Boss Up
Posted by Michelle Moquin on April 12th, 2014
Good morning!
We’ve said “Woman up” on this blog many times. I’ve always loved the term. Gets to the point yeah? Well…it’s time we women take on another saying if you haven’t already. An that is… “Boss up.” Gets to the point as well, don’t ya think?
From Upworthy:
Hear The Epic Speech Nicki Minaj Gives About Sexism In Her Industry (And Donald Trump)
A lot of people are arguing that we ban the word “bossy” to describe girls who assert themselves. But maybe the word doesn’t need to be banned at all. Perhaps — as feminist bell hooks has stated on Twitter — it needs to be reclaimed and embraced. I absolutely love what Nicki Minaj has to say below about being “bossed up” below, especially the line, “There’s no negative connotation behind ‘bossed up,’ but lots of negative connotation behind being a ‘bitch.’ ”
What do you think? Can you ban the word “bossy” and still be badass boss, or is it time we encourage girls to not give a damn about being called it?
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Readers: What do I think? I say, “You go girl.” I think every female needs to watch this video and get “Bossed up.”
Lots of comments the last few days. Loved it. Will catch up and respond tomorrow. HAPPY SATURDAY!
peace out.
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michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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April 12th, 2014 at 3:19 pm
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April 12th, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Tx Michelle….
I was going to write that its too bad she buys right into the argument she’s making at the end of the video by thinking she looks stupid by merely saying what she feels. That’s a great example of the subtext of society in how our culture respects women. She has a hard time even respecting herself vis-a-vis her opinion, even when telling the truth. It’s very sad and contributes to self esteem issues in both genders I would suspect.
April 12th, 2014 at 6:53 pm
I didn’t get the conclusion that she had a hard time respecting her opinion. I thought she was just making fun of the way society tries to portray strong women.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:10 pm
American men don’t respect women in America because they know they will elect them any way.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:15 pm
I am a white woman who despises her mother because she let her husband who married her for her money shit all over her. And when the idiot passed she left the bulk of her estate to her sons who always sided with their father.
White women are the only females who will eat shit off the head of their men’s dicks. OTW women have to be forced or brained washed by religion. White women do it as a mater of course.
I am not talking about all of us but the majority who will have us trapped in the political fix we are in. The only hope is a demographic change.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Let’s be real. Nicki Minaj is ungracious and unprofessional. She’s from the hood and does’t know how to behave otherwise.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Also just because you are from the hood does not mean you have the right to act a fool. She is burning all of her bridges in a very short period of time. You gotta eat a huge slice of humble pie nicki! because no one wants to deal with that mess. If I saw her in the streets I would not ask for an autograph, much less the time of day cause i might get yelled at lol
“The truth is that 20 years from now, Mariah Carey will still be known as one of the best female vocalists of all time. Nicki Minaj – well, I will let you decide that.”
April 12th, 2014 at 7:19 pm
Dont let these White people walk all over you Nicki! buck em!!
April 12th, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Nikki needs to realize that we white folk ‘butter her bread’. Ain’t too many black folks supporting her or her ventures. I hope she invests well
April 12th, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Nicki Minaj is insanely cocky, with very little justification for being so. She needs to humble herself. In today’s day and age, people come and go in the blink of an eye. If longevity is something she wants, she needs to change her attitude.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:31 pm
You bitches need to quit complaining. Men make you mothers, don’t you have any respect for that.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:36 pm
My sister sent me a link to this blog Michelle. She said my wife sent it to her. She said it was a sewer for a bunch of niggers and yankee whores.
I caught my wife trying to post to this shitty site and I whipped her ass. Don’t bring this communist racing mixing shit to Mississippi.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:43 pm
Ditto, Henry, we don’t mix with our niggers in Tennessee either. They know their place. I told my brother he should sue Michelle for breaking up his marriage. That’s all she talked about was what those communist bitches were saying on this rag.
Michelle you need to check yourself.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:44 pm
Michelle let me do your light work. I’ll bitch slap both of them.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:45 pm
So nice to know that tiny dicks can write.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:46 pm
Lucas#13, maybe your brother’s wife left him because he was an asshole like you.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Henry#12, I live in MS. This is a SYG state. If my husband even thought about putting his hand on me I’d drop him and cut off his balls.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:51 pm
Henry#13, if your wife was my sister, I’d come over a pistol whip your coward ass.
April 12th, 2014 at 7:53 pm
What’s the matter with you people? Henry married the woman, he’s entitled to discipline her. What’s happening to America since that nigger got in the White House?