{"id":3125,"date":"2017-01-22T19:03:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T00:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2017-01-22T19:03:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T00:03:46","slug":"complacency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2017\/01\/22\/complacency\/","title":{"rendered":"Complacency"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is so easy to forget where you came from in the day to day ordinariness of life, you forget.\u00a0 But not this week, no not this week.\u00a0 And believe it or not I\u2019m not talking about the inauguration, exactly…\u00a0 I\u2019m talking about young people who don\u2019t know what they don\u2019t know and how that could possibly have happened.\u00a0 Complacency.<\/p>\n

When well intended becomes an excuse I have to question just how much well intention is going on and who is allowing it.\u00a0 An email that came across my laptop this week rocketed me to parts unknown.\u00a0 A separate Instagram post did the same but that will need a whole another post.\u00a0 Both of them sent by 30 somethings, both of them reeked of naivet\u00e9 and a lack of historical reference. You remember historical reference don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

When a woman separates people who are in the same\u00a0position by gender, having interacted with the man first then letting the others know that she thinks, \u201cThis info might be of value to you ladies also\u201d so she\u2019s passing it along I damn near fainted. \u00a0“You Ladies”???The eerie feeling that comes over you when you know you\u2019ve seen this before is jarring and infuriating. This from a woman who never wasn\u2019t allowed to wear pants to work. Pants to work, yeah that.\u00a0 It\u2019s a real juncture for me because it was in my lifetime.<\/p>\n

I am so grateful that I had the presence of mind to direct my rant away from her and check to see if I was overreacting.\u00a0 Am I being an asshole or did this just happen? It happened. Thank you to the two souls that heard me out and let my rant go on until it couldn\u2019t any longer.<\/p>\n

Long story short I cooled off enough by the NEXT day to have a kind conversation with her and explain that what she did, no matter how well intended, counteracted everything that old women like me had ever fought for. Seems funny now to be having a conversation about wearing pants to work\u2026 I hope she could hear me, I hope she understands, I hope she\u2019s reading all about the Women\u2019s March on Washington.<\/p>\n

The one good thing that may come out of a Trump presidency is a resurgence of women uniting in all things female.\u00a0 I am disappointed that I didn\u2019t go to the march and I can\u2019t explain why I didn\u2019t go as I\u2019ve been an advocate for women my whole life.\u00a0 Perhaps I underestimated the power we still have.\u00a0 I\u2019ll figure that out at some point.\u00a0 But I will be in full participation of the 10 Actions\/100 Days follow up. Every 10 days we will take action on an issue we care about. <\/a><\/p>\n

“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.”\u00a0 Gloria Steinem<\/strong><\/p>\n

In whatever way you can, I hope that you will revisit an historical timeline of women.\u00a0 What we have today hasn\u2019t always been, what we have tomorrow may be diminished or lost entirely, adopt a beginner\u2019s mind assume you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know and seek historical reference. Ask someone about their experience it may surprise you.<\/p>\n

The Women\u2019s March was unprecedented in its size, its peaceful intent and execution, it is yet to be seen if it accomplishes what will be necessary for women to maintain and boost their status in this country, particularly during this term of office. To those of you who marched I applaud you and thank you for your magnificent representation of us all.\u00a0 That said, I am cautiously optimistic for the first time in more years than I even realized.<\/p>\n

Enjoy some of the pictures of the march courtesy of News and Guts,<\/a> Dan Rather\u2019s newest venture in reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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