This essay is a departure from my previous examinations of the sovereign citizen movement.
We of the Baby Boom generation have been dismayed as we see our earlier fights securing minority/women's/reproductive rights erased and debased. We have done our personal work as best we could. After coming of age during an unprecedented time of prosperity and progress, this backwards slide coincides with us entering our 80s and 70s, a time when fighting more critical battles is met with despair, declining health and strength. It is important for us individually and collectively to understand the nation has been at this juncture before, indeed four times. The path forward isn't guaranteed for the nation, but there is hope for a new and revitalized future for our children and grandchildren.
I studied every word. If not to be voted into the White House as they should be, I'd like women, especially writers like Lynne in the wisest season of their lives, to overtake substack. I cannot think of anything more hopeful beyond, of course, their being listened to.
Im a woman, a Jew and Australian born in the early 60’s. I’m also a survivor of FSA. I’ve long had an understanding that my role as scapegoat is eerily tied to my Jewishness. It’s fascinating and horrifying to see the world bully and scapegoat my people again 80 years after the holocaust. As a woman I’m appalled at the Western world’s inability to define exactly what a woman is. I feel rage at men cosplaying “girlhood and womanhood”, appropriating my sex as their gender identity. Language shapes our perception of the world and our personal experiences. I simply don’t understand feminists who have enabled these men to steal our sex, invade our spaces, steal awards from women and bully us for refusing to bow down to their insane ideology. In my opinion Trump should have rejected the word gender and reinstated the legitimacy of the meaning of the word SEX.
This essay is a departure from my previous examinations of the sovereign citizen movement.
We of the Baby Boom generation have been dismayed as we see our earlier fights securing minority/women's/reproductive rights erased and debased. We have done our personal work as best we could. After coming of age during an unprecedented time of prosperity and progress, this backwards slide coincides with us entering our 80s and 70s, a time when fighting more critical battles is met with despair, declining health and strength. It is important for us individually and collectively to understand the nation has been at this juncture before, indeed four times. The path forward isn't guaranteed for the nation, but there is hope for a new and revitalized future for our children and grandchildren.
A beautiful and deep reflection that pulls through the many threads that make up your experiences. I love your creative flow, Lynne.
Deep gratitude for your comment, Charli.
I studied every word. If not to be voted into the White House as they should be, I'd like women, especially writers like Lynne in the wisest season of their lives, to overtake substack. I cannot think of anything more hopeful beyond, of course, their being listened to.
That is so deeply moving and i am grateful for this🥰
Im a woman, a Jew and Australian born in the early 60’s. I’m also a survivor of FSA. I’ve long had an understanding that my role as scapegoat is eerily tied to my Jewishness. It’s fascinating and horrifying to see the world bully and scapegoat my people again 80 years after the holocaust. As a woman I’m appalled at the Western world’s inability to define exactly what a woman is. I feel rage at men cosplaying “girlhood and womanhood”, appropriating my sex as their gender identity. Language shapes our perception of the world and our personal experiences. I simply don’t understand feminists who have enabled these men to steal our sex, invade our spaces, steal awards from women and bully us for refusing to bow down to their insane ideology. In my opinion Trump should have rejected the word gender and reinstated the legitimacy of the meaning of the word SEX.