Stephanie, this was a process of me being honest, but I have never been more misunderstood in six years of blogging than in this post.  But I take responsibility for that because they are MY words. They were not well said. You don't know me so you can't know my history with standing up for and with women.  I created this space (Provoketive) to give voice to these types of conversations.  They are not always kind, or fun, and perhaps more awkward.  There is a tremendous amount of tension between the sexes that can stir with a single word. Yet I agree we need to talk about them.

Perhaps you are right and this content deserves another post to share some of my deeper thoughts. And perhaps you'd like to contribute to the conversation as well.