My inspiration post (week 6)

For my inspiration post this week, I chose to do it on Marilyn Monroe. The reason I chose this topic is because over the last few days I've noticed a lot of people on Facebook saying Marilyn Monroe shouldn't be a role model. That she was nothing a woman who slept around and was just another "dumb blonde" on T.V. And to be honest, it kind of bothered me. The fact that some people can go around saying she's a bad role model to women even if they didn't really do their research. So I thought that I should make my inspiration post on it because, in my opinion, Marilyn Monroe really was an inspiration! The rumors of her sleeping around to get jobs is completely false. People who have worked with her have always said Marilyn never slept around to better her career or gain jobs. Maurice Zolotow's, a show business biographer, once said "Marilyn never submitted to sexual advances even if they could help her career." She also refused to date people for publicity just because 20th Fox Century wanted her to. In fact at one point in her career, Monroe ended up leaving 20th Fox century because she refused to let them treat her badly by paying her a tiny wage. Did you know that Marilyn's wage was only a fraction of her male co-stars salary even though she was the lead? Marilyn also became one of the first women to start her own independent production company. Even though, in some ways Marilyn did get portrayed a certain way in movies, it wasn't who she really was. She had a personal library filled with over 500 books because she was so passionate about learning and educating herself. Marilyn was also sexually abused a child and then went on to encourage the sexual liberation of women in the 1950's. Later on, she became one of the first people to openly talk about sexual abuse. Marilyn Monroe did so many things in her life that was inspiring, that it's hard to sum it all up in one blog post. I mean, did you know that Marilyn supported civil and gay rights? And that she supported many charities such as the Milk Fund, March of Dimes, and the Arthritis & Rheumatism foundation! Marilyn donated time and money into everyone of those charities. And not to stop there, Marilyn also visited orphanages and hospitals on her own time just to surprise the people there. Marilyn Monroe did so many things that were inspiring and I personally think she was inspirational and a role model. So yeah, there's a couple of reasons why I chose to do Marilyn Monroe for my inspiration post for this week.