Dear Editor ,
This article is in concern to the recent showdown in the House of Representatives between Mr. Finnegan and Mrs. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia that has undermined the ego of Belizean women everywhere! I speak not by political affiliation on this matter, but on behalf of my fellow women guided by like sentiments. It is truly saddening to witness what the game of “politics” has transitioned to be in Belize.
“This is a MAN’S WORLD!” sang James Brown, but I guess Mr. Finnegan took those lyrics too literally this week. Plenty of men have stooped to levels of disgrace in the House but this is by far the lowest! What Mr. Michael Finnegan did in the House recently will either be the biggest blunder of his political career or just the affirmation of an ignorant machismo attitude due to his lack of respect and display of ignorance. I have lost all my respect for his title in the House. The title “Honorable” has been worn by too many men that lack dignity for me to address it with any importance.
Belizean women have come a long way for us be ridiculed and belittled in public or in private. Gone are the days when men were the sole breadwinners in the house. Gone are the days when women were ashamed or looked down upon for being single mothers. Look in our classrooms, the ratio of females to males is strikingly obvious. Ladies, we need to find a platform to make a change in order for us to gain respect. We need to earn a spot to rightfully stand in a WOMAN’S NATION
If the House of Representatives is a reflection of our nation, we are ultimately DOOMED! I can only dream to live to see the day we will be able to make cohesive decisions in the House of Representatives rather than tearing down each other with personal attacks. The war of the parties needs to be put to a stop because there are far more pressing issues concerning happenings in Belize that are of paramount concern.
Kudos to the Honorable Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, the woman in the House. In the words of Maya Angelou, “You make me proud to spell my name: W-O-M-A-N!”
Mr. Finnegan stated, “It’s a BIG MAN’S GAME in parliament.” So my question to Belizean women is, where do we stand among these “BIG MEN!!??”
Sincerely,
Michelle Contreras
A woman EMPOWERED!