From the perception at the ground, a rainbow resembles an arc. From the sky, we can view its true shape, a full circle. A ring. (The Goddess proposes to you.)
Month: February 2018
Warm (Self Deprioritization Theory)
# BlackMenSmiling hurts my heart. No one should have to put on a show of their humanity to convince you they’re human. It wasn’t until after I had this reaction, my nerves both flighted and recoiled at the tweets and headlines, that I remembered a former friend said this to me about Muslims presenting themselves …
Cruelty of “Acceptance”
When I was young (14-16), I'd witnessed straight male classmates make jokes to their bi and gay friends about how they better not hit on them. Since then, I'd seen other straight women do this too. The cruelty with which this "acceptance" was laced was so obvious to me. How is not immediate to someone …
How do I make this the biography in every book I publish?
Me: There are white converts on this thread who think we will prioritize them over black Muslims. This girl: I busted out laughing at this so hard because that's exactly the image I project online yet I'm somehow surprised when that's what people gather. My mother worked in an assembly line and raised us alone. …
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“Do you want to get married?”
I am finally able to form an explanation—in words—for why I cannot seem to ever answer this question despite being asked every two weeks. The question of whether I want to get married is not the same as whether I want to go to law school or whether I want to …I don’t know, be …
the problem with mermaids
I receive emails about where this post goes every time I take it down, so I'm leaving it up. There has been a piqued interest in my life lately, for reasons I do not understand. I assure you all that my life is very uninteresting, that it is quiet, and that I’m fond of it. …
Expect children to assert themselves.
I quite enjoy children who talk back to me. Presenting a line of reasoning to a child or, as with my 15-year-old disciple, Misha (who will tell you she is an adult) considering her arguments about what I’ve written is an invaluable experience. I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would want …
the fatal feminist 