THE SELFIE

I don't understand why people feel so much rancor for selfies. I like them. I like looking at people. Maybe I'm a creep but I find confidence inspiring, especially in girls.

Girls are told at such a young age to hate their bodies, skin and hair. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH SELF-LOVE. I always tell my students that as long as you treat others as equals you can be as "conceited" as you want.  Modesty is boring. Be proud! Shout it from the rooftops, take a selfie from the bathroom, I don't care. Do your thing.

If my self-confidence bothers you then that's your problem, not mine.

And if you're posting selfies because of the opposite then that's okay too. If you are looking for attention, affirmation and compliments through a photo, keep doing it. Hey, it's a lot healthier than finding self-esteem in a strip club (no disrespect to strippers.)

I ran over a possum a few weeks ago. I was devistated.

Dating is hard.

 

And another one bites the dust.

Oh why can I not conquer love?

The root of feminism is having a deep love for men. There, i said it. I have been intrigued by the opposite sex since I can remember. They fascinated me simply because they were different from me. "Stand By Me" was and still is one of my favorite movies for that exact reason (and don't even get me started on Harry Potter.) Boys are funny, laid back, adventurous, loud and for a little while, innocent. Boys are risk takers and I admire that. As I got older I started to learn about the horrible things that men do to women all over the world. It broke my heart. I became a feminist. So, feminism, for me, is a way to advocate for all men that used to be charming, good, perilous boys.

Don't let them corrupt you. Keep your integrity.

"Stand By Me" shows the dichotomy between boys and men:

"See you later girls." really drives it home.

Feminaste.

To the person that posted " I don't consider myself a Feminist because I'm an Equalist." on their Facebook wall,

You are a fucking ignoramus. Look up the definition of feminism.

Sincerely,

JBG

P.S. If you're afraid a dude won't like you because you label yourself a Feminist then, GOOD. Most likely that dude is an asshole.

Best way to weed dudes out.

 

I do enjoy this. But MOST feminists would let the dragon live. #equality

 

Lately there has been a lot of Princess hating going around.

"I won't let my daughter be a princess for Halloween because it's such an unrealistic dream."

WELL OBVIOUSLY SHE WON'T BE A FUCKING PRINCESS but maybe she WILL aspire to be kind, compassionate, tolerant and loving.

 

What's so wrong with that?

men.

"All you fellows 

climbed me like a staircase, 

wore me down
Smooth from footfall, 

wore me down"

-Cocorosie 

When all else fails, write a haiku.

Singing in Italian

About a girl 

Named Nina 

STOP consuming women, children and animals.

I always dream about animals.

I don't eat in my dreams
Bears in trees
Find safety in a lake house
This is what my mother talked about
The whole family out in a boat
I'm left alone, alone, alone

I bend.

Where I waved at the sky
And waited your love through a February sleep,
I saw birds swinging in, watched them multiply
Into a tree, weaving on a branch, cradling a keep
In the arms of April sprung from the south to occupy
This slow lap of land, like cogs of some balance wheel.
I saw them build the air, with that motion birds feel.

Where I wave at the sky
And understand love, knowing our August heat,
I see birds pulling past the dim frosted thigh
Of Autumn, unlatched from the nest, and wing-beat
For the south, making their high dots across the sky,
Like beauty spots marking a still perfect cheek.
I see them bend the air, slipping away, for what birds seek.

 

Anne Sexton :