This is not a Mourning Late Celebrities post

It's mourning the lack of recognition for Farrah, who helped bring Domestic Violence to light and so, began to open a door for millions of women who have traditionally been forced into shameful secrecy with no advocates. Because of her determination to make a movie that the industry and most of America would have rather swept under a dank rug, women now have support, beyond church pastors and clucking relatives telling them to pray harder and coddle their abusive husbands more.

Because of her acclaimed performance (and her ovaries of steel to push past the forces that demand a sex symbol stay hot and superficial), the issue of Domestic Violence was pushed into the public eye. This led to legislation in several states.

At this time in the US and in the world, violence against women is on the rise. There are also many worldwide who recognize women's worth and are fighting to change the tide, including the Obama administration.

In my priorities book, the time has passed for greatest threads defending the honor of an exceptionally talented man who had many personal demons.

A woman also died, but her time for massive public recognition, here and in the M$M lasted as long as a brainless bimbo's chit chat on a latenight ooglefest. She had proven her acting chops but to Idiot America, she was a sex kitten and nothing more.

Here on DU, I would expect more than Idiot America.

The time to recognize a woman who battled on behalf of women's lives everywhere is always.

i was very sad to hear about her passing. Besides her work on domestic violence, i was very touched by her determined, brave, and graceful fight against the cancer that eventually took her life.

More is good, but here are 3 and I'm sure there have been more.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5933746
Farrah-- Women owe her a debt of gratitude (and some other thoughts)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5933553
Farrah Fawcett Appreciation Thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5941632
The girls of Gen X say goodbye to favorite Angel

specially since I think what she contributed to women's dignity means more than endless fights about who's being insensitive.

If we don't evolve as a civilization past this point where women are brutalized in their own homes, we are just cavemen with ipods, not civilized at all. I applaud Farrah for shining light on this.

her death was much less remarked because her star power was lower than Princess Di's. It happens.

It's sad but true.

I just want to raise awareness. I'd like to break through the bimbo label which smothers so many talented women.