tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post4780875438100742127..comments2024-03-03T22:02:43.757-04:00Comments on Quiet Laughter: The #WATWB January Edition: No Space for Sexism — #TimesUpGuilie Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-7762687760733608762018-01-28T19:21:17.852-04:002018-01-28T19:21:17.852-04:00We must indeed! Thanks for the visit, Shilpa—and I...We must indeed! Thanks for the visit, Shilpa—and I'm glad you enjoyed the story :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-72290087236965492472018-01-27T21:35:52.531-04:002018-01-27T21:35:52.531-04:00Hi Guilie - it's different in the Asian world ...Hi Guilie - it's different in the Asian world - so that was good it's had some sort of reaction .. possibly not what we might think - but at least people are talking about it and it's getting air time. <br /><br />I found a rievew of Mary Beard's recent book on Women and Power very interesting ... in the Guardian's page on it ... she has stated that: <br /><br />"Women are not only going to have to be “resituated” on the inside of power; it may be that power itself has to be redefined.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/05/mary-beard-women-and-power-review-modern-feminist-classic <br /><br />We really should be equal in all ways and at least empathetic to all, looking with respect at all sides of life ... <br /><br />Great post - thanks for highlighting for us ... Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-65801978703628526882018-01-27T07:45:42.113-04:002018-01-27T07:45:42.113-04:00Yup, it's one thing to be offended but what ar...Yup, it's one thing to be offended but what are you gonna DO about it? Kudos to the women of Sri Lanka ... we CAN take action. We CAN make our voices heard. We CAN say no, this is not acceptable ..<br />Thanks for co-hosting this month and for this great post!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-63118060705647305352018-01-27T01:50:03.852-04:002018-01-27T01:50:03.852-04:00Wow, Guilie. Good for these women, all of them, bu...Wow, Guilie. Good for these women, all of them, but, especially this group in Sri Lanka. Only earlier today I was thinking about the wide impact of the #metoo campaign. Even our professional standards checks in my state now are working with all kinds of vulnerable people. For as we know, harming the vulnerability of children, across gender, across any way is not OK. Thanks for sharing. Thanks so much too for the way you have joined our WATWB community.simonfalk28https://www.blogger.com/profile/10714918945054303049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-75812943480464037352018-01-26T22:46:30.998-04:002018-01-26T22:46:30.998-04:00Wow. That's some billboard. And I guess I'...Wow. That's some billboard. And I guess I'd never thought about the fact that we quietly do our thing when we're harrassed or offended, but try to not make waves for fear of being seen as a troublemaker, or for overreacting. When I've had awkward, offensive situations like that, I become overly polite because I'm usually too stunned to react properly. Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-36827092775816475042018-01-26T17:51:03.818-04:002018-01-26T17:51:03.818-04:00It is incredible that someone (or a group of them)...It is incredible that someone (or a group of them) approved that billboard in today's environment. Well done to those who spoke up about it! Thank you for sharing this empowerment story and for co-hosting this month's #WATWB.Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-17266962292216700212018-01-26T14:30:45.629-04:002018-01-26T14:30:45.629-04:00I want to believe that things will actually change...I want to believe that things will actually change...Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-59896119914539015902018-01-26T13:06:59.273-04:002018-01-26T13:06:59.273-04:00It is indeed encouraging to see global efforts add...It is indeed encouraging to see global efforts addressing the issues that affect us all. Every call that challenges inequality empowers us all, and united we can and will make a difference. Thanks for sharing this story, and for co-hosting.Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-8615608918810554012018-01-26T11:03:25.347-04:002018-01-26T11:03:25.347-04:00"And all of us, regardless of gender, stand t..."And all of us, regardless of gender, stand to benefit from it." So true. Yet a fact that often gets lost in any discussion about gender equality. Keep refusing, eh? Good topic for #WATWB. Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017098395188176477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-28891184552770401072018-01-26T06:32:01.617-04:002018-01-26T06:32:01.617-04:00We need more such instances happening in the most ...We need more such instances happening in the most unlikeliest of places so people wake up to the change that so needs to take place in our world. And, as you said, not just women, but we need men too in this army of ours which will fight sexism till, hopefully, we have for ourselves a safer place to live!Shilpa Guptehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012657224569764780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-47543087241537086892018-01-26T05:00:26.421-04:002018-01-26T05:00:26.421-04:00This is such an empowering story, Guille. Agree, i...This is such an empowering story, Guille. Agree, if we do nothing. We, too, are nothing. We must all stand up to injustice and oppression. <br />Here's to strong women may we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.com