For All Of The Women

I wanted to take some time and say some things to the chicks out there. Though I keep saying I am not a fan of labels I would say you could say I could say you could say I am a bit of a "feminist". Not in any defined sense of the word (if that makes any sense). In other words I am not the picture of perfection nor am I a friggin' numbers guy. I won't be able to throw all kinds of stats or anything at you as I do not like math in the least bit and find copying and pasting statistical mumbo jumbo to prove a point. Raising awareness is not about that...

As I've mentioned in my introductory blog "Getting To Know Me", one of my biggest influences in my life growing up was my Mother. Watching the things she went through health wise on top of the domestic abuse endured at the hand of my Father. I learned a lot from my Mom whether it was a lesson intended or not, I always paid attention to what people were going through around me and I always can't help but feel their pain with them. Empathy I guess would be the word to use there. I'm not a wordsmith, I don't knowsmith...

I did a song not too long ago called "Rape" in which I wrote about a few cases I read about in a support group forum. I changed some of the details but I did this song to show some support as my heart goes out to these poor victims of such a heinous crime. Crime isn't even the right word to use but I'll stick with it for now. Having 3 daughters and two of them being teenagers is REALLY scary for me because I see how many creeps are out there ready to pounce at any time like the animals that they are. To ALL those disgusting pigs that may have stumbled upon this blog, I'll thank you to go F yourself pal!

After a converstation I had earlier I sort of changed my mind a few times about what I was going to write in this blog. I don't want to make it look like I'm putting any women down or that I do not respect all women 100% but I want it to be clear that I think lots of them are slipping out there and need to wake up while they still can. I have friends that I constantly find myself scratching my head about how they show no respect for themselves and allow their partner to treat them even worse. I know that self esteem and security are a big part of this so I think we just need to do better as a society to change the perception of what a real "beautiful" woman is. By the way it has nothing to do with their image either. "A pretty face may last a year or two, but pretty soon they'll see what you can do" John Lennon said in his song "How Do You Sleep?" on his album "Imagine".

I'm not going to start knit picking issues that I see within the female community : ) but rather just give some words of encouragement and say "ladies, this joint's for you!".

For all of you women out there that think there are no good men in this world that appreciate you as a woman and love you for who you really are, you have my respect. For all of you women who hold your smile through the situations where most people would buckle and cry, you have my respect. For all the women who love unconditionally, you have my respect. For all the Mothers out there from the rich to the poor, you have my respect (as long as you ARE doing your best to take care of your baby and LOVING it which is most important of all).

For all of the women who need to know that SOMEBODY has their back, you got my respect and yes I most definitely have got your back! For all of you women out there who stand as wonderful role models for the next generation of little girls growing up into womanhood, you have my respect!

I told you I wasn't going to go deep into this, I was going to totally but I decided maybe that wasn't the appropriate route to go...When all I wanna really do is say, you are appreciated!

Joey Z