For those of you living under a rock, last night Emma Watson gave a speech to the UN yesterday about her HeForShe campaign. It was so exciting to watch as every sentiment I have wanted to express is now circulating around the country and nation. Bad or good press, at least the topic is being brought up. My favorite quote was the one I shared via photograph: "We should stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining herself by who we are."
Shout-out to Emma and for all the women working towards equality. I hope to one day inspire young girls through vibrant characters and bold actions. Though I carry a masculine name it does not make me any less of a women-- and being a women does not make me any less of a person.
Now that I have put my soapbox away I am glad to report that my baby sister has been in Paris for an entire week and still lives to tell the tale. While I believe in her art, knowing Amy's passion for parties at age 8 made me spectacle of her studying. Twitter evidence below. I received my very piece of mail and it was a very exciting day indeed. One large continental step for Amy is one small step to refrigerator art for Jo! When Amy was still just a little girl she once said "we all grow up sometimes, we might as well know what we want." I thought this was so queer at the time and we treated it with an eye roll-- as we do with most of Amy's antics. As I watch her off in Paris at just 18 I wonder where the rest of us would be if we only took her advice. Would I have known sooner to fight harder against my family's pattern? Would I have gone to NYU two years sooner? Would have had more success behind me? I suppose all we can hope for is that we figure it out someday. Maybe I just needed to grow up first. What a shame.
Shout-out to Emma and for all the women working towards equality. I hope to one day inspire young girls through vibrant characters and bold actions. Though I carry a masculine name it does not make me any less of a women-- and being a women does not make me any less of a person.
Now that I have put my soapbox away I am glad to report that my baby sister has been in Paris for an entire week and still lives to tell the tale. While I believe in her art, knowing Amy's passion for parties at age 8 made me spectacle of her studying. Twitter evidence below. I received my very piece of mail and it was a very exciting day indeed. One large continental step for Amy is one small step to refrigerator art for Jo! When Amy was still just a little girl she once said "we all grow up sometimes, we might as well know what we want." I thought this was so queer at the time and we treated it with an eye roll-- as we do with most of Amy's antics. As I watch her off in Paris at just 18 I wonder where the rest of us would be if we only took her advice. Would I have known sooner to fight harder against my family's pattern? Would I have gone to NYU two years sooner? Would have had more success behind me? I suppose all we can hope for is that we figure it out someday. Maybe I just needed to grow up first. What a shame.