Dear Anti-Racists: The Time to Act Is Now

Are you against racism?  Are you appalled by the rally in Charlottesville carried on by repulsive, tiki torch carrying neo-Nazi/KKK white supremacist bigots?  Are you feeling bitter or sad that a life was lost due to pure hatred?

If you said yes to any of these, then read on.

The problem with countering racism in the current state of this country is that we are too passive.  We are either lazy, scared, afraid of judgement or believe that we are incapable of making a difference.  It is time we wake up people!  We need to be able to say we did something to prevent the spread of hate and intolerance, not remorse after every gruesome aftermath!  A hashtag won’t save us.  A meek retweet won’t change the country.  It takes so much more than that.

BlogHer 17 Generates Women Empowerment

 

“Vagina!”

We all screamed the word at the top of our lungs.  I look at the hundreds of women surrounding me. Some a bit bashful, others unapologetically bold.

“Come on!” Vagisil CEO, Keech Combe-Shetty, prompted us from the BlogHer 17 stage.

“Vagina!  We all came from them, half of us have them and the other half spends most of their lives trying to get back in them.”

Being a woman in this world remains challenging.

According to the World Economic Forum, the United States of America comes in at #45 in terms of gender equality. 44 countries outperform us!  What is up with the number 45 cursing American society within the past couple of years?