Woman Banned

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 !