Those who fall out of this dynamic are immediately subjected to being overly masculine, aggressive, and insensitive amongst other terms that society to this date views as disapproving or shameful for a woman to be like. I am a loud and proud woman and when I say that I mean it with all my conviction, without a single hint of embarrassment or timidness.
Being a loud woman gives me a sense of unheralded freedom, joy, satisfaction, and unexplained happiness. To know that there is a part of me that is loud, bold, fierce, and confident, someone who just does not care about what others dictate of her, but her own life gives me a sense of direction. But alas underneath the surface of it all, many fail to understand how challenging it can get. People view loud women as entirely self-sufficient because of how we carry ourselves with so much integrity and pride, but there’s a lingering sense of vulnerability on the inside that many fail to comprehend or understand. Everyone sees our successes but fails to recognize the amount of effort we put into ourselves, and how much emotional and mental strength it takes to be expressive, bold, and optimistic to the world. There are days when we just seek mental support, for shying away from the world, for being taken care of sometimes, for being treated gently, or being treated kindly, most of which people assume strong-headed women do not need to be given. Being a loud woman does not mean that we carry no sense of empathy or femininity inside of us, in fact, it means the opposite. We understand the power of empowering our feminine sides to take more action and charge forward with a sense of courage and valor, we understand both sides to be a woman. Being loud isn’t a way for us to conceal our insecurities but a way to fully accept the, which is why I am absolutely proud of being a loud woman.