Seeing Allred
This documentary was about Attorney Gloria Allred. I love this ballsy broad. People criticize that she takes everything to TV, but guess what? That's a brilliant move! Being a mostly women's rights attorney, she is representing a segment of people who have been bullied into silence. And she ain't playing that. The more people she touches with the story, the more apt change will happen. What better use of media than calling out these idiots. They can't hide in the shadows and continue playing their games.
I really admire her.
And a lot of women have a problem with her. I don't get that. She's an intelligent woman making a difference out there for all women. She has won billions for her clients, and yep, she has got her cut too, rightly so.
Women can be such hateful creatures-- I hate to say that because I am talking about my own kind. But I hate the jealousy and backstabbing nastiness that happens just because a woman is successful.
It's like Stephen said in On Writing (paraphrasing) talking about one of the girls who was the model for Carrie. She came to school one day looking great, with new clothes and looking cute -- and the kids tore her down because she was trying to make a break for the wall. Once they put her back in her place, all was right for them.
I don't have my copy of On Writing with me to get that just right, but it's true. A woman tries to make a break for the wall, and women are the first to claw at her to pull her down.