOE5SmzkE8o_7yaBl3Jw_ufGqg5A9w4xKDQlGxnfAUHFYGVK3YQj4o2sq8fBW3Ut7az07JWHK8rLP2bPeDeZnhcqQTrPiZtR2Dwx8w0V9GZ1sKcUxElPtmmMjgHzpspNj2ieryQChUmKi5/s787/Love%20you%20without%20apology.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6O_l-Jv93nEbbzXpHERP1jO0AciM8qNcdEdIZbZuwP7U8XKOE5SmzkE8o_7yaBl3Jw_ufGqg5A9w4xKDQlGxnfAUHFYGVK3YQj4o2sq8fBW3Ut7az07JWHK8rLP2bPeDeZnhcqQTrPiZtR2Dwx8w0V9GZ1sKcUxElPtmmMjgHzpspNj2ieryQChUmKi5/s320/Love%20you%20without%20apology.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/short-people-by-randy-newman/">Short People/ Randy Newman</a></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />"mouth almighty, tongue everlasting"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Big mouth"/</i>Whodini</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"chicken head" /</i>various artists</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"slu....."/</i>various artists</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"skeezer"/various artists</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"b...."/various artists</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sitcom Characters</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Grady</span><i> (Sanford and Son)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Aunt Esther</span><i> (Sanford and Son)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pam<i> (Martin)</i></span></p><br /><p><br /></p></div>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-17317427629551984102024-03-08T03:40:00.022-05:002024-03-10T06:47:12.770-04:00Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> 1</b>. <i>"I just want y'all to be honest about......"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>YOUR hairs</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakUaq7AKnjoTzdYZSxI4M1XL-CMIaHKPOcN4AQ6d92NCA_FrSz3B5WgwvQkgaUD7sanvIUl3d_7kMmIFLo6cf1aK7URvavQxjn8f7JVslExuvh-l04Gd7KmHOYdziPx_O2CyV9-WcY3GBChyphenhyphenzB2FCxrYxqxYvf7m59rtM-jeV71VhUjKD5igpffYV3wY4/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(9).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakUaq7AKnjoTzdYZSxI4M1XL-CMIaHKPOcN4AQ6d92NCA_FrSz3B5WgwvQkgaUD7sanvIUl3d_7kMmIFLo6cf1aK7URvavQxjn8f7JVslExuvh-l04Gd7KmHOYdziPx_O2CyV9-WcY3GBChyphenhyphenzB2FCxrYxqxYvf7m59rtM-jeV71VhUjKD5igpffYV3wY4/w640-h640/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(9).png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Who asks males about the weaves, toupees, or hair replacements that they are wearing AND to be accountable?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">No one asks males where they stand on shaving. Where do they stand on shaving their chest? Armpits? Other areas? No one cares. We let males make their own choices.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As for women and girls? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We casually choose to mock, shame belittle, and harass her about her hair. Daily.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I encourage girls I encounter </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to reclaim their power.</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Not one hair follicle on your body is anyone else's concern. There is nothing that they can do with that information. All people need to be concerned with the health and care of their own hair follicles. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Stop responding to stranger questioners asking you to be honest about something. Send it to spam. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Guard it like your passwords.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Each and every hair on your body is <b>your body</b>. Don't let others micro-manage you. That's not good for you. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2.</b> <b>How many?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK_Lo8j1_l98IZS1t6DeM6BNXv6UROGXP0kXeUOwttQwKVZ9uhoZy4lYXMMQhmLYn9qpH7W-AHDlWyWnhpzCs7_S_VIwVqXlxg6m4sGtmVg-iWA-ftVqbHXKFaj1o8o0RrhZHDimFFWNbAV_rHSvlcyq-BKFOxSmFoOI92wikRzSobezVbBqCs5kp4-mn/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(5).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK_Lo8j1_l98IZS1t6DeM6BNXv6UROGXP0kXeUOwttQwKVZ9uhoZy4lYXMMQhmLYn9qpH7W-AHDlWyWnhpzCs7_S_VIwVqXlxg6m4sGtmVg-iWA-ftVqbHXKFaj1o8o0RrhZHDimFFWNbAV_rHSvlcyq-BKFOxSmFoOI92wikRzSobezVbBqCs5kp4-mn/w640-h640/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(5).png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Males do not to the doctor and give an account of their periods, number of pregnancies, or number of live or deceased births.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You can't get males to go get one test to save their lives because that test is painful and embarrassing. It is a weird experience. And I'm told by males from that age group that they are moving towards a blood test to detect prostate cancers in males.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Must be nice.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, women and girls continue to be heavily encouraged to go to the gynecologist for pap smears and mammograms <b>yearly </b>since their teen years. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just to remind you, the pap smear can be uncomfortable and painful for some. For Survivors of various types of trauma, even under the best conditions; doctor, warm speculum, correct size speculum, calming atmosphere, and great staff- pap smears are terrifying. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mammograms flatten your breasts like morning sausage patties looking for cancer. I support all of this. But while you are spending time, money, and resources searching for ways for males to do the impossible; it would be nice if some of that could be shared to save female lives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reminder: </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>No male has to give a </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>a metric of anything in their lives </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to anyone just to stay </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>healthy the way that women do. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Laboring for People Who Will Not Labor for You</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwPC3bSZL1AqJL05-5f9raCuSPadSEGJJIaWDtVJcOTnrZA7V3R4UxUoWhVnRbkC3uAnKRURXV1x8f1vYeorcSflyE8F6c8ObYOuJbs3kuDvUYgbSKkmN52vg0bgoS1zgmUMfYhIs57FC6h8z61LSo8Cp0aFLlP3aiz1pBEOWCEYBoHEwbZ4T-LXmnLRw/s1080/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(8).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwPC3bSZL1AqJL05-5f9raCuSPadSEGJJIaWDtVJcOTnrZA7V3R4UxUoWhVnRbkC3uAnKRURXV1x8f1vYeorcSflyE8F6c8ObYOuJbs3kuDvUYgbSKkmN52vg0bgoS1zgmUMfYhIs57FC6h8z61LSo8Cp0aFLlP3aiz1pBEOWCEYBoHEwbZ4T-LXmnLRw/w640-h640/Ending%20violence%20against%20women%20requires%20committment%20to%20fighting%20for%20justice%20and%20equality%20for%20women.%20Don't%20be%20swayed%20by%20the%20needs%20of%20others%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20prioritizing%20ending%20violence%20against%20wom%20(8).png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Ladies please take heed and be cautious. Many of these influential women will see women and girls being harmed by males, then look you dead center in your female eye and tell you that such behavior is "why" you should fight harder for males to have more privileges and power. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These women are <b>DANGEROUS.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Many a woman or girl has been led to her painful and torturous death naively following this very type of woman. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is lightning and your hairs should be standing up. Protect yourself and stay far away from her. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever noticed how males do not get into one another's faces to shame, ridicule, and bully one another to fight groups of people who would never even consider fighting for them?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, I believe that they should. The world could be a better place. Imagine if their podcasts were about ending violence, healing, and protecting the children.......instead of 24/7 sports, criticizing women, and getting more money to hoard. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But males do not spend their time, effort, and platforms pressuring one another to perform more labor.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I would be fine with this. Until I see women doing this to one another. (<i>Hey, maybe we should...women start trends all the time. Maybe this is that</i>).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDd9B4B-tjLGE7nI0cCSASgG7P2f44eoYwH8zrA_XMG2_nZmnB8xIt1ntYzecuL77gp1uqWRXHOZfoJaQ84APm4J1j-MuRciepcMlwo8G_uyQ4GP6teab0N6cl54FKZ2sJAO_TooHc0geM6rDiSWdldYG1gvmFH957B1DRaSGWwVUzn6v0KyqIxGUiATx/s1180/Protection%20from%20dangerous%20women.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1180" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDd9B4B-tjLGE7nI0cCSASgG7P2f44eoYwH8zrA_XMG2_nZmnB8xIt1ntYzecuL77gp1uqWRXHOZfoJaQ84APm4J1j-MuRciepcMlwo8G_uyQ4GP6teab0N6cl54FKZ2sJAO_TooHc0geM6rDiSWdldYG1gvmFH957B1DRaSGWwVUzn6v0KyqIxGUiATx/w640-h464/Protection%20from%20dangerous%20women.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />But women do all this pressuring and then take the wrong exit and push for women and girls to do all that labor, wrap it up, bow it up and GIVE it to males of the world who have not and will not do the same for the entire rest of humanity......including their own Mamas. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We should all bear one another's burdens. I have believed in this since childhood. But still, I had to learn that some people that you labor to free will instantly turn around and use the freedom you helped them to secure to put you and yours in rusting chains and shackles. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This truth does not fall along racial or religious lines. Annnnd, that's why we are required to gain wisdom.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wisdom is a requirement for </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>longevity in advocacy, activism, </b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and social alliance work.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I believe that nurturing, empowering others, and encouraging others are superpowers. A lot of women have this power, with most using it effectively in their families, communities, and as teachers and healers. That's a blessing for us. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The engines behind us. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The wind beneath our wings. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Like all powers, individuals must learn to be good stewards of them. Gas, electricity, animals, love, healing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Doing Hero Stuff </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmxX6Rkg4-AtHaup8yDNQTyy240D7_2OjzDpynf8l8fsimvXRT-419A-hq8g_vSW0-lhQaJjgK2RMpTxIqdwenh86PJOXtg4f7tVnanslIK0thsY_YEP4BwaEVI4UySztAo0QJXI-0bzWu3Dg9F2G5MRmOJ0tNqVyEhiAH_rHaakkAMClNfavkOyE0R-B/s1080/Blue%20Modern%20Women's%20History%20Month%20Quote%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmxX6Rkg4-AtHaup8yDNQTyy240D7_2OjzDpynf8l8fsimvXRT-419A-hq8g_vSW0-lhQaJjgK2RMpTxIqdwenh86PJOXtg4f7tVnanslIK0thsY_YEP4BwaEVI4UySztAo0QJXI-0bzWu3Dg9F2G5MRmOJ0tNqVyEhiAH_rHaakkAMClNfavkOyE0R-B/w640-h640/Blue%20Modern%20Women's%20History%20Month%20Quote%20Instagram%20Post.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Such is the hero's journey of so many superhero stories. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Superhero learns that they have powers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Superhero uses those powers in the wrong ways.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Surperhero or someone that the superhero loves gets harmed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Superheroes must quickly learn to harness those powers in a way that defeats evil and villains while saving humanity.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Your extraordinary gifts hold the key to lifting the burdens of those you seek to protect. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But know this, the raw power you possess is a vessel that must be mastered.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The fate of those you strive to aid rests not solely on the magnitude of your gifts,</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">but on your unwavering commitment to recognize and harness your power. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember, the true measure of you as a weapon against terror against women lies not in the gifts you are granted but in your unwavering pursuit of mastering them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> It is through this arduous journey that you will unlock the limitless potential that lies dormant within you. </span></p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/09/ignorance-around-black-womanhood-should.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsXBRZsSLFggBtHkof1YBHTmyRK1SQwko1ShyphenhyphenwpgCvJmBufY3l9ATnfFA24GooR60GVOtA0uHUNXG16ot-nYEGEfVdxvMlvuUWd1RmuSuUI8kQAxOtJ2V8CJJwT1zEdwpdba9lM8LOzxz-KRs-HTBuo3V9QOBFRYSjaRyjGtQ_s27K101mpp5kByvz9g_/w640-h640/Ignorance%20Around%20Black%20Womanhood%20Shall%20NOT%20Make%20Work%20and%20Unsafe%20Conditions%20for%20Me.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2023/09/ignorance-around-black-womanhood-should.html">Your Ignorance Around Black Womanhood Shall NOT Make Work and Unsafe Conditions for Me</a><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wesurviveabuse.com/2024/03/they-used-to-call-me-bucky-beaver-does.html"><span style="font-size: large;">They Used to Call Me "Bucky Beaver". Does This Make Me a Victim of Beaver Hate?</span></a></p></div></div>Tonya GJ Prince.......advocate/educator/Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175565227999724629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045175088277135304.post-80268914410292230572024-03-07T18:45:00.019-05:002024-03-07T20:02:23.073-05:00Black Women: Unity is Supposed to Be a Two-Way Street<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Back in the day, when candy cost but a penny, we kids used to run up to my Granny and ask:</span></b></p><span style="font-size: large;"><!--wp:paragraph {"align":"center"}-->
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</span><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Her response: "Yeah, and I got sense with it too."</span></b></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ud48Ig7IO_w" width="320" youtube-src-id="ud48Ig7IO_w"></iframe></b></div><b><br /></b><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">"<em>One </em>o<em>f us, all of us" </em></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">"<em>We are one." </em></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>"United</em> ...." are ancient phrases used to lure in minoritized women to think the group will be down for you when you need them if only you support them today. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">They will not. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DKr9aFB163XDZoDb3BT9DLQYItzHM7fca4LORAGHGJkD_px_8ME8r_O_DlFxbnqWY7Ml2tlyXqjOGKVsfImeQhq-gCwb5nL228mdXeUT2kmZQg8mZeMEI3wK6zsecNiWHSaXcSntZ9nYi11OPpckkFZDfeG0VKKm8O8QMW9c58HCuYRNVH03mm1M97Nn/s1280/ai-generated-8113427_1280.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="717" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DKr9aFB163XDZoDb3BT9DLQYItzHM7fca4LORAGHGJkD_px_8ME8r_O_DlFxbnqWY7Ml2tlyXqjOGKVsfImeQhq-gCwb5nL228mdXeUT2kmZQg8mZeMEI3wK6zsecNiWHSaXcSntZ9nYi11OPpckkFZDfeG0VKKm8O8QMW9c58HCuYRNVH03mm1M97Nn/w224-h400/ai-generated-8113427_1280.jpg" width="224" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />More than that....that "<i>one of us, all of us</i>" or "<i>we are one</i>" bs dissolves real quick when minoritized females need help. </span><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">Ain't no such thing as a 'Batman signal' for us. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a Black woman. I believe in collective advocacy and activism. <b></b></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a Black woman. Collective advocacy and activism are where I live and thrive.</span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a Black woman. Community is vital to my survival. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Even still, on the majority of your living days, the few will be your crew and that's just true. That's just the way it is.</span><p></p><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6r7y8jbjN-uG4BU2roewjiR18HIuWIaPKDykaTBcfT_HHJ_-laVYkbknGOieRubLJ_tHDOLpRRx5FAQ6rn0Kq5kUCIDTB_SAjEkyuwL9mmQwXEWHNg_CB21s7xqNdboMK7fge7ni2Lv39UkNOl0Sf3bhDfTIVzG9CF6qplffY90j28BLMHfDnFC9-lw=s2050" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="2050" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6r7y8jbjN-uG4BU2roewjiR18HIuWIaPKDykaTBcfT_HHJ_-laVYkbknGOieRubLJ_tHDOLpRRx5FAQ6rn0Kq5kUCIDTB_SAjEkyuwL9mmQwXEWHNg_CB21s7xqNdboMK7fge7ni2Lv39UkNOl0Sf3bhDfTIVzG9CF6qplffY90j28BLMHfDnFC9-lw=w230-h223" width="230" /></a></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beware </b>of anyone and everyone approaching you with unity phrases that don't start with a mutual exchange of labor and resources, but instead start with you organizing the community to mule for others.</span></p><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beware</b> of anyone and everyone approaching you for labor and support because "<em>they have always fought for your issues</em>". </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">At the very least, demand receipts.</span></p><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beware </b>of anyone and everyone approaching you for labor and support because "<em>really if you look at it, they are you</em>". </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7dUa4ZfMCdsuiDqefc5Rc_AcQYUaqd4HsQ9e4gG9_4JFFI3lL6mXfiGR_wJFeligEYipiHb2Hh77BK5aAuwEmKjCjNP8LSHv747PLoAci_RPQOmbH76tPv-LwTZwTvuxJ5PUrY6MzVf_8KCgL8vGRpUNMVBzGhiIL_GAhkZOVxunBINeGaDVt1uamyL_/s1080/Beige%20and%20Grey%20Simple%20Minimalist%20Photography%20Mood%20Board%20Collage%20Instagram%20Post%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7dUa4ZfMCdsuiDqefc5Rc_AcQYUaqd4HsQ9e4gG9_4JFFI3lL6mXfiGR_wJFeligEYipiHb2Hh77BK5aAuwEmKjCjNP8LSHv747PLoAci_RPQOmbH76tPv-LwTZwTvuxJ5PUrY6MzVf_8KCgL8vGRpUNMVBzGhiIL_GAhkZOVxunBINeGaDVt1uamyL_/w342-h342/Beige%20and%20Grey%20Simple%20Minimalist%20Photography%20Mood%20Board%20Collage%20Instagram%20Post%20(1).png" width="342" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beware</b> of anyone and everyone approaching you with promises to get to your issues on the backend, if you labor for them today, especially if they have no previous experience ever, ever, ever, laboring for your issues before. </span><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What are they going to do?</b> Come back and learn about your issues once they have what they want.</span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe. <b>Maybe not.</b></span></p><p></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">There are many good, genuine, and sincere people everywhere. Be patient. You will all find one another.</span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">Still, at all times, Black women, use your energy & labor wisely. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">It is not an indefinite flow. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">We DO NOT have an unlimited supply of energy.</span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">Be careful who you take advice from. Women's advocacy and activism is extremely challenging. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: large;">There is making a difference and then there's just making a nuisance. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Women and girls have had enough nuisance. Women and girls need AND deserve a safer and healthier difference in their lives. </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black women are powerful, resilient, and masters of perseverance. </span></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><!--wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"}-->
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<!--/wp:paragraph--></span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">But like my Granny said: </span></p><p class="has-medium-font-size" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">"You have to have sense with it."</span></p>
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