tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post9166477939784114547..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: I Wish I'd Written ThisRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-40962925563910530552015-03-14T20:09:51.682-04:002015-03-14T20:09:51.682-04:00Thanks Rosemary! I know this song, and I am glad I...Thanks Rosemary! I know this song, and I am glad I had a listen again. I am listening with a different ear, and it resonates so aptly.ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-3116820034175908172015-03-14T20:08:28.976-04:002015-03-14T20:08:28.976-04:00Sherry I am seeing you walking around the house &#...Sherry I am seeing you walking around the house 'belting this out' :-)ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-13337853904012947892015-03-14T13:18:36.696-04:002015-03-14T13:18:36.696-04:00Rosemary, I think this is one of my favorite post...Rosemary, I think this is one of my favorite posts of yours too. And I also remember this song so very well! In many regards it is still very relevant. I enjoyed reading the history of Helen Reddy too. I had not known much about her, and now I do!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-90250737704591347392015-03-14T11:22:19.261-04:002015-03-14T11:22:19.261-04:00I enjoyed this post so much. it took me back to t...I enjoyed this post so much. it took me back to those days of bra burning, consciousnss raising groups. and deep. serious discussions with my husband about needed changes in the balance of our relationship. This song expressed the awakening so many women were undergoing at that time. Thank you so much for bringing back this important time in history and in my personal life.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-35812439719437109232015-03-14T10:48:25.146-04:002015-03-14T10:48:25.146-04:00A wonderful posting to honor International Women&#...A wonderful posting to honor International Women's Day, Rosemary! I enjoyed stepping back in time to revisit the song and I'm hoping that we're still heading in the right direction, albeit slowly. It always feels as if progress of this type moves too slowly. Here's hoping the 'bashers' come to learn & appreciate the importance of social equity -- for everyone. PSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262352611143658741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-47671604823065426992015-03-14T09:48:15.456-04:002015-03-14T09:48:15.456-04:00Me three, Bjorn. Too much women bashing and men ba...Me three, Bjorn. Too much women bashing and men bashing. How about just bashing those who bash ; ) Thanks for this RosemaryDebi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-2328674665683973252015-03-14T07:22:02.284-04:002015-03-14T07:22:02.284-04:00Me too, Bjorn!Me too, Bjorn!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-14854319940679017182015-03-14T06:29:19.420-04:002015-03-14T06:29:19.420-04:00I think the comment left on youtube just means tha...I think the comment left on youtube just means that it is still needed... so many men who does not stand up for women.. In the best of worlds I would like men to stand up for women and maybe when times come women to stand up for men.. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-81825033986455877292015-03-13T18:01:07.518-04:002015-03-13T18:01:07.518-04:00As expected, my YouTube reply attracted another ab...As expected, my YouTube reply attracted another abusive, misogynistic response from the same person. Which I shall ignore. I didn't write mine for the person I was replying to so much as other readers who might not know the history.<br />Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-9086012010587917462015-03-13T17:52:55.568-04:002015-03-13T17:52:55.568-04:00Nothing to apologise for in what you say, Sharon!Nothing to apologise for in what you say, Sharon!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50824225411967127072015-03-13T17:08:35.466-04:002015-03-13T17:08:35.466-04:00Oh Rosemary - thanks so much for this reminder of ...Oh Rosemary - thanks so much for this reminder of our anthem! I remember there were a few empowering songs along the way (Carole King's "Natural Woman" and Patsy Gallant's "I Will Survive") but Reddy lead off with "I Am Woman" ... <br /><br />I agree to a certain extent with others who say we need to become stronger in our efforts to become a true sisterhood. So often women seem ready to disparage other women (nowhere is this more evident than the divisiveness between working women and stay-at-home moms...neither position is more important than the other but some women still seem bent on proving there's a discrepancy and that whomever is doing what is right, and the other, by inference or implicitly, wrong). <br /><br />And we need more men who are feminists too - the more men who "get it" the better - we need both parents to be raising strong females and males that understand it's a good thing to be sensitive and kind and know that equality is a given...<br /><br />Oh my, I'm off on a rant. International Women's Day, I guess. <br /><br />Sorry, again - thanks for this...it's golden. <br /><br />I leave you with this quote from the recently departed Terry Pratcett (may he RIP) - <br />"If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else’s story." – from The Amazing Maurice and His Educated RodentsS.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-68076232037474406262015-03-13T14:46:06.466-04:002015-03-13T14:46:06.466-04:00"I am woman" What a rebellious song, as..."I am woman" What a rebellious song, as you say. Women had to learn to say that, just as we had to learn to say NO with authority. We had to value our identities in order to work together. Some critcized this song as exclusive to white rather than inclusive of all ethnicities and colors, but I never meant it that way. And then there was Nancy SInatra with "These Boots are made for walking" and other songs celebrating women like Carole King's "You make me feel like a natural woman." WHo knew it was ok to celebrate and feel empowered by being a woman? Roar! You probably did.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-64235254917452813452015-03-13T14:20:01.314-04:002015-03-13T14:20:01.314-04:00In some ways this seems a lifetime ago--and in oth...In some ways this seems a lifetime ago--and in others, not so much--I wonder how much we have advanced really--I still get angry--or maybe, I am angry still--in either case--we have a long way to go still--This still seems a relevant piece to me!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-27189928660445631382015-03-13T14:04:36.634-04:002015-03-13T14:04:36.634-04:00Oh my goodness. Helen Reddy was my heroine back th...Oh my goodness. Helen Reddy was my heroine back then and this was my anthem, as it was for so many of us. I remember stalking around the house,m belting this out, and the look on my husband's face. Safe to say we werent together much longer. I love this entire post. Love your reply to the uninformed comment on youtube. Thanks, Rosemary. This might just be my fave I Wish I'd Written This. I'm glad she not only wrote it but sang it, and helped empower a generation.<br /><br />Our main tv station aired India's Daughter recently, about that horrible rape........the most stunning part was the rapist's blaming of the victim, as always happens, it seems, wherever one is on the globe. Yes, we have a long way to go.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-42594216533875819762015-03-13T10:19:28.402-04:002015-03-13T10:19:28.402-04:00Glad you enjoyed. I wasn't actually meaning to...Glad you enjoyed. I wasn't actually meaning to make that point, as it has not been my experience or observation, though I have heard others express the same opinion. I am inclined to think all traits may be found across all genders. By 'brotherhood' I was referring more to the fact that there are men do stand in solidarity with women, e.g. the many men who were horrified at the attacks on 'Jyoti' and Malala.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-21821164080833494482015-03-13T08:50:10.058-04:002015-03-13T08:50:10.058-04:00Thank you for this expose on the plight of women t...Thank you for this expose on the plight of women then and now. I think you raised a very good point on how men are more a brotherhood than women a sisterhood.. Women are too destructive divisive and competetive with each other. Although I must say that highly intelligent women are not usually like this. Until we adopt some of the attitudes of male allegiance to each other I do not see the way forward. Great piece....a very enjoyable read!rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.com