Reena’s Xploration Challenge #450

Posted on by Reena Saxena

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PROMPT #450

Here are two images for you to ponder on.

Choose any one or both to inspire you. It will strike a chord with women, but I would like to see male perspectives on these images 🙂

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WEEKLY WRAP

Michelle Navajas

Jules Paige

Aptivi (Yasan)

Jim Adams

John D.Ottini

Susi Bocks

Sadje

Eugenia

Ange

Fandango

Suzette B.

Cheryl

Maggie

Nancy

David

Lady Lee Manila

Khadija Shabbir

Rohini

Indira

33 thoughts on “Reena’s Xploration Challenge #450”

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  4. What a deeply charged and empowering prompt for #450, Reena! The contrast between the two images—one showing the resistance against patriarchic rules and the other depicting majestic leadership and unity—is so evocative. I was particularly fascinated reading your exchange with clark; your point that ‘the lion needs to act and claim its place’ sets such a bold and resonant tone for this challenge! It’s wonderful seeing so many impactful entries rolling in from michnavs, Sadje, and Eugi.

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  20. Such a charged topic!

    I’d like to simply quote an African proverb*

    “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter”

    *which should, in turn, indicate which of the two photos I would select…

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      1. Glad you ‘said’ that… thing is being unsure of my credentials for weighing in on the topic with too much “you people should…*

        Instead, I defaulted to proverbs. But like horrifying fairy tales told as bedtime stories to children, the desire to instruct comes in a distant second to the desire to intimidate.

        True Power is rarely given.

        I would add, even if it was, it would be with such strings as to reduced to a newer, prettier set of manacles…ya know?

        Power is, by nature, something that must be taken not received as a gift..at least not on this plane of existence

        *ha ha

        such a thought-provoking topic. cool

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