We Are Queens

Maya Angelou wrote, 

"Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,   

The stride of my step,   

The curl of my lips.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,   

That’s me..."

    and when I read those words I am so proud to be a beautiful woman I gush.  How then do we dismiss such a powerful description of ourselves and allow words/terms such as "bitch" or "thot" to seep into our language?  The term used so loosely.  I would hope decent women wouldn't want to call themselves derogatory names however it has been done.  Calling themselves these things like a proud badge of honour.   

Regardless of your race, your stature, your language, your work - whatever, be confident enough with yourself to own being a Queen.  If you don't claim it, who on earth would just hand it to you?  And by claiming it I mean you must respect yourself.  Earn your money.  Take care of yourself.  You must be independent
By calling each other derogatory names it opens the door for males to do the same.  I mean we constantly speak about society being harder on women than on men - well who do you created the socially inequality. Society.  Described by Merriam Webster as "people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

: the people of a particular country, area, time, etc., thought of especially as an organized community"  We are apart of that group of people.  Do not perpetuate a view of yourself and other women that is negative.  

Breathe positive vibes.  Move in a positive light. Speak positive words.

References

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/society

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On March 11th 2015, a week & a day ago I wrote a letter to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.  I sent the letter to an email address provided on their official site, http://www.royalbahamaspolice.org/, in a section on the aforementioned website called "Tell the Chief" and as a message on their Facebook page .
I have not received one correspondence regarding the matter.
I checked back to see how active their Facebook page was, they posted something 5 hours ago. I would say I'm saddened or surprised, but I'm not.  It is however a sad thing when you've become completely used to being ignored in your country that you become numb to the lack of reaction to actions debilitating our people. Perhaps around election time someone will be interested in mother's finding out about their children's death via Whatsapp.  Perhaps around election time erroneous messages will be silenced.

*sighs* For a long time now I realized that I am not deemed "big enough" in this country to even make a ripple in these treacherous shark filled waters politicians and co. have continued to throw us in.  BUT....I'll keep throwing my pebbles and one day without warning, they will see the tsunami I created.

Gruesome Images on Social Media

I don't know if it will help but I had to speak up...speak out.

Have we become completely desensitized to seeing dead bodies? A corpse on the street now a norm? 

It truly saddens me to be apart of a society,  a world that picks up a camera to record angst before they call for help, one that voice recordings of grieving family has more momentum than our track stars.

And so I wrote to the RBPF. ..it's a start. Let's get talking about it.

Corrections: I DO NOT* SLAB...when I write overwhelmed as I was I sometimes make errors. Forgive me.