I don’t think it’s any secret that I think woman are great. I by no means think we are a “superior sex” or anything, but I definitely have “love for my sisters”. So when I happened to be flipping through the television the other evening and saw a playback of an event that took place earlier in the day on CNN with anchor Brooke Baldwin, I was not only shocked and outraged, but really proud too. Brooke was interviewing two guests about sports anchor, Jemele Hill’s controversial comments on ESPN earlier in the week.
One of the guests she had on, a man by the name of Clay Travis, stunned Ms Baldwin by saying, and I quote, “I believe in the first amendment and boobs”. Now you may be thinking what I have to assume she was thinking, what I was thinking and what most people in their right mind were probably thinking…”Who is this guy, & who says BOOBS on national television in 2017? What are you 12 years old??” So when Brooke made the decision to cut his mic a few moments later, not only was it extremely gratifying, but it just felt like the right thing to do.
Nothing good comes from objectifying women and if his intention was to make her feel uncomfortable or belittled, he didn’t achieve it. He only succeeded in pissing off the host (and the other panelist for that matter) and making himself look like an unintelligent neanderthal who had the vocabulary of a 7th grader. Brooke came out looking polished, cool headed and had loads of support from friends and fans all over the country. In the end, she made him look like a total boob.
In other news regarding women I think totally kick ass, actress and singer Selena Gomez recently shared that she underwent a kidney transplant this summer. Her donor was none other than her best friend and fellow actress Francia Raisa. The girls have been friends since they were teenagers. When it became clear that Gomez was going to need a transplant as a result of complications having to do with the autoimmune disease Lupus from which she suffers, Raisa immediately got tested and considered it “an honor” to be able to help her friend and “sister”.
I have friends who I know would do the same for me if this situation ever were to arise (& of course, I would for them as well if the option were there), so I know just what a big deal this is. Francia went on to bring awareness to Lupus in a social media post of the two girls following the surgery and provided a link to a website where people could learn more about Lupus and even donate to the site if they would like to support people suffering from the disease. I will always take the time to highlight women helping each other. Especially when they are best friends and lives are being saved. That is a perfect example of justthegoodstuff.
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