I will stand firm, overcome my past

♪ ♫ Robbie Wyckoff - My Last Stand ♫ ♪

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Srećan nam Osmi mart, drage žene! Ono što želim za svaku od nas na ovom svetu jeste da bude bezbedna, poštovana, dostojanstvena i slobodna - generacije žena pre nas su se mukotrpno borile za sve ono što imamo danas, ali i dalje smo daleko od pravednog sveta u kome vredi živeti. Neka njihova borba bude tekovina koju ćemo čuvati i pokretačka snaga za nas dok se borimo za bolju budućnost u kojoj će rasti nove generacije devojčica, devojaka i žena.

Kao devojčicu me je fasciniralo i zabavljalo nešto što je, barem kako se smatralo u to vreme, bilo rezervisano za dečake - video igre. Zavolela sam ih zahvaljujući mom bratu od tetke s kojim sam se stalno družila, koji bi među prvima dobio najnoviju PlayStation konzolu i koji je imao ogromne kutije prepune video igrica. Tada sam verovala da je igrao sve što je ikada izašlo. xD Ono što sam uz njega najviše volela da igram bile su Spyro, Crash Bandicoot i Tekken igrice, a ta ljubav živi i dan-danas.

Nedavno je izašla Tekken 8 - najnovija igrica u franšizi, i kad sam shvatila da i ta franšiza i ja ove godine punimo 30 godina prvo sam se rasplakala kad sam videla trejler, a onda sam odjurila da kupim PlayStation 5 i tu igricu. Kad sam upalila konzolu i ponovo počela da igram, sva srećna sećanja iz detinjstva su navrnula i dete u meni ne prestaje da se raduje. ♡

Tekken je igrica koja mi je lako prirasla srcu ne samo zato što sam je igrala sa svojim bratom, već i zato što je imala odličan izbor ženskih likova. Što je najbolje od svega, nijedna od tih devojaka i žena iz igrice nije bila samo lepo lice koje ume da se bije, već je svaka od njih imala svoju priču, svoje snove, želje i svoj razlog zašto se bori. Jun Kazama, Julia Chang, Ling Xiaoyu, Nina Williams i mnoge druge - svaka od njih je razlog zašto sam se osećala dobrodošlo da se igram onako kako ja želim umesto da slušam kako to ne bi trebalo da me zanima jer sam devojčica.

Želim svakoj od nas da bude viđena, da se njen glas čuje, i da zna da ne postoji sfera u kojoj ona nije dobrodošla samo zato što je žensko. Živele! ♡

Happy International Women's Day! What I want for each and every one of us in this world is to be safe, respected, dignified and free - generations of women before us have fought valiantly for everything that we have today, but we're still far from the equal world worth living in. May their fight be the heritage that we will guard and a momentum to keep us going as we fight for a better future for new generations of girls and women to grow up in.

As an elementary school girl I was fascinated and amused by something that was, as people thought back then, reserved for boys - video games. I grew to love them thanks to my cousin that I'd hang out with all the time, who would be among the first kids to get the latest PlayStation console, and who also had huge boxes packed with different games. Back then I believed that he played everything that has ever been released. xD What I loved playing the most by his side were Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Tekken games, and that love lives on even today.

Tekken 8 came out recently - the newest game in the franchise, and when I realized that both that franchise and I are turning 30 this year I cried my eyes out watching the trailer, and then I rushed outside to buy my PlayStation 5 and that game. When I turned on the console and got back to playing, all the happy memories from my childhood came rushing back, and my inner child is happier than ever. ♡

Tekken is a game that grew on me so easily not only because I played it with my cousin, but also because it had a great selection of female characters. And the best part is, none of those girls and women in the game was just a pretty face that could kick ass - every single one of them had a back story, her dreams, wishes and her reason to fight. Jun Kazama, Julia Chang, Ling Xiaoyu, Nina Williams and many others - each and every one of them was the reason why I felt allowed to play the way I wanted to and not listen to those who would say that video games aren't for girls.

To each and every one of us - I wish us to be seen, to be heard, and to know that there is no area where we're not welcome just because we're girls/women. Cheers! ♡