Hi. Thank you for your feedback. Points noted, and I sincerely apologize if I was out of line.
I do not mean to police anyone, but to give what I still believe to be good advice. In this imperfect world, how we say something often means as much, and sometimes more, than what we actually say. When we (anyone, of any gender) stay statements in a way that sounds like a question, it sounds to many people like the speaker is very unsure of what they are saying (regardless of their actual level of confidence) and it will have a generally unfavorable impact on how others (rightly or wrongly) perceive the speaker and what they are saying
Most humans have very feeble discerning skills, and in a debate they will believe a confident sounding bullshitter over a milquetoast speaker who has all the facts and evidence on their side. Is that fair or right? Nope, but much of life is not. I, personally, take others seriously by what they say, not how they say it, but unfortunately a great many people do the opposite.
Also, my criticism of 'up speak' applies to anyone who does it, regardless of gender. I do hear males use it, as well. I guess I wrongly singled out women in my post because (a) the item I was reblogging was addressed specifically to women and (b) I hear up-speak come from women far more often than from men. Again, I apologize for focusing my statement only to women.
Lastly, I would point out that I in no way think asking questions implies weakness. The very opposite, in fact. I wish a lot more people would question things, especially what their political, religious and business leaders say. Much of it is BS, designed to obfuscate the truth and advance a partisan agenda or vested party interest, and it continues unabated because too few question it. Questioning things that leaders and other people of influence say takes a lot of courage, is sorely needed, and it is most definitely a strength of which we need more.