By Alison Royer
This is remarkable.
The rights I take for granted on a daily basis – going to college, dressing
in anything that strikes my fancy, voting – are the same rights that women in
Iran are fighting for.
I desperately want to be a female advocate but truthfully I
never wanted to go to college, I often think things would be easier if someone
just told me what to wear every day, and quite frankly it takes everything in
me to drag my ass to the voting booth once every four years. I consistently dread participating in the
rights that have been allotted to me by the women who fought for my freedom in
America, years ago.
As the women of Iran fight for equality in education, I must
commend them. I'm sure if someone told
me I wasn't allowed to be an accountant, I'd be feverishly advocating its
admittance. But, being on the other side
of progress, all I can think is, "Ladies!
Run for your lives! Accounting is
boring! Just marry a rich guy and
procreate!" Man…I should run for
office. I know zillions of Iranian women
who would vote for me. I bet by then,
they'll be dragging ass too.
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