Manifesto to a young woman and girl- From I am an Emotional Creature

Okay i wrote this down this past spring...i love it and i had to copy it down to read it often...
I wanted to share it with all the girls reading my blog...you should get the book and read it...MTV is doing something with these monologues but this was my favorite. ((MTV link at the end))

Manifesto to a young woman and girls
From I am an emotional creature
by Eve Ensler


HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL BE TOLD:

Find a man
Seek Protection
The world is SCARY
Don't go out
You are weak
Don't care so much
They're only animals
Don't be so intense
Don't cry so much
You cant trust anyone
Don't talk to strangers
People will take advantage of you
Close your legs

GIRLS AREN'T GOOD WITH:

Numbers
Facts
Making difficult decisions
Lifting things
Putting things together
International news
Flying Planes
Being in CHARGE
IF HE RAPES YOU SURRENDER, YOU WILL GET KILLED TRYING TO DEFEND YOURSELF
Don't travel alone
You are nothing without a man
Don't make the first move, wait for him to notice you
Don't be too loud
Follow the Crowd
Obey the laws
Don't know too much
Tone it down
Find someone rich
Its how you look that matters not what you think

HERE'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU:

Everyones making everything up
There is no one in charge EXCEPT for those who PRETEND to be
No one is coming
No one is going to...
    RESCUE YOU
    Mind read your needs
    Know your body better than you
Always fight back
Ask for it
Say you want it
Cherish your solitude
Take trains by yourself to places you have never been
Sleep alone under the stars
Learn how to drive a stick shift
Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back
SAY NO when you don't want to do something
Say yes if your instincts are STRONG
Even if everyone disagrees
Decide whether you want to be like or admired
Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what your doing
Believe in kissing
Fight for tenderness
Care as much as you do
Cry as much as you want
Insist the world be theater
and LOVE THE DRAMA
Take your time
Move as fast as you do as long as its your speed

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

Why am I whispering when i have something to say?
Why am I adding a question mark at the end of all my sentences?
Why am I apologizing every time I express my needs?
Why am I hunching over?
Starving myself when I love food?
Pretending it doesn't mean that much to me?
Hurting myself when I mean to scream?
Why am I waiting
Whining
Pining
fitting in?

YOU KNOW THE TRUTH:

Sometimes it doesn't hurt that much
Horses can feel love
Your mother wanted more than that
Its easier to be mean than smart
But that isn't who you are.


Emotional Creatures Welcome...