Webster's definition of a warrior is a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. I am not a politician or an athlete, but I am a woman who is inundated, everyday, with media images, words, and implications that I am less than; That I am just a sexual object, that my physical attributes and the clothes that I wear are what defines my worth and not my talents and strengths. So, everyday I remind myself that I am a warrior against these myths. I try to shift the paradigm of how I see myself, how this world sees women, and how my son sees women. I empower myself through self-inquiry, knowledge exploration, and awareness; Awareness of what images I encounter through media channels and whether or not they are true. Most times, they are not.
I feel called to use the powerful medium of media to empower women. I want to tell visual stories that remind women that they are profound and powerful. I have often fell into the trap of acting small, like the images I have been subjected to. I'm not just talking images and stories of a how a woman can run a boardroom or drive a truck, too. I'm mean images and stories about a woman's intrinsic worth: her spiritual value. No matter how she chooses to express her talents and strengths, she has equal worth simply because she exists. A woman should be judged only on her honest efforts and the content of her character.
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