It has been brought to my attention that my article "A woman has the absolute right to voice her frustrations against a Prophet. Sit. Down." has garnered ableist comments with which AJ anchor Sana Seed agreed. In addition to appreciating the opinion of a man who devalued those who are "mentally ill" and have "meltdowns," …
Collecting Myself
One of my jobs is court reporting. It’s just something I do on the side, to afford—as Misha describes—“Spending too much money irresponsibly on questionable mermaid purchases, like literally I feel like you have entire closets of full of random heels and mermaid dresses and random shiny mirrors and galaxy jewelry and crescent moon regalia. …
I wouldn’t care if my soulmate didn’t want me.
There is no doubt in my mind that the outraged attitudes of men toward rejection are sourced to entitlement, not pain, and certainly not love. However, in the likely event that anyone would plead otherwise, I am going to state outright that I would not care if my soulmate didn’t want me. “You’ve never had …
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A woman has the absolute right to voice her frustrations against a Prophet. Sit. Down.
I am not aware that I love the Prophet. Unless I am in Makkah or Madina, where I can feel him in the mountains and the marketplace, I feel no love for him. (“You do love him then,” you might say, to which I would respond, not nearly significantly enough as I am expected.) I …
Protected: Hajj
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I’m really into floral ties
I suspect it's the unexpected combination of a gendered item softened.
Handcuffs
On the way to a new job, I was stopped by security at the courthouse today after my purse went through the machine. "Miss, are you law enforcement?" "No," I replied, slightly offended. "Do you have ...handcuffs in your purse?" "Oh yeah!" I'd forgotten about them. I laughed. "Can I see them?" As he spoke …
the fatal feminist 