Do not let yourself be silenced, woman!

I am in love with this poem by Clarissa Pinkola Estés⠀
It is such a tonic.⠀
It's too long for this platform so I'm sharing my favourite parts:⠀
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When someone says, “We’re saying the same thing.”⠀
Say, “We are not saying the same thing.”⠀
When someone says, “Don’t defy my authority.”⠀
Say, “There is a higher authority that I follow.”⠀
When someone says, “Your ideas are dangerous.”⠀
Say, “Yes, my ideas are dangerous, and why are you⠀
so afraid hombre o mujer? “⠀
When it is said, “It’s just not done.”⠀
Say, “It will be done.”⠀
When it is said, “It is immature.”⠀
Say, “All life begins small and⠀
must be allowed to grow.”⠀
When they say, “You’re over-reacting.”⠀
Say, “You’re under-reacting, vato.”⠀
When they say, “You’re being emotional.”⠀
Say, “Of course I have well placed emotions,⠀
and by the way, what happened to yours?”⠀
When they say, “You’re not making any sense.”⠀
Say, “I don’t make sense, I am the sense.”⠀
When they say, “I can’t understand you when you’re crying.”⠀
Say, “Make no mistake, I can weep and be fierce⠀
at the same time.”⠀
When they say, “I cant understand you when you’re being so angry.”⠀
Say. “You couldn’t hear me when I was being nice,⠀
or sweet or silent, either.”⠀
When someone says, “You are breaking the rules.”⠀
Say, “Yes, I am breaking the rules.”⠀
When it is said, “No one wants to listen to that.”⠀
Say, “I know you have a hard time listening to that.”⠀
When they say, “Who do you think you are?” —⠀
tell them …⠀
tell them who you are,⠀
and don’t hold back.⠀
When they say, “You’re an incorrigible, defiant,⠀
hard to get along with,⠀
unreasonable woman … “⠀
Say, “Yes, yes, yes, yes …⠀
and I have worse news for you yet —⠀
we are teaching our daughters,⠀
and our mothers,⠀
and our sisters …⠀
we are teaching our sons,⠀
and our fathers,⠀
and our brothers,⠀
to be⠀
just⠀
like⠀
us.”