No More Shame

There was a time when women had shame.

• Shame to be single after age twenty five

• Shame to be with a man of bad character

• Shame to be a single mother

• Shame to be divorced

• Shame to lose her virginity before marriage

• Shame to be loud and obnoxious in public

• Shame to cheat on her husband

• Shame to accept welfare or public assistance

• Shame to live off the government and take food stamps

• Shame to have an abortion

• Shame to hit a man without just cause

Back then, shame was a restraint. It was a form of accountability. It kept certain behaviors in check because women knew their actions would carry a social cost.

Now, the modern woman wears these same things as badges of honor. The very acts that once brought disgrace are now celebrated as empowerment. Single motherhood is paraded as strength. Divorce is rebranded as freedom. Loudness is called confidence. Dependency on government aid is disguised as independence. Infidelity is reframed as liberation. Abortion is declared a right without moral weight.

What was once shame is now her currency. And she spends it proudly, convinced that society should applaud her for the very things that once marked the decline of character.