HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!! My 2nd favorite holiday . No sharing my life today , just a wonderful quote that made me laugh , because it's so TRUE ;

" Seduction is often difficult to distinguish from rape . In seduction the rapist often bothers to buy a bottle of wine "   by Andrea Dworkin

Every day I struggle with WHO I AM , and WHO I THINK I SHOULD BE . The struggle sometimes becomes UNBEARABLE , and I search for comfort . I find most of my solace in reading Andrea Dworkin . Her writings give me HOPE and STRENGTH to keep going . I am a MILITANT FEMINIST , but society wants me to STOP that CRAZINESS and be the MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER that I'm suppose to be . Being who I am in this world is CRAZY , so they tell me . I think I feel CRAZY , because I'm not allowed to be who I TRULY am . I've been told on and off in my adult life to THROW THOSE BOOKS AWAY , that's whats making you UNHAPPY . I will NEVER do that . I'd rather DIE . Andrea Dworkin , Valerie Solanas , Mary Daly , Phyllis Chesler and Sonja Johnson just to name a few of my FAVORITE authors keep me ALIVE . If that's CRAZY then I'm truly OUT OF MY MIND , and LOVING every minute .

Before I get back to how I became a MILITANT FEMINIST , I need to SOUND - OFF about the BACKLASH ! I'm so SICK and TIRED of FALSE STATISTICS that say womyn abuse at the same rate as men . NOT true ! Please be careful and research well before you state these statistics , and as a result KILL a lot of WOMYN ! Don't you know that this is a part of the BACKLASH against FEMINISM ? MEN are loving this WAR between the SECOND and THIRD wave FEMINISTS .
This gives MALE ABUSERS another reason NOT to take RESPONSIBILITY for their BEHAVIOR . I'm so sick of THIRD WAVE feminists telling me that I'm SEXIST , because I blame MEN for the ABUSE . I do blame them !!! They have been doing it for centuries , and will GLADLY continue with the BLESSING of the THIRD WAVE . When I woke-up this morning I said to myself , as I often do : WHY DO I CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS WAR AGAINST WOMYN ? I really don't have a CHOICE , this is what I'm on this earth to do . I will continue until I draw my last breath , as long as these LIES continue to be told . As Andrea Dworkin stated in one of her WONDERFUL books , that she would keep fighting for WOMYN no matter what the cost was to her personally . I feel exactly the same . I am a WOMYNS ADVOCATE clearly , at ANY COST !!!

I'm still on that detour , and still RANTING . What has happened to all the WOMYN that are really concerned about the VIOLENCE that is perpetrated against them ? I can't find any , can you ? I continue daily to e-mail colleges , so I can come in and REALLY educate on this violence  with no response . I target colleges especially when they've had a publicized RAPE or MURDER on campus . You would think they would want me to educate , but no , they want to keep it QUITE ! HUSH it up like it never happened . Let's face it , they don't want to lose students , or future students . I myself would want my son or daughter to go to a college that openly addresses and educates ( real education , no sugar coating ) on this EPEDEMIC of VIOLENCE against WOMYN . Don't bother checking the crime statistics on campus , because they ALL lie . If you see one sexual assault for that year , know that you need to multiply that by at least 10 to get close to the real number of assaults . In my 18 yrs. of touring with over 400 shows , only one college in Louisiana was doing a GREAT job of protecting FEMALE students . That's pretty sad , don't you think ? Silence is the biggest KILLER of WOMYN ! When will you get that through your heads ! 1 in 4 college womyn will be RAPED by the time they graduate .  10 WOMYN every day are KILLED by their abusive partners , and some of them happen on college campuses .  WAKE UP !!! If we don't LEARN from history it will repeat itself , over and over again . We haven't learned because the statistics haven't change , and in some instances they are WORSE . WOMYN wake up from your male induced COMA'S , and start SCREAMING until the violence STOPS !

I'm taking a detour from my road to MILITANT FEMINISM , and RANTING about the state of Women's Studies today . I spend every day e-mailing for work in colleges and universities in the U.S.  There has been a DANGEROUS trend in the past few years . MEN are the DIRECTORS of
more than a few Women's Studies programs . Is anyone else as FUCKING MAD as I am . Men can NOT DIRECT Women's Studies . They have a PENIS , which AUTOMATICALLY gives them POWER ! Womyn on the other hand can understand both MALE power and FEMALES lack of that POWER . They have lived  "UNDER " that power for centuries . I'd like to know what's in that DICK
that makes MEN so POWERFUL . MALE power has been literally shoved down my throat for way too many years . MEN already have power over everything else in this world , so PLEASE stop them from taking over what never has been , and never will be theirs ; POWER OVER WOMYN ! They will NEVER stop taking it if we keep letting them .  Let's do MORE than TAKE BACK THE NIGHT , and TAKE BACK OUR LIVES !!!

Freedom for Womyn comes at a cost . A year or so before my divorce I got sober ! The only way I could have stayed in that marriage was to be DRUNK most , if not all of the time .  Right after I got sober I remember looking at my husband and saying ; WHO ARE YOU ? He replied ; WHO ARE YOU ? Your not the GIRL I married ! I said , THANK GOD FOR THAT ! Some of the people closest to me that hated him when I was married ,  when I got divorced I suddenly became the BAD ONE . My own mother who encouraged me to get rid of him , suddenly changed her mind when I did . So , there I was divorced with 3 children  . Because I was attractive my so-called female friends , especially if they were married , wanted nothing to do with me . I was a THREAT ! Please , I just got rid of one JERK , why would I want yours ? The men I knew thought I was EASY and HOT TO TROT . They would show up on my door step , one after the other with flowers and candy , not because they were concerned and wanted to be my friend , they just wanted to GET IN MY PANTS !!! FINALLY , after months of PUSHING them AWAY , they finally got the message  that I wasn't PLAYING their GAME .  Then they turned around and called me a BITCH , because I wouldn't FUCK them . That's some of the WARM and FUZZY things that happen when a WOMYN gets DIVORCED .

How did I get started on the JOURNEY to become who I am today . It began several years ago when I was searching for my place within my marriage . My husband at the time , who didn't think I read enough , gave me the book entitled " The Feminine Mystique " . It was published in 1962 . If you haven't read it , you need to now , because we as a society are back in the late 50's and early 60's in regards to the role of WOMYN  . This book was the BEGINNING OF THE END for my husband , and the BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE FOR ME . All the years before this book I thought there was something WRONG with me , because I couldn't ADJUST to MARRIED life .  I was DEPRESSED and uncomfortable . I just wasn't FUNCTIONING like a GOOD wife should . My husband told me how to dress ,and picked out ALL my clothes . He chose EVERYTHING , right down to the perfume I wore . He corrected my english , and even corrected the letters I wrote with a RED pen . He would often say to me ; " YOU'RE NOT STUPID , YOU'RE UNDEREDUCATED " !!! Needless to say after reading that WONDERFUL , EYE OPENING book , HE was HISTORY , and I WAS FREE !

Now that I'm finished commenting on the Womynkind Principles that I live by , I want to share my life on the road touring with my shows . I've have been touring for 18 yrs. and it has been WONDERFUL and HORRIBLE , and everywhere in between . People say that it must be EXCITING and so REWARDING to tour and do the work that you do . I just smile , and think if they only really knew what it was really like most of the time they wouldn't say that . Don't they know I'm the ENEMY ? I'm the ONE who gets up on the stage , and tells the TRUTH about VIOLENCE against WOMYN , uncensored , no sugar coating here . I hope by reading my daily posts you will think differently about this issue , and what it takes for a WOMYN TO SPEAK THE TRUTH .

Principle # 9 . continued ;

# 7 . VIOLENCE takes many forms , and has many reasons for existence . The same factors that contribute to the high murder rate in the inner city ARE NOT the same factors that allow MEN to pathologically torture , maim and kill Womyn . The only common denominator contained in the issues of violence , war or abuse is that it is an act of power and control ( overwhelmingly ) engaged in by MEN . The only thing abused Womyn have in common is their gender . Womynkind does not advocate random violence , however it does recognize the difference between MURDER and SELF - DEFENCE . Womynkind reserves the right , and encourages womyn to defend their lives by what ever means necessary . Womynkind also recognizes that the best defence my be a strong offence . We exclusively blame MEN for the introduction of violence into this issue  , and thus demand that they take the responsibility to STOP THE VIOLENCE ( before it stops you ) .

My Comment ;  We've been told thru the media that the murder rate in the U.S. has declined in the past few years , but that's only partially true . The murder rate for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE has remained the same , or increased in some areas  . Murders of people other then intimate partners has decreased . BELIEVE IT . ITS the TRUTH ! Why , you may ask have DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MURDERS statistics not improved ? The answer is simple ; MEN don't want it to STOP . If they did , and really took action , it would be a thing of the past . ALL men benefit from all forms of VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMYN .  YES , they benefit from keeping WOMYN in line . We will continue to have violence against womyn in all its UGLY forms , if we naievely think MEN will stop on their own . If that were the case , it would have ceased by now . We have allowed MEN for the past 20 yrs. to TAKE OVER the WOMYNS MOVEMENT .  So , has the violence STOPPED , or at least decreased ? NO ! It's getting WORSE .   I believe we need to TAKE BACK the WOMYNS movement by whatever means  necessary ( emphases on WHATEVER ) , and use REAL solutions to stop MEN from BEATING , RAPING and MURDERING WOMYN .

Principle # 9 . continued ;

# 6 . TRUE EQUALITY is Womynkind's ultimate goal . As it is not dignified for a man to beat dumb animals , Womynkind in that spirit does not wish to dominate men . True equality however is as far away as the distance between truth and lies . Womynkind sees it simplistic to call the goal of " equal
pay for equal work " valuable , when that work is degrading , exploitative  , or damages the environment . Violence against Womyn continues to be a gender issue . MEN beat WOMYN , and until MEN stop it , peace between us cannot exist . The role of men in Womynkind is to actively STOP thier brothers in " womyn slaughter " . Men do not however , have an equal say in deciding or granting Womyn their " rights " ( rights are not theirs to grant ) , or in setting the agenda by which womyn act to defend their rights .

My Comment ; The TRUTH is MEN have the POWER to BEAT , RAPE , and KILL womyn without REAL consequences . He will either get a SLAP on the wrist for BEATING her , a minimal , if any jail time for RAPE , and average of 5-7 yr. sentence for KILLING her . On the other hand , if a womyn KILLS her ABUSER she receives an average sentence of 20 yrs. to LIFE . The LIE being that MEN really care about womyn's welfare . That's one reason why there are 1,600 BATTERED womyn's shelters , compared to 4,000 Animal shelters . Where are MEN'S priorities ?  If  a MAN beats a WOMYN she should KILL HIM ! It wouldn't take very many KILLS to CHANGE MEN'S
minds ( smaller case minds on purpose ) .  Then MEN might LISTEN a little better to what WOMYN have to say .  In my college philosophy class , where I did my first performance on violence against womyn , I asked one of the guys this question ; If I asked you to share your power with me would you ? Of course not , he replied . If I held a gun to your head and said , Give me some of your power , would you ? YES , he said , of course I would !  Think about it WOMYN , and then DO SOMETHING !

Principle # 9 . continued ,

# 5 . FAMILY VALUES - The destruction of the traditional family is a GOOD thing . The current propaganda that tries to place the responsibility for an immoral society on Feminists ideas is a LIE . In its relationship to Womyn , society has never been moral . The " nuclear family " blew up on it's own accord . The suffering that womyn and children are experiencing in modern society is the result of MANS ever increasingly cruel and desperate attempt to re-enslave their " property " , which revolted after centuries of inhumane treatment . Alternative relationships and "families " should be encouraged at every opportunity . Traditional ideas of marriage and gender roles should be discouraged , ridiculed and undermined . Although Womyn should be encouraged to make their own " choices " , this does not imply that ALL choices Womyn make within the MALE system help to promote the cause of freedom for all womyn .

My Comment ; The only thing that Feminists are guilty of in regards to marriage is giving womyn a
CHOICE . GOD FORBID that womyn have REAL choices . But let me tell you that if you don't choose MARRIAGE and MOTHERHOOD you are in for a bumpy ride . Still today , maybe even more so , no matter what you accomplish in your life , if you're not a wife and mother YOU ARE next to NOTHING .  They still today use such terms for " unmarried " womyn as SPINSTER , OLD MAID , UNDESIRABLE , and " NOT GOOD MARRIAGE MATERIAL " . If you CHOOSE to live with someone , instead of getting married , you are SHACKING - UP . If you have children  without marriage , you are an UN - WED mother and a SLUT ! Your child is called ILLEGITIMATE , and a BASTARD ! Tell me it's not a MANS world . If it wasn't , no WOMYN would stand for this kind of treatment . I've tried BOTH , marriage and living with my partner . I definitely prefer the latter . That piece of paper CHANGES everything . When you sign that certificate you hand over your POWER . I now have grandchildren . In a conversation with my FIRST granddaughter about MEN and MARRIAGE I said , men have ONE brain cell and they all SHARE it , and when you are older I'll tell you where it is , and that marriage is for MEN . AAH!!! WISDOM ! PASS IT ON !   

Principle # 9 . continued ;

# 4 . THE SYSTEM , the church , and all other " institutions " who have a history of abuse and repression of Womyn will not be supported . Although some minor changes MIGHT be made through the present political / justice system , ultimately it is impossible for long term gains to be made within a corrupt system . Placing Womyn in this SICK system has proven to only corrupt them and the cause .

My Comment ;  Let's FACE IT , the system and all it's many components are CONTROLLED by a small percentage of RICH WHITE MEN , that have NO interest in Granting womyn true EQUALITY . Every once and awhile they pretend to accept a few womyn into their inner circle , and then proceed to DESTROY them . Think of Hilary Clinton , and Sarah Palin . Hilary was DEMONIZED , while Sarah was SEXUALIZED . Neither one of them had a REAL chance at the office of VP ,  when the SYSTEM ( male ) was done with them . If  MEN  truly wanted WOMYN to be EQUAL in every way , the present SYSTEM would need to be TOTALLY DESTROYED . Torn down and rebuilt by WOMYN . A few of my WISHES for a NEW system would be ; NO MORE TIT BARS ,  PORN ,  PROSTITUTION , HUMAN TRAFFICKING , RAPE or any other ABUSE of WOMYN ! Womyn would get paid their WORTH in every job they chose . They would get PAID for BEING a WIFE ( extra pay ) , and MOTHER (extra , extra pay )   . MEN would actually HAVE to do an EQUAL amount of WORK in the HOME , without COMPLAINING .   PERPETRATOR'S , PIMPS , JOHN'S and PORNOGRAPHERS would be HELD accountable for their CRIMES and NOT the VICTIMS ! This is MY fantasy , but it REALLY could be REALITY if WOMYN ( okay , together with a  few GOOD men , MAYBE ) RULED THE WORLD ! Think about it .

Principle # 9 . continued ;

# 3 . ABORTION - is a Womyn's right ! Not only is this an inalienable right , it is an issue that men have NO say in . Womynkind will protect this right at all costs and view those with " alternative " points of view as ignorant , fanatical , and dangerous . Womynkind will suppress and counter anti-abortion propaganda when ever it meets it , and promote , in turn , modern self - abortion techniques that strip away the remaining power that an exploitative MALE dominated medical profession still holds over womyn's lives .

My Comment ; I REFUSE to discuss in any detail a WOMYN'S RIGHT to abortion . This is 2012 and we're going to LOSE that right . We already are , no matter who gets elected ! My only suggestion is to TRAIN WOMYN to give FREE , SAFE abortions . And to the MEN ; " KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY GLANDS " !!!

Principle # 9 . continued ;

 # 2 . WHY DOESN'T SHE LEAVE ? - Womynkind will ONLY ask , WHY DOES HE BATTER  ? Womynkind will however continue to address how society FORCES womyn to stay in abusive relationships and will seek REAL solutions to make the escape from this culturally supported enslavement possible .

My Comment ; It took me a long time today to write my response to this principle , because I am so SICK and TIRED of hearing this question . SHE must have all the help she needs , so why doesn't she leave ? . 85 % of all ABUSED womyn who are KILLED are killed AFTER they leave the relationship ? WHY ? Because the POLICE and the COURTS don't protect them . WHY ? Because they are MAINLY made up of MEN who FOLLOW the majority of MALE thinking  and still THINK it's a PRIVATE family matter , and SHE must have DONE something to make him BEAT her . They get a SLAP on the wrist and sent BACK HOME where they can continue BEATING her ,
and most likely KILL her . 10 WOMYN every day are KILLED in the U.S. BY MEN who supposedly LOVE them . You may ask , WHY DOESN'T SHE GET A RESTRAINING ORDER ? Every battered womyn that I've spoken to has told me that it's a USELESS piece of paper , that offers NO PROTECTION . In the order HE has to STAY just 500 ft. away ! Do you know how CLOSE that is to the VICTIM , and she CAN'T call for help until he steps over that line !  When and IF he is arrested , he has a CHOICE . He can go to JAIL , or go to BATTERERS GROUP . Which one do you think he chooses ? A story that was told to me , while on tour , has STUCK with me because it is still TRUE today . The host that brought me in to perform told me that her and her husband had run a BATTERERS GROUP , and at the end of the course they GRADUATE with certificates of completion . One of the MEN who graduated took his certificate HOME , KILLED his WIFE , and placed the certificate on her BODY ! Need I say more ? So PLEASE stop asking , WHY DOESN'T SHE LEAVE ? And put the FOCUS on where it BELONGS , on HIM !!!

Principle # 9 . In context with the above , particularly in an effort to fight this propaganda , WOMYNKIND will NOT entertain or allow through the mediums of communication under it's control , debate about the validity of what it knows as TRUTHS .

This includes the following examples ;

1 . MALE RESPONSIBILITY - Womynkind will NOT argue whether or not womyn are responsible for the violence perpetrated against them . WOMYN HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABUSE . They do not ask for it , like it , or cause it . MEN  BATTER AND RAPE BECAUSE WE ALLOW THEM TO !!!!!

My Comment ; How do WE ALLOW MEN TO BATTER AND RAPE womyn ? First of all , it's a MANS WORLD . A few RICH WHITE MEN control the making of laws and how they are ENFORCED . Those few white men also CONTROL all the MEDIA outlets . WOMYN are SECOND CLASS citizens in every area of their lives . So it's not much of a surprise to see how we BLAME THE VICTIM . If a womyn is battered we ask  WHAT DID SHE DO TO PROVOKE HIM ? she did NOTHING ! I've always asked if he's mad at his boss , or pissed off at someone else ,
WHY DOES'NT HE BEAT THEM ? Simple , because he would be arrested . Instead he brings it home and BEATS HER , because he most LIKELY will NOT be ARRESTED , and HE KNOWS THAT . She is an acceptable TARGET . If she calls the COPS she's even in MORE TROUBLE .
20% of the COPS are ABUSERS . Maybe she'll get ONE OF THEM . ALSO , even with the new  law in place , that says if any signs of ABUSE are visible , you must ARREST . It's not happening .
More likely what happens is a  walk around the block to COOL down , or if he is arrested SHE runs the RISK of WORSE abuse , or even DEATH . The COURTS ( remember , it's a MANS world ) set his bail so LOW  he gets out of jail, or she pays the bail for FEAR of HER LIFE . When a WOMYN is RAPED we say in some way , SHE must have ASKED FOR IT , not WHY DOES HE RAPE ? As in battering , when a WOMYN is RAPED we BLAME the VICTIM ? Why do you think that only 15% of RAPES are ever reported , and ONLY 5% of RAPIST go to JAIL ? It's NOT because it's SAFE and EASY for a WOMYN to come FORWARD ,unfortunately it's the OPPOSITE . Please ALL you WOMYN out there RISE UP and REFUSE to be the TARGET of any MAN'S RAGE .

Principle # 8 . That the ABUSE of womyn is far more than just PHYSICAL VIOLENCE . That it encompasses all aspects of how womyn are treated in society as a whole . That EMOTIONAL ABUSE , SEXUAL ABUSE, FINANCIAL ABUSE and other forms and techniques of MALE DOMINATION contribute to the problem , and thus ALL issues commonly considered " womyns issues " are interrelated and will be addressed from a MILITANT perspective . That society , NOT out of ignorance , but out of PURPOSE has engaged in a long standing PROPAGANDA WAR to repress the TRUTH about violence against Womyn . That those Womyn who do ( and have ) spoken out against this abuse , have been themselves subject to backlash by the system , which attempts to discredit their efforts through censure , lies , and the same violence they themselves attempt to stop . That these Womyn , both past and present MUST and WILL have a voice .

My Comment ; I'm having a lot of trouble commenting on this , because I am one of those WOMYN that TELLS THE TRUTH about this violence , and in doing so ,  have been  subject to HORRENDOUS BACKLASH . I'm still LICKING my WOUNDS from the last ATTACK . Every time I  finish a tour , I ask myself the SAME QUESTION ; WHY DO I CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT I DO when the BACKLASH is so VIOLENT ? The answer is always the SAME ; I have to continue to BREAK the SILENCE and to STOP this VIOLENCE for womyn who have no voice . I don't have a CHOICE . This is what I was put on this earth to do , AT ANY COST ! A big change that has happened in the past 10 yrs. is that people will bring me in to educate , but under two conditions ; DON"T TELL THE TRUTH , AND DON"T UPSET THE GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE .
Oh well , MADONNA said ONE GOOD THING ; The ultimate DARE is to tell the TRUTH , and I
do and always will . As far as upsetting GUYS , I hope I do ! As a result , the pressure to STOP has been UNBEARABLE at times . I know that I'm doing the right thing when WOMYN still come up to me after a show and say ; YOUR SO COURAGEOUS ,AREN'T YOU AFRAID TO DO WHAT YOU DO ? That's what keeps me going . Also one of my FAVORITE AUTHORS , Sonja Johnson said , " IF YOU"RE PISSING MEN OFF YOU MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT " . And so , I will continue to TELL the TRUTH , and in the process hopefully PISS a whole lot of MEN off !

Principle # 7 . That ALL MEN ARE SCUM ! There are a few men that have a few redeemable qualities , but as a qualification they must admit that they are scum , and are willing to take responsibility and commit 150 % of their energy to destroying the existing system that abuses womyn at every turn . All men are sexist to some extent . That they are born into , and benefit from a sexist society that treats WOMYN as second class citizens . That it is NOT good enough for individual MEN to merely not hit . They must ACTIVELY stop other MEN who do ABUSE . IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION , YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM .

My Comment ; My belief that ALL MEN ARE SCUM , came from various sources ; my own personal experiences  , the experiences of other WOMYN and the writings of one of my FAVORITE
authors , Valerie Solanas . She wrote " The S.C.U.M. Manifesto ; The Society for Cutting Up Men " ,
If you haven't read it , and I doubt if you have , you can read it in it's entirety on my web-site at www.womynkind.org . What Valerie did for me in this MANIFESTO was to validate my own beliefs that MEN ARE SCUM , and their TARGETS have , and ALWAYS will be WOMYN . I didn't always have this view , but after 18 yrs. of touring with my work and experiencing this outright ABUSE first hand , I'm standing right ALONG SIDE VALERIE as what she refers to as a TRUE SCUM FEMALE .  After so much BACKLASH over the past 20 yrs. some feminists have BACK OFF , and let MEN take the DRIVERS seat in the FIGHT against the ABUSE , RAPE and KILLING of WOMYN. I regretfully even let this happen . My message became that Only Men can STOP this VIOLENCE . Big mistake ! The results speak for themselves ; College and University WOMYNS CENTERS have been taken over by men . Don't MEN get abused and raped too ! I'm so SICK of hearing this and seeing it in action ! Yes , they do , but the large , and I mean the large majority of ABUSE and RAPES victims are WOMYN , and the perpetrators are HETERO-SEXUAL MALES !
Women's Studies has become Gender Studies with MALE professors as directors . MALE SPEAKERS are know FAVORED to SPEAK on these issues , and I can't GIVE my work away .
People say the students will LISTEN to a MAN better than a WOMYN . Sad , but TRUE . Rape and Battering statistics have gotten WORSE over this time . So do I think that MEN are willing to GIVE 150 % , or what ever it takes to STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMYN ? NO !!!! Things are getting  WORSE ! But for MEN who do this WORK things have greatly IMPROVED for them in their personal and public life . They are seen as HEROES where as I'm , or feminist like me are seen as the ENEMY . Take a HARD look at the past 20 yrs. , WOMYN , and I hope you scream WTF lets TAKE BACK OUR LIVES ! 

Principle # 6 . That MEN are totally responsible for the abuse , and for violence in the world in general . They ARE the Presidents , the Kings , the Generals , the Soldiers , the KILLERS and the RAPISTS who PREY on WOMYN on a daily basis for FUN and Profit .

My comment ; Speaking of presidents , Washington D.C. has one of the highest rates of HUMAN TRAFFICKING , and a good deal of the houses , or brothel's are in the close proximity to the WHITE HOUSE . If you haven't seen the movie " Human Trafficking " , now is a great time to do so . Here we are in 2012 , and we still don't have a WOMYN PRESIDENT, or even VICE PRESIDENT . Ever since the Second Wave Feminists got laws past that improved womyn's lives , the BACKLASH has been overwhelming . Womyn have been SILENCED and pushed back into the HOME , to focus on what men say we're here for , to care for them and the children ONLY . MOTHERHOOD is equivalent to SAINTHOOD today . No matter what we accomplish in our lives ,
we are only JUDGED by how we MOTHER . We are also about to lose the right to OUR BODIES .
Access to ABORTION is on it's way out , even as I'm writing this blog . We are back in the 1950's ,
especially when it comes to WOMYN . WOMYN are also used for FUN and PROFIT . There are 4,000 strip clubs in the U.S. . It's a 3.1BILLION DOLLAR a yr. business , run by MEN for THEIR
PLEASURE . The average stripper makes $125,000 a yr. . It's very sad that MEN only PAY womyn what THEIR WORTH in the STRIPPING and PROSTITUTION business . As for PORNOGRAPHY , 89% of it is made in the U.S . . It's a 13 to 15 billion dollar a year Industry , RUN
by MEN , at the expense of WOMYN . The majority of PORN that's downloaded is done by MALES on a COLLEGE campus . There are several ways to SILENCE womyn . these are some of the WORST . WOMYN in this country need to take heed and UNITE to FIGHT this obvious WAR against WOMYN !

Principle # 5 . That WOMYNKIND views the abuse and killing of womyn , NOT as a sickness of an individual minority , but as a purposeful attempt by a MALE dominated system to maintain power and control over a majority of the worlds population , and that the distribution of power , wealth and domination by men supports this theory .

My comment ; Watch or listen to the news , and you would think that the abuse and killing of womyn happens just once and a while . God forbid if we tell the truth ! People might actually find out that we have a problem of epidemic proportion . Who holds the reigns of the media , and has all the power to dictate the content of the news ? The answer is of course a few RICH WHITE MEN . Still in 2012 the media poses questions like ; What did she do to provoke him , or set him off ? ,  What was his motive ? Always placing the blame for these horrendous acts on the victim ! The victim has NO responsibility for the abuse she receives . He beats and murders her because he can . Society ( male dominated ) gives him that control . The truth is that 10 womyn every day are KILLEDin the U.S. by men who supposedly LOVE them , and every 9 seconds a womyn is BEATEN by the same type of  MONSTER ! The next time you hear or see a news report on the abuse and / or killing of a womyn , please take the above FACTS into consideration , and then do something heroic , like DEMAND the TRUTH . 

Principle # 4 . That Womynkind has been established to find REAL solutions to stop this violence , and is focused on the problems of WOMYN ONLY , and will not be distracted by discussions concerned with other forms of violence or injustice against MEN , or society as a whole ( see # 1 ) . 

My comment ; In my early days of touring I thought that MEN could be a huge part of stopping violence against womyn . Over the years I have come to the conclusion that MEN stopping violence is a FANTASY .  You are welcome to believe that MEN can stop violence against womyn , but I'm moving on to REAL SOLUTIONS , as follows ;

 1. As a society we need to admit that we have an epidemic of RAPE and DOMESTIC violence , and we need to clean up our own violence , before we reach out to help others , and admit that what we're doing now IS NOT WORKING .

 2. Take an honest look at SEXISM , and realize that SEXISM is the ROOT CAUSE of all violence against womyn .

 3. Redefine what constitutes a family . TRADITIONAL ROLES where there is one dominant and one submissive BREEDS ABUSE .

 4. EDUCATION , EDUCATION , and MORE EDUCATION by FEMINISTS like ME !

 5. STOP asking WHY DOESN'T SHE LEAVE ? , and only ask WHY DOES HE BATTER and RAPE ? Take the focus completely off the victim and place it where it belongs , on the perpetrator .

 6. Mandatory , free QUALITY DAYCARE at every business , school , college and other institutions , so womyn can afford to leave and support themselves and their children ,

 7. FREE STANDING SHELTERS with NO government support . They will be run and supported by the womyn . As of now if you receive federal money you have to admit men into the shelter . This
makes a very threatening environment for women and children who have been abused by there husband or father .

 8. WOMYN need to UNITE and BREAK THE SILENCE of this violence in their personal and professional lives . NO MORE SECRETS !

 9. Take the ABUSER out of the house , and put him in a shelter , and let his wife and children stay in their home . They have already been traumatized ENOUGH .

10. Make the ABUSER and RAPIST responsible for their behavior with higher bails and REAL PRISION TIME . No more slap on the wrist , or BOY'S WILL BE BOY'S mentality !
 
      Of all the above solutions my favorite one , and the one that would have the quickest result is ;

ALL WOMYN should STOP doing everything ; STOP taking care of men , STOP taking care of children , Stop having sex , Stop going to work , STOP going to church , STOP voting , STOP everything . If womyn did this , it would'nt take long to get men's attention that THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE . It would PARALYZE the world . THINK about it , but then DO IT !!!!!!!!

Principle # 3 . That under NO circumstances is it a womyn's FAULT or RESPONSIBILITY for this abuse . The Only obligation that womyn have is to UNITE to FIGHT against this ABUSE .

My comment ; I am so sick and tired of blaming the victim ! She does not want it , like it , or ask for it . Get that thru your thick heads ! The poor man , she must have done something to set him off . Abusers don't have , or need a motive . They beat womyn because they can . There are no consequences . Society blames the womyn . I always wondered why we put her , and the children in a shelter , and let him stay at home , like nothing happened . Who's getting punished here ? Not him .
I always thought that they should put him in the shelter  ( after putting his name in the news ) , and let her remain home with the kids . Makes good sense to me . If he needs to work to support the family , then put an ankle bracelet on him to monitor his movements , and protect his wife , and let him continue to work . Over the past 20yrs. men have successfully convinced women not to stick together , and not support other women , especially feminists like me .  Womyn's centers are closing down in colleges and elsewhere , or they have become Wo/men's Centers ! Get it ? PLEASE ! Womyn's Studies have become Gender Studies , with male professor's as director's . What's wrong with this picture . Womyn , please wake up and unite to stop this ridiculous takeover . Let's get back to telling the truth about violence from the only voices I want to hear , WOMYN's ! 

Principle # 2 . That the present efforts to stop this violence are NOT working . The problem is getting worse .

My comment ; We need to get back to what I call Pure Feminism , just womyn , no men . Over the past 10 yrs. men have slowly taken over the womyn's movement . This has been greatly encouraged and accepted by the so-called Third Wave Feminists . The let's not hurt or exclude anyone ( especially men ) from our movement . BIG MISTAKE ! Did men really take over the womyn's movement to help womyn ? Not on your life ! They want the same old thing they've always wanted ,
POWER and CONTROL , and right now they have it . Sound familiar ? It should . It's the reason men continue to ABUSE , RAPE and KILL womyn . Twenty years ago when I started touring with my work , a womyn was battered every 15 seconds and raped every 3 minutes . Today a womyn is battered every 9 seconds and raped every minute . Does that sound like improvement to you ? A quote from Marilyn French's book " The War Against Women " sums it up for me ;

" If one ethnic or national group were attacking another , killing and maiming them at the same rate as men attack and kill women ( and she's speaking only of attacks by intimates ) , the situation would be held to constitute a state of emergency , or even war . "

By Charlotte Bunch

The Womynkind Principles

These are the principles that I live by . Each day I will post one principle , and elaborate on the meaning in my life . There are 9 principles , so get ready !

# 1 . That violence against womyn is the MOST serious problem facing society today , and that other issues of prejudice or abuse can NOT be resolved until we solve this problem . It is dogma that we view the abuse of womyn as a world-wide epidemic that cuts across ALL boundaries of culture , class , religions and race .

My Comment ; Violence against womyn is really not on many peoples radar today . I wonder if it has stopped ! Was I sleeping ? Did I miss the end of this violence ? I know it's not gone , and it's getting worse instead of better . Try and tell people that , and you suddenly have three heads , and don't know what you're talking about . The backlash is devastating . When I first stared touring with my educational work about this violence , the O.J. Simpson trial put the spotlight on this issue . Now , today no one wants to hear about it . I can't give my work away ! Do you realize that we're back in the 1950's in our thinking about womyn ? We're about to lose what we gained from the 2nd wave feminists ; ABORTION RIGHTS !!!!! We still only make 77 cents on the dollar to men ! Where is N.O.W and every womyn who cares about these issues ! It's silent , and we know from the past that Silence is the biggest KILLER of womyn . Until womyn are EQUAL to men , in EVERY WAY ,
violence will never stop .  We will never stop the abuse of anyone , until we stop abusing WOMYN .
Are there any womyn out there who care enough about our future to start screaming as loud as you can , and BREAK THE SILENCE that continues to KILL 10 womyn every day in the U. S. alone !
WAKE UP , there's a WAR ON WOMYN ,  and it's worth FIGHTING .