Please, I Am A Woman

All the ways you should not use this clause, and what you should say instead

Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
4 min readFeb 8, 2022
A picture of a beautiful girl wearing a gold crown. This depicts how women should feel about feminity. They should like queens, powerful and unconquerable.
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Please, I am a woman!

The young lady screamed as the driver tried to speed off. This caused him to slow down enough for her to board. Then, she sat majestically before the driver moved on to the next stop.

What is wrong with this situation?

Please, I am a woman.

That is everything wrong with the situation.

Being a woman is not synonymous with being an invalid. Being female is not the reason you cannot board a moving vehicle.

Any person; man or woman will have difficulty boarding a moving vehicle. Associating being female with your inability to act a certain way is just wrong.

You should consider saying — I cannot run after your bus. I do not have the strength to climb on while you move. Please, slow down.

Please, I am a woman. I cannot propose to a man.

Please, I am a woman. I cannot fix the light bulb.

Please, I am a woman. I never leave home without makeup.

Please, I am a woman. I cannot cut my hair.

Please, I am a woman. I cannot carry such a heavyweight.

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Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba

Written by Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba

I write about life; as I experience it, as I know it; as it could be better.