I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar—But Blame It On The Boogeyman

Feminists demand non-stop respect and power, but refuse to accept that they have agency for their actions and are responsible for the consequences.

Jeannie DeAngelis | September 20, 2026

In December 1972, the Helen Reddy tune “I Am Woman” became a No. 1 hit. Remember the words: “But I’m still an embryo. With a long, long way to go. Until I make my brother understand.”

Ironically, only a few weeks later, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade.

That Monday was a great day for liberated women, but not so great a day for fetuses. That dark day, a Supreme Court decision gave women unilateral power to determine how many children a man could have and, henceforth, their “choice” alone would dictate the size of a family.

In that moment, men, although they might not have realized it at the time, became harnessed to deferential docility and, whether they liked it or not, subservience to the demands, impulses, and guiles of domineering feminist types—enlightened women whose thanks for a man’s contribution to the reproductive process was to leave powerless sperm donors’ offspring at the bottom of a hazardous waste container.

The modern feminist movement grew out of the idea that women should be treated as fully autonomous adults, but somehow, when women are held to account for their own deliberate actions, anyone who questions, accuses, or denies what is right is considered misogynist, anti-woman, and, worst of all, eventually blamed for things the culpable simply refuse to take responsibility for.

This contradiction is easy to see.

Accountability should come with autonomy, but for a certain group of adult females, that doesn’t seem to be the case. When not out there “roaring,” progressive women morph into accusers whenever they’re called to take responsibility for their less-than-ladylike or, worse yet, criminal actions.

Then, if a woman freely........

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