Yes, I can post just a paragraph and a link if that is what your forums prefer. I have a website, so posting links to them is no issue. I have been asked for both ways in the past. Looks like I have intimidated some folks here (LOL - casting a big shadow reflects on those around me and their shadow size, not mine), scared some men (which is very predictable), given a breath of fresh air to others, and we will just plow on forward and see what transpires.

I have almost 30 years under my belt as a woman solo performer and writer, thus I am pretty used to causing controversy for being a woman who does political music and speaks her mind. And I have seen every type of male fit over women's equality possible so this should be fun.

I write in article format, that is my style. So, it is not that I am impersonal, I just do not see any point in writing the same thing over and over. I prefer to state it once in an article, and bring out that article when I want to say it again...

Sorry to just burst on the scene...I am just trying to offer some good content for discussion, but as I said, I understand some will feel threatened or intimidated, but really, that is not my problem...

I remember when I first busked in 1978 at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, male performer after male performer told me I was a bad performer and needed to go home. Only the BEST male performers encouraged me, such as artis the spoonman, jim page, baby gramps, reverend chumleigh, rick mandyke, karamovoz brothers, jan luby, sam wise, tom noddy...so I learned long ago to just do my thing regardless of the men bitching and telling me to go home, and I have learned it is the least talented men who find me threatening. The really talented performer men love my stuff and support me 100%...thus I will be taking the men whining with a grain of salt and also acknowledge there are some great male talents out there that are not threatened by equal strong women performers.

I know men want to poohpooh this issue, but that will not work. Sexism DOES exist in the music field and women are here to testify to that.