Speak Up

VJcurrent events, Thoughtsequality, feminism, rights, Thoughts13 Comments

We are not there yet: there being that utopia where equal rights set us all free. What more can I say?

(The featured quotation is from a post I wrote in 2016: Stop Blaming the Woman.)

13 thoughts on “Speak Up”

Eugi says:

October 19, 2023 at 8:06 am

Amen.

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 19, 2023 at 8:20 am
  
  🙏
  
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  1. Eugi says:
    
    October 19, 2023 at 7:17 pm
    
    ❤️️
    
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Wynne Leon says:

October 19, 2023 at 12:22 am

Right!

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 19, 2023 at 8:19 am
  
  🥰
  
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memadtwo says:

October 18, 2023 at 9:17 pm

Moving farther away I fear…(K)

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 19, 2023 at 8:18 am
  
  I fear that too, K.
  
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Liz Gauffreau says:

October 18, 2023 at 11:16 am

I agree! This says it all.

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 19, 2023 at 8:15 am
  
  😊
  
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I.V. Greco says:

October 18, 2023 at 11:03 am

Thank you for sharing this important post.

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 19, 2023 at 8:15 am
  
  Thanks. Appreciate you!
  
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Victoria says:

October 18, 2023 at 9:12 am

Thank you, VJ. Continuing to use…and raise…our voices. Yes.

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1. VJ says:
  
  October 18, 2023 at 9:27 am
  
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