MAN UP!!!

The main message of my campaign would be: "Man Up to your sensitive side.  Be tough enough to wear Dove". One of the focuses would be that its okay to pamper yourself, and to want soft silky skin. It would show men being manly by cuddling their wives, their children and other loved ones. Thats what a real man is, one that acknowledges he has real feelings and the people in his life are just as important as his masculinity. Part of the campaign could also focus on what men think makes them masculine, in a nontraditional sense. I would ask them questions like "what makes someone a real man"? Hopefully the answers would be from the heart, as in providing for your family and being honest about your emotions and relationships. I know these are hard things for men to talk about sometimes and their answers change depending on who they are talking to. But i would hope that just as in the women's campaign, men would be honest with themselves and the campaign in general.

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This poem was quite the work of art, if ya ask me. Sharon seemed to be very in tune with herself and the reality of her life. This beautiful piece was such an informative, yet inspirational story of what she has experienced. Someone very dear to my heart is in a situation similar to this, so it resonates deep for me. Love is love, whether it is man and woman, two men, two women or two transgenders. I love how she was capable of giving the reader her heritage and family life in such an eloquent way. 

The part of the poem that was most heart breaking was when she stated "the gays make jokes about "breeders' and fall silent if i mention my (male) lover". Its just disappointing that after such a long fight for the LGBT community, that they would do exactly what they are fighting against...bullying and persecuting. I guess in every walk of life there are going to be good people and not so good, but after fighting such a good and honorable fight, its a bummer to see them act in a way that completely contradicts their cause. Love is Love, no matter who it is.

“I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.” 

― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women


Little women was one of my favorite books as a young girl, I fell in love with the sisterhood they had and of course Jo's ambition. All the sisters were so drastically different and each had their own unique mind and spirit. This story truly changed my life as a young lady.  
As a girl growing up in the 90's we were taught that we could achieve anything if we put our minds to it, at least this is what we were told at school. But in the real world, at home, at church, and at social functions, we were told and shown something different. Although we were allowed to do whatever our hearts desired, society still was directing us to become a mother, a wife, and to strive for that white picket fence. In my adolescent years  i never planned on becoming a mother. My friends all wanted babies and a happy little marriage, while i wanted to become a successful businesswoman. Although i do have children, a husband and a brown fence now, and i couldn't imagine my life without them, it wasn't my plan when i was younger. This great movie, and the second made in 1994, made it so i knew i wasn't alone. Throughout history there have always been girls with greater ambition than the stereotypical mother and wife roles society has encouraged us to be. I will astonish you all someday.