Listening to Jennifer Siebel Newsom
speak on Wednesday I had so many thoughts running through my head. I would never
consider myself to be a huge, true, committed and involved feminist but none
the less, I am a woman and of course I have my own opinions and beliefs.
Hearing Jennifer speak of her experiences and her accomplishments was so
empowering. Her talk of her relationship with her father is really what struck
me the most. I am so blessed and so lucky to have a father who believes in his
daughters and his wife. He is the manager of the Radiology department at one of
the hospitals in our city and it never occurred to me that he would not hire a
woman or treat a woman with respect because of her gender. I am so lucky to
have such a wonderful male role model who respected in such a way that I never
thought that disrespecting a woman was even an option. I could never imagine
having a father who did not support me and believe in me. What a strong woman
Jennifer must be for breaking out of the father’s mold and becoming her own
person.
Another topic that struck me as
extremely interesting was her talk to “Tabloid Trash.” I am not one to get very
caught up in reality television. I am not a watcher or supporter of many MTV
shows or the Bachelor or shows on that genre. But my dirty secret and guilty pleasure
is the Kardashian family. After thinking about the topics discussed and
comparing it to the Kardashian family I have realized that Kourtney is probably
the biggest feminist of the family. So even in this “tabloid trash” situation
there are still potential cases of feminist. Granted, this example may be my
personal form of purging the guilt for being such a lover but it was just an
observation.
Overall I really enjoyed the
discussion with Jennifer Siebel Newsom. She is such an amazing woman with an incredible
story.
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