April 2012
“in the
split seconds
before come and get it
becomes oh god don’t stop,
I...”
– Jessica Dawson, in speaking of the space between actions (via holdonmagnolia)
“Central to the symposium is the notion that breastfeeding is not a “choice.”...”
– What does feminism have to do with breastfeeding? « Breastfeeding Medicine (via discosherpa)
March 2012
“When woman, fully the equal of man, can love in her strength and not in her...”
– Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (via frenchtwist)
“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via housewifeswag)
“America’s measurement of me has lain like a barrier across the realization of my...”
– Audre Lorde in “Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger (via daniellemertina)
“Love is not love until love’s vulnerable.
She slowed to sigh, in that long...”
– Theodore Roethke, first three lines of section 3 “The Dream,” in The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke (The poem originally appeared in Words for the Wind, 1958) - with thanks to apoetreflects (via growing-orbits)
“The notion that language creates rather than merely reflects reality holds out...”
– Kelly Oliver and Marilyn Pearsall”Why Feminists Read Nietzsche” (via saveholden)
“Anyone else had a creepy feeling lately? It’s the Republicans in your vagina.”
– Representative Vicki Barnett, Democratic Whip Michigan House of Representatives at the Planned Parenthood Lobby Day in Lansing (via raven-red)
“Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified....”
– bell hooks (via queerfatfemme)
“My head is wet
My head is wet
Something
Something
I forget
I did not want...”
– Ursula K. Le Guin, The Drowned Girl (via grammatolatry)
“What does virginity mean to a queer person, who may never have vaginal...”
– Virginity: Ditch It (via deviantfemme)
YES.
(via ftmfeminist)
: The Truth the Dead KnowFor my Mother, born March... →
growing-orbits:
The Truth the Dead Know
For my Mother, born March 1902, died March 1959 and my Father, born February 1900, died June 1959
Gone, I say and walk from church, refusing the stiff procession to the grave, letting the dead ride alone in the hearse. It is June. I am tired of being brave.
We…
“One of the most common biphobic narratives is that the penis is what counts. A...”
– Bisexual Men, Like, Exist And Stuff | No, Seriously, What About Teh Menz? (via sexisnottheenemy)
Here be dragons.: Black Woman Shot By Off-Duty... →
pearlfectchassi:
Source: Ben Bradley / ABC7Chicago.com
CHICAGO - A woman shot by an off-duty Chicago police officer on Wednesday morning died Thursday. Family members say she was an innocent bystander and are calling for an investigation into her death.
“How could this be justified?…
"Fuck fear. Love anyway."
whyimsingle:
The goal is to be unafraid when you love. To turn your shoulder towards the winds and push on. To be relentless in your pursuit of it. To be fearless and unafraid.
We are so bold in anger and confrontation and so scared and meek in love. Quick to tell someone off or to give them a piece of your mind. Slow to place your heart in their hands and say, “Take care of this.” Fear is a...
