People seem to think the anti-Taylor-Swift grumbling is a 21st-century, social-media-generated phenomenon.
I...think not.
I think strong female celebrities have been suffering indignities from "fragile" men for...well, forever.
Certainly as far back as Elizabeth I of England. The internet figures in only marginally.
Consider what these women of the 20th century were subjected to:
Eleanor Roosevelt--
She was vilified for acting so un-first-lady-like as to actually contrive to use her platform as a way to contribute positively to society in her own right.
Nancy Pelosi--
This woman has been made into the personification of everything evil that has befallen the USA in the past 20 years. Because she dares to be female and an adroit politician.
Barbra Streisand--
She was consistently labeled controlling and perfectionist. In a man, those would be admirable qualities. But they made Barbra Streisand a "bitch."
Jane Fonda--
I know seventy-year-old men who STILL freak out at the mention of her name.
Martha Stewart--
They put Martha Stewart in jail, for god's sake. For having the extreme gall to do something that rich, powerful men had been getting away with forever.
And the list goes on.
So, ladies...
We obviously still have A LOT of work to do.
Turn on the burners and let's work on those snowflakes.
Seen enough snowflakes this winter. Roll on spring - know what you're on about though
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