A reminder that today
is for all women.
Not just what those who were born women,
not just those with privilege.
We still need more diversity, inclusion, representation.
There is still work to be done.
Category: feminism
A 28 Day Cycle
I am a tentative waterfall who really does know its way after all,
and the warmth of the rocks I flow over, it’s calling to me
Bhrahami invoked; vibrations spill from my mouth and my fingertips.
Mountain strong, legs of supporting stone,
and shoulders of elastic. They carry me forwards.
I am Everything
What if, instead,
I look down at the wonder
of tiny, separate, moving cells
that have merged from the majesty
of Queens
and infernos of oceanic volcanoes.
Fantastic Beasts – Diversity, or nah?
Last year, when the cast list was released for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, there were some grumblings, some raised eyebrows, that yet again J.K. Rowling’s magical world was looking a little too white. After Rachel Rostads challenge of Rowling’s Cho Chang as part of her critique of the representation of Asian women […]
Your body-shaming isn’t activism, isn’t feminist, isn’t revolutionary.
When you bring body-shaming into your activism, into your criticisms of the powerful, you’ve just fallen into the dominant culture yourself.
5 slightly different reasons why Marvel’s Daredevil is the most relatable series out right now
We may have read the articles –which I have deeply enjoyed – about the humanization of the characters, the terrifying resilience and audience-softening vulnerabilities of our heroes and villains alike, of the gritty fight scenes, dark DC-like cinematography, and the steady and gripping flow of the one, main compelling story from one episode to another. […]
A Vegan Adventurer 