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Equity Leads To Fairness, Fairness To Love

The news of our world is saturated with serious business. Wars, famine, climate change, politics. I can go on longer. I listen professionally to the seriousness of clients presenting problems. My silliness with family, friends and yes, sometimes strangers, enables me touch in on the lighter side of life. I stopped watching comedy programs for their humor which doesn’t strike my fancy. So when I was invited to view a Netflix program featuring a 30-something women, I hesitated, yet, gave in.

I was told beforehand about the immense popularity of the woman comic. Ok, Ok, I’m game! I sat for the one and one-half to two hour show and took note of my emotions. Initially, I was put off by what appeared to be a loud and boisterous comic ranging on an unidentified subject matter. Moe than once did I consider leaving the room. A greater sense of tolerance kept me stuck to my chair.

I began to realize that a generational calamity was looking me in the eye. I am wholly naive to the millennial generation’s reference. The comic was highly energetic, talking about subjects that I did not comprehend at first. She spoke largely to women in the 18-35 year age group called Millennials. Her rapid speech and occasional gripes had one leaning in. There’s got to be more to this beyond the measure of expressions and language for folks her age.

Suddenly, she jumped on the proverbial bandwagon and waxed in humanitarian parlance. She focused attention replete with humor on women. the essence of her message was simple and fundamental in its emotion and spirit. She called upon women of her generation to feel worthy of themselves. She spent time talking about alcohol, drugs, sex and its collective humorous experiences. Except when a woman subordinates herself to others in the aforementioned manner, that’s unhealthy.

She spoke about one’s right to vote. She gratefully thanked those who fought for our freedom. I learned something more about her platform. She didn’t direct her attention solely to women. Her humor didn’t mealy provide exclusivity for women. She implored men to behave with respect towards women.

I searched back to my 20s and 30s to recall abundant messages of the time. Our music, art, politics and general self-worth were principles laid out by spokespeople of the generation. Beyond the distain expressed by older generational folks (not all thankfully), the soul, the essence of the message was no different than this self-described Millennial woman stand-up comic. Empowerment.

Love yourself. Love others in healthy ways. Don’t set yourself up for a big hurt. We need to work collectively. We are desperate for the experience of joyful and funny times. Tragedies have proven that we can come together in the best interest of all. We don’t need to judge, to denigrate and to abuse others. Those who do so are power mongers who may carry an underlying sense of insecurity. Be strong and ask for direction and guidance. I left this two hour program with a smile from my heart. Equitability and fairness will help us accept people for who they are as good folks. Thank you, stand-up comic woman.

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.

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