"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains,
                                              but to live in a way that respects
                                            and enhances the freedom of others" 
                                                                                                                  - Nelson Mandela -

I want to be clear on a topic that's on my mind.  
Do you know how many women are sexually abused? In Canada & the USA? 
I've been researching for some editorial cartoons because it is a topic I'm a passionate about..  other women.  Once you start to research & read about it seriously as a woman, IF you don't get a little nervous - you're not reading enough.  Add the mentality of people/men like Trump .. 'Pussy grabbing president' is it any wonder abuse towards women is on the rise?

I think women are beautiful - I stare at nude women to draw them like LIFE drawing classes - this is next best, to achieve proper portions & shape - nudes are the perfect  I stare at nude men also but usually male models online wear a speedos (lol I'd rather nothing), not that it matters - you seen one you seen em all.  ;)   I often see semi nude photos on Instagram- and many can be classy- getting the point across - yet others - I gasp- 'what the heck are you thinking?  An attractive woman - suddenly posts a photo of herself with her crotch  facing the camera, no skill, no art, no professional backdrop - just a cheap shot, calling attention to between her legs & not much more.  I think  'She's old enough to know better'.  Is there an age for common sense?  I Keep looking  & soon you notice its a trend & with  younger & younger.  Older women- is this what we teach our younger sisters? Daughters? Granddaughters?  Where does this lead?  You tell me.  
Will she be an internet sensation- perhaps, become famous and make millions?  
Probably not.  More likely she will become a statistic:

• 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States has been raped in their lifetime.
• 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence
• 19.3 million women and 5.1 million men in the United States have been stalked in their lifetime.

​Women should never be ashamed of their bodies but  this is not going in a good direction for women in general.  It is  heart breaking when you research these topics-  to post yourself so freely, perhaps You might understand the ramifications - are you thinking long term- are you wondering who is seeing your account, following?  Male & female?
Friend or Stranger.  Many rapists are known by their victims.

I could care less  if you're an older woman who apparently knows better - YOU are planting the seed for younger women. Will you be held accountable if  she is raped -  she looked up to you? No & chances are neither will her rapist-  Courts will say "dismiss the charges -she was posting her shots of her breasts & vagina all over Instagram!"
Lawyers will profess with much greater skill than many of the photographs that taken.  
It's facts, statistics, world events.   READ. Research.

​Why should I care...  Not my monkeys, not my circus.
Knowing I had the power and did not, chose not  - is a waste of my gift & ability to share it as well...   All who have the power of the internet at their fingertips should use it of some good occasionally.

Boobs & bongs- Please.  No one has to lecture me on 'recreations or medicinal', I am the first person who will say many people who think they are recreational are using it to self MEDICATE, perhaps PTSD in early childhood.. we all have stories.  For medical purposes  -when I see a 'medical dispensaries' page with naked women on it - I instantly pass.
Sex sells - what?  Am I looking of sex or quality medicine & if sex is what companies HAVE to resort to - the product can't be all that great or it would speak for itself.  
Are you purchasing cannabis or a mental image of a woman?  It's your  $$$. 

'You who do not have children'  & who use cannabis 'recreationally'  DO NOT understand the battle it has been.  Due to the stigma- boobs and bongs all over the internet,  for decades  'cannabis porn'- that is what it is- is a nightmare for patients seeking serious medical assistance with cannabis, try & tell a family member - 'yes this is the medicine my  14 year old son is on.'  Or Dr.s for that matter.... because they can't believe it could be medicine when they see nothing but porn associated with it. 

There are many legitimate patients who NEED cannabis to function- I am one of them... IT is our medicine and I don't want/need it associated with a vagina thanks. 
It is un professional & all ABOUT sex and nothing else- don't be fooled & it's always women on these sites - you don't see men with bongs in their crotch. Who do you think is making the most money? The women?  Phhhhbt.
Women who are raped every minute- some left behind dumpsters, some watch their rapist walk FREE like Mr. Cosby... that is the price women pay.  What message are you sending out?

If a woman is raped it is NEVER her fault- it is a man out of control - it might start with a stalker who has been watching these images and thinking they are for them- heck  I have people who THINK my blog is about them-  phhhhhbt.. shallow vanity.

There are many children seriously ill who could benefit from cannabis - they don't need the negative stigma attached and every time you post a shot you are encouraging the stigma - most PEOPLE still believe .  

This is what bothers me most.. and then these women post/comment that others are  judging or body shaming - because we do NOT want to encourage violence towards women. Call it what ever you want- for the record- for any attempting to say all who protest soft cannabis porn are body shaming or  judging - are judging.    
​WE ALL judge.  
Show me someone who thinks they don't.

I think women are beautiful & powerful should be proud, dress how they want, walk proud as daughter of God walk like they are stardust! WE ARE  - EVERYONE OF US!!!
Part of the UNIVERSE!  
One that deserves as much love and respect as the other half of society. 
Head held high & save that CROTCH for a very special guy (or girl).  
Abuse, sex trafficking, rape, stalking of women is on the increase as well as 'sext shaming' and its' getting younger and younger... online predators are at an all time high.  
Wonder why? Ask yourself - what are you posting?
WHAT message are you sharing with the universe?

Do you have a daughter?  Granddaughter? Would you want them posting photos like this? 
Not me-, I'd much rather a young woman post her talents, use her brains or imagination or creativity.. It will probably in the long run get her much further & safer.

With Love
​G

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

- Thich Nhat Hanh -

I read the L.A. Times while away and enjoyed it better than the sun- it wasn't as negative - even tho it was full of Trump. Informative, yes liberal and it educated me on issues as a Canadian in particular, I had no idea of the extent some are facing in the USA.. living in FEAR - not of ISIS or terrorism but of deportation - JAIL before deportation. $$ before proven innocent. OTHER people (is simply what they are) who want a better life and many who have lived in the USA for decades, contributing in every way, paying taxes, working hard, raising kids & sending them through school and more- now live in fear of waking up one day to find police stalking their home to arrest them and take them from their family- WHAT have they done wrong exactly?? WHO did they physically hurt?  NO ONE. 
It's messed up and I was grateful I grew up in Toronto instead of  California because I don't ever want to think' like many of them do.  Read what inspired this cartoon: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-immigrants-running-road-sign-20170614-htmlstory.html  As I thought of all those STRUCK by vehicles - children.. why? Because they are suffering and want "the American dream", which we all wanted for a while. I did! As a kid- I couldn't wait to go to the USA!   I still can't wait but my last trip as fun as it was, everything for a reason - was a rude awakening on several issues. 

I'm sure I might anger some but I felt like I walked into the StepfordFamily reality show. I can't believe how rude many all appear, at the grocery store they are never polite or smile or even acknowledge the cashiers. It was like a giant community of 'stuck up' - 'I'm better than the rest' attitudes.  You can feel the hatred.   I could and at times I could feel my heart ache...   I'd think it was 'just me' and I'd meet another person who would reaffirm.  One man literally said to me:
"when they meet each other here they shouldn't say - hello what's your name? They should say- what's your income?.. and then they'd might go (He animatedly thew out his hand to shake) Oh, hello' upon hearing a higher $$$ income!
Amazed I said "YES! Thank you!"   it was exactly how I felt as well - oh and btw.. he was the ONLY black man I saw during my stay *with the exception of one day at a more 'touristy place' I saw a couple of black famalies - I thank them secretly for  helping me 'feel normal, comfortable, a  Canadian raised in Toronto normal - Thank God.
Is this how you want to be seen OC? Because you are.
Unlike your outer beauty your inner is not attractive.    It's NOT just me.   

In conclusion, I guess I do love the not so friendly OC people the most for they must be suffering the most - or they would not treat others the way they do. It is such a stunning state! I know it would be reflected more by the people if everyone was not walking around so angry at others,  pay attention to what your little ones are witnessing.  

Who put borders where they are? God?  
I doubt it. Is this what you teach your children?

I am glad these signs are diminishing along with the attitudes.

With love
g

'As I start this blog, I am reminded myself  of a 'man' who TRIED to intimidate me recently, why? I declined his advances &  he got NASTY.  What happens when men become insecure?  They cheat, abuse, hurt, beat, stalk and try to 'over POWER' the weaker (in their mind) of the human race - women.  This sort of treatment is on the increase - and easier to do - I'm sure a stalker is reading my blog now. They follow your facebook/Instagram social pages BUT he won't post or comment- they are cowards. 

The second you show any FEAR  cowards thrive.
F*CK that,  DO not tolerate  ABUSE in any form from anyone.
SPEAK up the second you are touched 'uncomfortably'. If someone won't get out of your personal space - ask them to 'MOVE Please.'  
The second they say anything you believe is un appropriate...
   ASK: What did you say to me?  & say it LOUD!!

NO job is worth it, it just progresses, until you quit anyhow. Been there done that.
SAVE the  nasty e mail you are sent, phone calls  & TEXT messages and SHOW them to someone.
ANYONE.   Take photos, record them if need be.  If they persist contact the police.  
Tell your dad, Tell your mom, Tell your brother... unless your brother is handy with baseball bats..  well, then again.  I do not encourage physical violence ever - unless you are being abused by someone who won't take verbal hints, sometimes the only understanding violent people have  is to be threatened with he same, when I was younger I had to have a friend go and "warn someone to back off.."  * he didn't - I still had to go to the police and court systems,   too many times we read how the police could/would not help until it was too late - instead of a violence report it becomes 'just another murder statistic.  Too often the police do not take 'it seriously',  - if they don't live it - it would be difficult to comprehend.  They are ALSO BUSY - arresting non-violent offenders for such things as... cannabis. 

There are many forms of abuse.. mental, physical.. several forms of control.
CONTROL. When someone physically hurts another- it is their loss of control.
It is proven - society today, because we witness so much- is losing empathy - seeing a woman beaten, brutally raped, is no big deal... turn on the television, go to the movies, WORSE, read the headlines: girl raped behind dumpster- golden boy is set  free.
Just headlines - just wait until it's your little granddaughter.   Will you speak up then?
Treated as no more than sexual objects, it's why I get so upset with these "lovely" young ladies - who don't understand the implications  -each post of their 'tits or ass' shoved in the cameras 'face' is also shoved in the faces of  not so nice strangers & encouraging MANY already out of control, frustrated men to act upon their - fantasies.  
Yes, they are out of control  -so don't fuel the fire, is what I'm trying to say.  
There is never an acceptable excuse for rape. Never.
It never has anything to do with 'how' women are dressed OR HOW much women have drank/drunk  in an evening. Rape is RAPE.
'No means no' and if she can't say 'No' then Presume:  'NO'. 

We have a generation growing seeing violence against women as an every day occurrence - growing in violence and confidence.  Internet grooming is on the rise - are we not warning our kids yet!? This should taught in CLASS as a part of life skills,  Grade one.
​Too young to teach them?  Predators - they don't care if your child is only in grade one- they like them even younger.

With Love
​Georgia 

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