I’M STILL A FEMINIST

Don’t be alarmed. The image above may hint that this is going to be political. But it isn’t.  It’s societal. It’s cultural. And it’s personal.

To back up a bit, I’ve always thought of myself as a “feminist”. But when someone recently asked me to define the word, I faltered.

After a bit I remembered that a feminist’s most important role is to support other women. Through work, difficult times, and always with honor, friendship and respect. It’s that simple.

With that said, I feel compelled to address Attorney General Pam Bondi’s (mis)behavior during last week’s House Judiciary Committee’s Epstein Files hearing.

If you watched any of the proceedings you saw it, too.  The hearing itself got ugly so I turned it off, but not before I saw several of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims stand up in that room to be counted. And respected. Was that easy for them?  Maybe.  But maybe not.

Sadly, the most visible woman in the room, Pam Bondi, failed to even look their way.

In retrospect, every individual in that room should have stood up!  To show respect for those women, and one very brave man, for what they’ve been through and for their willingness to speak out. To support them.

That didn’t happen and it makes me sad.  Where did empathy go? What happened to caring for and about others? Where did basic humanity and civility go? Questions remain unanswered. And not just for “feminists”.