The New York Times has a new executive editor. Dean Banquet has replaced Jill Abramson in this top position at one of the nation's largest media outlets. Normally, this would be just another headline to me. Until I saw this:
"Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs. 'She confronted the top brass,' one close associate said, and this may have fed into the management’s narrative that she was 'pushy,' a characterization that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect."
This is my current reality as a young woman who has writing listed as a possible career choice. It is not surprising to me in the least.
I've only been in the blogosphere for almost a year now. In that year, I've run up against comments and situations, both publicly and behind the scenes, that I wouldn't face if I were a man.
Some people have problems with the direct tone I take in some of my posts. Some have issues with my sarcasm. I recently had another blogger refer to me as an "abortion advocate" in his discussion of a piece that has absolutely nothing to do with abortion. I've been called pushy, snotty, and I can't count how many times I've been called some version of a bitch or slut. I can't count how many times I've been contacted with messages from the general public that contain comments about things other than my writing, including one person's reaction to my Schaffly piece hoping the Easter Bunny would bring me chocolates and a sexy bra. I've been told I should be "ashamed of myself" for discussing the issue of teen sexuality even though this is an issue of utmost relevance to my peers.
I'm not alone here. Many other female writers face the same reactions I do. We blow it off in backchat and sometimes resolve to push the envelope even further in firing back at messages the product of a patriarchal society so often send. We empower and encourage each other.
It's going to take time and a great deal of effort to move our society forward to a point where female writers get less of these misogynistic reactions. I'm hopeful based on how far we've come, the power in the voices out there now, and the fact more and more voices are joining in our song all the time, that we will continue to move forward.
One issue that we do not and should not have to wait for, however, is the idea that women should have equal pay and benefits. The best way to achieve this is to grant women full Constitutional equality. Not only will this protect women in the workplace, but in the court system, the doctor's office, and the classroom.
On September 13th 2014, women and men will gather in our nation's capital to speak out to raise awareness and rally support for the Equal Rights Amendment. I'll be there with them, speaking about how the women of the past have helped me become the woman I am today and the vision I have for my future and the future of my peers.
Even if you cannot be there personally, you can donate to help make our rally a success or purchase T shirts and a variety of other products, some featuring my picture and quotes, to show your support.
The story of Jill Abramson is an all too familiar headline. It's time for a new news cycle.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Customer Service
I am not an expert on economic policy and don't play one on TV. I've looked over Governor Pat McCrory's new budget proposal through the lens of an ordinary young citizen keeping up with the latest important news from my state.
One of the main things that stuck out to me was the $77 million proposed to the Information Technology Reserve to, "fix our systems and increase customer service."
Customer service? Really? Because Governor McCrory, as far as I and the rest of NC's young citizens are concerned, your customer service sucks.
Do you know what technology is used to process? Pending applications from 16 and 17 year olds who have pre-registered to vote when they turn 18 and it's time to automatically add them to the voter rolls. The Board of Elections was able to do this with their existing software before our ability to pre-register was eliminated. It would be interesting to see how improved technology services could improve the process.
When that opportunity was eliminated, and we looked to the Governor's Office for customer service solutions, we were called bureaucratic burdens and props. I wonder if part of fixing our state government's customer service includes treating NC's young citizens with dignity and respect? I won't hold my breath.
Given that Governor Pat McCrory's reaction to teachers who marched to the capitol today to meet with him was to lock the doors, it's unlikely McCrory will do his job of being a public servant where NC's students are concerned.
Governor McCrory also proposes to invest in programs to help reduce underage drinking. Blogger Greg Flynn had an epic tweet response to this news.
The NC Department of Transportation concluded through a 2009 study that 14.9% of NC teens had tried alcohol. In the 2012 General election, only 55,029 18 year olds voted out of a population of over 130,000.
It appears Pat McCrory has transferred the customer service call of NC's youth to the wrong department.
One of the main things that stuck out to me was the $77 million proposed to the Information Technology Reserve to, "fix our systems and increase customer service."
Customer service? Really? Because Governor McCrory, as far as I and the rest of NC's young citizens are concerned, your customer service sucks.
Do you know what technology is used to process? Pending applications from 16 and 17 year olds who have pre-registered to vote when they turn 18 and it's time to automatically add them to the voter rolls. The Board of Elections was able to do this with their existing software before our ability to pre-register was eliminated. It would be interesting to see how improved technology services could improve the process.
When that opportunity was eliminated, and we looked to the Governor's Office for customer service solutions, we were called bureaucratic burdens and props. I wonder if part of fixing our state government's customer service includes treating NC's young citizens with dignity and respect? I won't hold my breath.
Given that Governor Pat McCrory's reaction to teachers who marched to the capitol today to meet with him was to lock the doors, it's unlikely McCrory will do his job of being a public servant where NC's students are concerned.
Governor McCrory also proposes to invest in programs to help reduce underage drinking. Blogger Greg Flynn had an epic tweet response to this news.
The NC Department of Transportation concluded through a 2009 study that 14.9% of NC teens had tried alcohol. In the 2012 General election, only 55,029 18 year olds voted out of a population of over 130,000.
It appears Pat McCrory has transferred the customer service call of NC's youth to the wrong department.
Fingertips
The fingertip rule is perhaps the most irrational dress code standard young women face. I mean, do they think that short skirts and short shorts are going to cause the female genital organs to escape and randomly make their way into guys' pants? There is also the rule against spaghetti straps, because I guess showing one's shoulders is a surefire way to ensure you'll spend the majority of your day swatting away a swarm of penises. We won't even get into halter tops because stomachs are apparently a gateway drug that lead straight to stripper poles. It's a wonder how any young woman survives a day at the beach without getting raped.
RIDICULOUS.
I don't own a single summer outfit I could wear if I had to live under these ridiculous rules. And while I do own a few outfits that make other people's parents say, "I would never let MY daughter wear THAT," (some of which my dad has bought for me BTW) most of my clothes are just regular clothes. I have a lot of guy friends, some of whom aren't gay, and I have never once caught them looking at my body parts during a conversation nor have any of them tried to touch me inappropriately. Even if I'm going out on the weekend and decide to wear something completely baddastical, my friends are the ones who will put the smackdown on anyone who tries to act on any "impure thoughts" they might have.
I owe this to the fact that my bullshit tolerance is below the 3% threshold and I refuse to hang out with idiots. The men in my life all have mothers and sisters and girlfriends. The women in their lives have had open conversations with them about how to treat and support women, and they are genuinely interested in doing just that. Sure, the ones who like women sometimes have the pure and honorable thought that a woman they see is attractive and sometimes they even fantasize, but they know how to act appropriately toward those women and respect their boundaries.
I also have girlfriends who don't feel comfortable wearing short shorts or showing their stomachs. They don't deserve to have a message sent to them by society that they are anything but on equal footing with Beyonce. It's up to each individual woman to decide what she wears based on nothing other than what she's comfortable and confident in wearing. In the end, women and the men who actually matter fully understand where our true beauty lies.
You show me a fingertip rule and I'll show you my middle finger. Not only are such rules completely illogical, they contribute to the continuation of a patriarchal society. They place boundaries on women based on a stereotypical idea of manhood. They send the message to men who don't have mothers and sisters and girlfriends they care about and converse with that short shorts and spaghetti straps are a signal a woman wants sex. My mother's mother had to protest at her high school in order to be able to wear pants to school. We women have come a long way since then, but we still have a long way to go.
We haven't come this far by sitting at home and waiting for our legislators to call. Women and the men who support them have gotten out there and worked for the rights women have now. And it's imperative that young women and the men who support them exercise the influence we have over our lawmakers, stand up to our authority figures, and use our voices to continue to erode both the patriarchy and the war on sexuality.
To Clare, let's change this world together, sister. Keep speaking out. This one's for you:
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Songs of a Revolution
I published a guest post yesterday on Liberals Unite about sex education. We cannot allow the GOP to control the conversation on this subject and must fight back, teens included. I spoke to the fact that abstinence-only education is the manifestation of adult fear. I spoke to the ridiculous pressures placed on both girls and guys which sometimes cause us to adopt dangerous and unhealthy attitudes about sex.
Adults are extremely uncomfortable with thinking of teenagers as sexual beings. This is true in the reverse also in that teens do not want to think about their parents having sex. I've seen more than my fair share of comments today writing off my opinions on the matter because I'm not an adult. This proves my point. It's up to us, members of my generation, to take responsibility and take action. We must control the conversation. These issues affect the reality we live in, a reality our parents and some other adults fail to fully understand because their judgement is clouded by fear and insecurity.
To get this out of the way, let me say I'm not sexually active at this time and have no immediate desire to become so. However, my personal feelings at this time are that I won't remain a virgin until marriage. This could change if I developed a deep emotional relationship with a guy and we talked through that issue together. In other words, the decisions I make on this subject will be made thoughtfully, not until the time comes when I feel completely comfortable and confident, and not until I am assured my partner feels the same way. So, for the members of the general public who are unclear of where I stand personally, there ya go. And I will not be, "ashamed of myself."
Let me throw something down here from my undeveloped prefrontal cortex. The fact I am informed and able to understand the ways I will develop emotionally and physically in the future are the exact reasons I plan to wait. But some of my friends are not waiting. There is absolutely nothing I nor their parents perceived rules and supervision can do to prevent this. I have a friend who comes from a very Conservative home and had the strictest rules possible. She ended up pregnant at 15 and was kicked out of her house as a result. Others I know are smart enough to use protection but have been in situations where their sneak-around experiences have not been fulfilling physically or emotionally.
When you look at your daughters, do you honestly want their first sexual experiences to be of the type that last 10 minutes after which both parties are awkward and unfulfilled because neither party was truly ready for the experience? Do you want that experience to possibly result in pregnancy or an STD? Do you want her first experience to come from a need to keep a guy in a relationship and have her suffer the emotional devastation that can happen when he rolls over, puts his clothes back on, and never calls her again? These are all reasons your daughters should be waiting but if the only messages they are getting about sex is that it's not their decision to make or are uncomfortable thinking about and discussing the issue because of messages they get from adults and society, they are in real danger of devastating physical and emotional consequences.
The same reasons many adults are uncomfortable with teens talking about sex and being sexually active are many of the same reasons they are uncomfortable when we talk about participating in democracy. They discount our ability to make competent decisions, calling us confused, incapable, and irrelevant. They write off our issues because they don't understand them, don't see their importance, or don't understand how these issues truly affect us.
This is why it's time for us to stand up. It's time for the revolution. Change doesn't come from complacency, it comes from making people uncomfortable. It's time to stand up for ourselves and our peers. It's time to raise our voices, empower each other, and shake things up.
Raise your voices. Sing with me.
Adults are extremely uncomfortable with thinking of teenagers as sexual beings. This is true in the reverse also in that teens do not want to think about their parents having sex. I've seen more than my fair share of comments today writing off my opinions on the matter because I'm not an adult. This proves my point. It's up to us, members of my generation, to take responsibility and take action. We must control the conversation. These issues affect the reality we live in, a reality our parents and some other adults fail to fully understand because their judgement is clouded by fear and insecurity.
To get this out of the way, let me say I'm not sexually active at this time and have no immediate desire to become so. However, my personal feelings at this time are that I won't remain a virgin until marriage. This could change if I developed a deep emotional relationship with a guy and we talked through that issue together. In other words, the decisions I make on this subject will be made thoughtfully, not until the time comes when I feel completely comfortable and confident, and not until I am assured my partner feels the same way. So, for the members of the general public who are unclear of where I stand personally, there ya go. And I will not be, "ashamed of myself."
Let me throw something down here from my undeveloped prefrontal cortex. The fact I am informed and able to understand the ways I will develop emotionally and physically in the future are the exact reasons I plan to wait. But some of my friends are not waiting. There is absolutely nothing I nor their parents perceived rules and supervision can do to prevent this. I have a friend who comes from a very Conservative home and had the strictest rules possible. She ended up pregnant at 15 and was kicked out of her house as a result. Others I know are smart enough to use protection but have been in situations where their sneak-around experiences have not been fulfilling physically or emotionally.
When you look at your daughters, do you honestly want their first sexual experiences to be of the type that last 10 minutes after which both parties are awkward and unfulfilled because neither party was truly ready for the experience? Do you want that experience to possibly result in pregnancy or an STD? Do you want her first experience to come from a need to keep a guy in a relationship and have her suffer the emotional devastation that can happen when he rolls over, puts his clothes back on, and never calls her again? These are all reasons your daughters should be waiting but if the only messages they are getting about sex is that it's not their decision to make or are uncomfortable thinking about and discussing the issue because of messages they get from adults and society, they are in real danger of devastating physical and emotional consequences.
The same reasons many adults are uncomfortable with teens talking about sex and being sexually active are many of the same reasons they are uncomfortable when we talk about participating in democracy. They discount our ability to make competent decisions, calling us confused, incapable, and irrelevant. They write off our issues because they don't understand them, don't see their importance, or don't understand how these issues truly affect us.
This is why it's time for us to stand up. It's time for the revolution. Change doesn't come from complacency, it comes from making people uncomfortable. It's time to stand up for ourselves and our peers. It's time to raise our voices, empower each other, and shake things up.
Raise your voices. Sing with me.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Image Isn't Everything
16 year old Carter Donahue is apparently a bit confused between my blog and Hot or Not. He commented on my last post and expressed some very deep and disturbing confusion over how to react to pictures of girls. He asked to have this addressed from a feminist perspective. I think many of my peers could benefit from such a discussion, so here goes:
First of all, feminists are not a group of people who believe all the same things. Although we share agreement in the basic principles of equality and liberty for all men and women, there are a lot of parallel issues on which we hold varying opinions as individuals. There is a lot of discussion that goes on between feminist bloggers and activists both publicly and behind the scenes on a variety of topics. There are feminists who are trying to raise awareness because they feel many feminist bloggers are focusing too much on cisgender women. Beyonce is a subject of much controversy. My friend Kimberley Johnson just wrote a very provocative piece on Monica Lewinsky.
So I can truly understand why there is confusion, especially among men. It would be absolutely impossible for me to discuss this topic in a way that clearly defines the official platform of the Feminist Party because that answer and that party simply do not exist. What I can do is explain it from an individual perspective.
I wear halter tops, short skirts, and other articles of clothing that other feminist bloggers denounce on a regular basis. I don't do this for men. I do this because I wear what I want to wear. I want other girls to know that, despite the messages they so often get, they should be able to wear what they want to wear in confidence and free from fear. I want to define the point that the conduct of men is theirs to own, not ours. I do it because sometimes, I just feel like expressing myself as a middle finger to societal pressure, conformity, and the confines that are unfairly placed on women. I'm confident enough to make myself a target for the despicable and unfounded slut-shaming I see hurting so many of my peers. Bring it on, because when I handle my business I'm not just standing up for myself, but for other women.
As an artist, I work in a very visual world. My instagram and other platforms exist to play in this visual world. It's also a way to communicate with my peers from the perspective of artistry. Yes, I do sometimes also use images to send messages, not sexual messages, but as a way to put a face to a concept. When I Snapchat, 99% of the time I am not thinking at all about how I appear, which is often as the biggest spaz of all time. But I'm a multi-facited human being and there are many parts of me I express in different ways. I've played with just about every social media platform known to humankind and I use various platforms for various purposes.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, I nor any other woman can do to control what men think. I feel that we're completely wasting our time if we're over-investing in trying to control it. It's up to us to define ourselves and our positions as individuals and to use our voices to create a collective dictionary for the world to reference. In the end it does come down to the one thing all feminists can agree on. We stand for equality and the opportunity for both men and women to make their own choices.
So to Carter Donahue and those who think as he does, this one's for you bro. Until you evolve your mindset, there is not a chance in multiple universes I would ever bingegame with you.
First of all, feminists are not a group of people who believe all the same things. Although we share agreement in the basic principles of equality and liberty for all men and women, there are a lot of parallel issues on which we hold varying opinions as individuals. There is a lot of discussion that goes on between feminist bloggers and activists both publicly and behind the scenes on a variety of topics. There are feminists who are trying to raise awareness because they feel many feminist bloggers are focusing too much on cisgender women. Beyonce is a subject of much controversy. My friend Kimberley Johnson just wrote a very provocative piece on Monica Lewinsky.
So I can truly understand why there is confusion, especially among men. It would be absolutely impossible for me to discuss this topic in a way that clearly defines the official platform of the Feminist Party because that answer and that party simply do not exist. What I can do is explain it from an individual perspective.
I wear halter tops, short skirts, and other articles of clothing that other feminist bloggers denounce on a regular basis. I don't do this for men. I do this because I wear what I want to wear. I want other girls to know that, despite the messages they so often get, they should be able to wear what they want to wear in confidence and free from fear. I want to define the point that the conduct of men is theirs to own, not ours. I do it because sometimes, I just feel like expressing myself as a middle finger to societal pressure, conformity, and the confines that are unfairly placed on women. I'm confident enough to make myself a target for the despicable and unfounded slut-shaming I see hurting so many of my peers. Bring it on, because when I handle my business I'm not just standing up for myself, but for other women.
As an artist, I work in a very visual world. My instagram and other platforms exist to play in this visual world. It's also a way to communicate with my peers from the perspective of artistry. Yes, I do sometimes also use images to send messages, not sexual messages, but as a way to put a face to a concept. When I Snapchat, 99% of the time I am not thinking at all about how I appear, which is often as the biggest spaz of all time. But I'm a multi-facited human being and there are many parts of me I express in different ways. I've played with just about every social media platform known to humankind and I use various platforms for various purposes.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, I nor any other woman can do to control what men think. I feel that we're completely wasting our time if we're over-investing in trying to control it. It's up to us to define ourselves and our positions as individuals and to use our voices to create a collective dictionary for the world to reference. In the end it does come down to the one thing all feminists can agree on. We stand for equality and the opportunity for both men and women to make their own choices.
So to Carter Donahue and those who think as he does, this one's for you bro. Until you evolve your mindset, there is not a chance in multiple universes I would ever bingegame with you.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Unimpressed
Want to impress me? Don't constantly attempt to flatter me with generic compliments. If certain people continue to do this, I'm going to start replying to their messages with messages and tweets from random strangers in mass quantities. I'm not going to cry because I haven't been told I'm smart or pretty in the last 10 minutes, I promise.
Want to impress me? Do something. If you're a total slacker with nothing but problems and no goals in life, seemingly incapable of doing things independently or having intelligent thoughts, don't wonder why I roll my eyes at you or seem to ignore you.
Want to impress me? Do your own thing. That thing you do doesn't have to be encompassed in my main interests for me to admire it. Your personality doesn't have to be exactly like mine for me to appreciate you. Don't try to be me to make me like you. Don't try to be anyone else to make me like you either.
Want to impress me? Let me do my thing. It's cool when people see something and share it with me as something to possibly write about. It's cool when people contact me to collaborate. It's not cool to get 5 messages in a row, "You should do this. And this. And this. And this. And this."
Want to impress me? Don't lecture me. Share your own thoughts on a topic and I promise I will read/hear what you say thoughtfully. You might not agree with my response, but if you can't handle that then you can't handle me at my best or my worst, so why even bother? I don't mean for this to sound braggy, but there are some people I just want to tell, "Let me know when both MSNBC and Fox News call to ask your opinion." And for the love of the flying spaghetti monster, guys, DON'T MANSPLAIN.
Want to impress me? Speaking of guys, the quickest way to turn me off to you as friends or otherwise is to refer to other guys as "faggots" to try to make yourself appear like the man you are not. Equally repulsive is treating women like objects and playthings. Also, I'm not interested in superficial relationships created merely to change your Facebook status, give you a +1 in your inventory, boost your social capital, or make up for your lack of self-esteem. And, if I tell you no, I'm not playing hard to get or any other kind of game. Oh, and just because I'm a feminist doesn't mean I don't like dudes. Some people need to get over themselves.
Want to impress me? Conduct yourself with some dignity. Trying to convince me someone else is a terrible person and you are the answer to all humanity's needs just makes you look like an ass. I can see things for myself. Trust me, I can function.
Want to impress me? I work hard. All work and no play makes Maddie INSANE. In case you haven't noticed, Maddie is creative. When Maddie's brain is tired, Maddie can't create. Maddie doesn't want to talk about serious things all day every day 24/7. Maddie wants to laugh, mock things, play games, watch YouTubers, and be random. Also, I'm an introvert. I need to recharge. If you can be present in my space without expecting constant contact or interaction, all the better.
Want to impress me? Once again, I work hard. If you send me a message and I don't answer right away, don't take it personally. Don't ask me why I don't answer after 5 minutes or if I'm mad at you. Don't send me 95 more messages to try to get my attention. I'm probably working or doing the things that keep me from going insane.
Want to impress me? I'm nobody's prop. Don't assume due to my age that I'm naive. Again, I like working with people and collaborating. I like helping people. But if all you see me as is hits, ratings, and followers, feel free to kiss off. It's not hard to tell who is out there working for a cause and who is working for their own egos.
Want to impress me? Don't try to impress me.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Crazy Can't Be the New Black
Down in Alabama, there is a judge who sits on the state Supreme Court by the name of Roy Moore. He recently attended a Pastor for Life Luncheon where he decided to let his crazy out.
Justice Moore believes that the Constitution only applies to Christians. He thinks we need to go back and learn our history because the pilgrims didn't bring the Koran over on the Mayflower and Buddha didn't create us. And of course, he's so gosh darn patriotic that he thinks this country is in just terrible terrible shape because we all aren't following his religious views.
He apparently at some point got out a Ouija board or something because he happens to know that when Thomas Jefferson wrote about life in the Declaration of Independence, he was talking about the unborn. Someone should seriously make a horror movie with this concept.
My apologies to the state of Alabama for having to have this guy on your Supreme Court. I have friends from your state and I see a lot of the crazy from down there. But we all know that these kinds of messages are a problem for people all over the country.
Every day I, and many of you ask THE QUESTION. What do we do to stop this? Do we ignore this? Do we continue to drag it out into the light? I respect the views of those who think we should ignore and who feel like by not ignoring we're giving a megaphone to crazy. However, I am of the opinion it's important to drag these things into the light.
I believe there is another question we should be asking: Do these people really believe this crazy stuff or do they know there is a certain percentage of the population so uninformed and afraid they are this easy to convince? Do they know that if they can get this group of people worked up enough, those votes will give them what they need to win?
I believe the answer to these questions is yes. What these people call meetings are more like beauty pageants. They dress up their crazy and parade it around to see whose crazy is most attractive to each other. They can admire each other's crazy and get new ideas for the next Represent America contest. And sort of like Miss America, when the winning contestant wears a purple dress, purple dresses become the thing in beauty pageants all over the country. Next year at Miss America, more contestants wear purple dresses.
How do we make their fashions go out of style? And more importantly, how do we take our couture ideas and make them more ready-to-wear? Of course, some people will never get on our level, but I think we do have a chance of making an impact on many without resorting to cheap knockoffs.
Justice Moore believes that the Constitution only applies to Christians. He thinks we need to go back and learn our history because the pilgrims didn't bring the Koran over on the Mayflower and Buddha didn't create us. And of course, he's so gosh darn patriotic that he thinks this country is in just terrible terrible shape because we all aren't following his religious views.
He apparently at some point got out a Ouija board or something because he happens to know that when Thomas Jefferson wrote about life in the Declaration of Independence, he was talking about the unborn. Someone should seriously make a horror movie with this concept.
My apologies to the state of Alabama for having to have this guy on your Supreme Court. I have friends from your state and I see a lot of the crazy from down there. But we all know that these kinds of messages are a problem for people all over the country.
Every day I, and many of you ask THE QUESTION. What do we do to stop this? Do we ignore this? Do we continue to drag it out into the light? I respect the views of those who think we should ignore and who feel like by not ignoring we're giving a megaphone to crazy. However, I am of the opinion it's important to drag these things into the light.
I believe there is another question we should be asking: Do these people really believe this crazy stuff or do they know there is a certain percentage of the population so uninformed and afraid they are this easy to convince? Do they know that if they can get this group of people worked up enough, those votes will give them what they need to win?
I believe the answer to these questions is yes. What these people call meetings are more like beauty pageants. They dress up their crazy and parade it around to see whose crazy is most attractive to each other. They can admire each other's crazy and get new ideas for the next Represent America contest. And sort of like Miss America, when the winning contestant wears a purple dress, purple dresses become the thing in beauty pageants all over the country. Next year at Miss America, more contestants wear purple dresses.
How do we make their fashions go out of style? And more importantly, how do we take our couture ideas and make them more ready-to-wear? Of course, some people will never get on our level, but I think we do have a chance of making an impact on many without resorting to cheap knockoffs.
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