I still get upset because I feel that I’m been trapped by the American myth. To quote the Breakfast Club, I was a parents’ wet dream. I got good grades in school. I stayed out of trouble. I went to church every Sunday. I never did drugs. I never got drunk. I voted in elections. I donated to charities. I did volunteer work. I went to college and got a BS and a MS. I have a well-paying job. I ate my vegetables, took my vitamins, and did my homework. I did everything that you were told to do to have a good life and be happy… and I have never been more miserable.
It’s very rare that racism conveniently announces itself, wearing a white hood and handing out white business cards that say “I am a white racist, beyond any possible doubt.
I do believe I have read all possible explanations for why Allah couldn’t be a straightforward feminist but had to hide his real views behind stuff that sounds suspiciously patriarchal
“Because, as we know, what a girl wants with a video game is to reinforce her enculturation as a fashion-obsessed, backbiting harridan whose only goal is to be the prettiest princess of them all, so she can get the perfect boyfriend, and then be paid to blog about it.”
Shakesville
“…for six months in 1878 the British Medical Journal featured a debate as to whether or not a menstruating woman could turn a ham rancid by touching it.” — Misogyny: The world’s oldest prejudice
I will say something — and I don’t think I’m a confused speaker — and it isn’t until somebody else says it that everyone will focus on the point,
— Justice Ginsburg
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
— Albert Einstein
I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent
— Ashleigh Brilliant
