5/28/2023 0 Comments Best translation of lysistrata![]() They will demand their right to free speech, their right to call us shrill. They will try to intimidate us into keeping silent. Throw away stereotypes and cultural baggage and think. Don’t become so fixated on a single issue you lose sight of the larger picture. Don’t be afraid of powerful, opinionated, intelligent women. ![]() What I’m asking you to do is to consider candidates based on their platforms, ideas, and experience regardless of their genitalia. I’m not advocating voting for women because they’re women. We Nasty Women need to take our rightful place at the head of this ship and help correct its course. It has had it’s day and it is failing in every conceivable way. Let’s say it all together now: eff the patriarchy. If we stick together, sisters, we can do anything from ending a war to taking our rights. We will most certain have to shatter taboos surrounding “appropriate” public discourse. We may have to work late into the night after we’ve already worked full days, spend time away from our families. Those of us who prefer action may have to hold back, be patient. Those of us who are introverts may have to stand up and scream. For the Greek cohort this meant complete abstinence which, from the passage above, you can see almost cost the general her army. Resistance is ugly and dirty and often involves doing things we’d rather not do or not doing things we’d like to do. ![]() It would be really nice if something worth doing was quick, simple, and clean, but that is rarely the case. ![]()
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