Tyron Woodley’s mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 "It's all good, baby. It's all good. It's your turn. It
Tyron Woodley’s mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
Please, do not ever let anyone convince you of false things like “being a woman really isn’t all that special”
A woman is…
Not merely an idea.
Not just an aesthetic or a look.
Not “not all that,” “not complicated,” “not special,” or “not a big deal.”
Not “lucky” simply for existing.
Too often, she has been reduced, dismissed, and treated as though she contributes little to life or society.
But those words are lies. They are distortions meant to strip away her depth, her brilliance, and her irreplaceable value.
A woman is more than enough — and she always has been.
Once you replace the word “woman” with any other group of people, the insult becomes glaringly clear.
Treat this as a red flag. A male who refuses to see value in an entire demographic — in this case, women — is not only dismissive. He is dangerous.
Advocates and Survivors know this pattern well. In courtrooms and police reports, in whispered aftermaths and trembling testimony, you hear echoes of the same words. Abusers don’t just demean and devalue her — the individual woman in front of them. They speak and act with contempt toward all women.
If someone has to belittle you to feel powerful, that is not confidence. That is insecurity looking for a stage.
If someone has to insult your intelligence, mock your boundaries, dismiss your pain, laugh at your standards, or shrink your voice so they can feel bigger, that is not love. That is not leadership. That is not “keeping it real.”
That is access-seeking behavior. Some people do not come to know you. They come to lower the gate.
They chip away at your self-trust so you will stop questioning them. They make you feel “too sensitive” so you will stop naming what hurts. They make your standards sound ridiculous so you will become easier to reach, easier to use, easier to manage.
Pay attention.
A person who respects you does not need you humiliated into bowing down to them first.
A person with good intentions does not need you confused first.
A person who is safe for you does not need you small first.
Belittling is not harmless when it is used to make you more available, more compliant, more forgiving, more silent, or more desperate for approval.
That is a problem.
And once you see it, you do not have to argue with it for three more years. You can step back. You can close the gate.
You can remember who you were before they started trying to make you doubt yourself.
That’s why the violence is never isolated. The brutal injuries documented in reports are not just against one person. They are an attack on women and girls as a whole.
And if she survives, she may one day tell you this herself: that what he did to her body and her spirit was fueled by something larger — the hatred of women as a class. Once you’ve heard it, once you’ve seen it in her eyes, you never forget. It sears the truth into your soul.
Women are the caregivers of our society.
Women are the nurturers of our society.
Women are the teachers of our society.
Women are the encouragers of our society.
Women are amazing! 🌹
Women are unique! 🌹
Women are special!🌹
Women are life-giving!🌹
(Life-giving through birth or loyal & dedicated nurturance and care-taking)