Grimes for Teen Vogue April 2016.
Photographed by Ben Toms.
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Peter Joseph on structural violence, from this video.
Brilliant
Spot on. Like Coretta Scott King said, I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence. Discrimination against a working man is violence. Ghetto housing is violence. Ignoring medical need is violence. Contempt for poverty is violence.
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To my future love,
I hope you’re not waiting for me to complete you.
I hope you go to the movies with yourself, cook yourself dinner, and buy yourself flowers.
I hope you don’t get lonely at night when the bed feels far too big and the pillow next to you is empty.
I hope you make silly faces at children and smile at strangers instead of looking at the ground.
I hope you show yourself patience and affection instead of seeking those things from others.
I hope you dance around your kitchen and get so lost in your joy that you burn the food.
I hope you learn to forgive yourself for your flaws and past mistakes.
I hope you love yourself, darling.
And I hope you know I can’t wait to love you ten times more than you possibly could.
—Z.M, Letter #5 to you, wherever you are. (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)
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- Wake up and open your curtains. Your windows too.
- Drink some tea or coffee, whatever pleases you. Notice every sip.
- Have some fresh fruit and finish breakfast feeling full.
- Stand outside and feel the air. Cool or warm, it will make you feel real.
- Get some exercise. Yoga to soothe, running to breathe, lifting for strength.
- Take care of your body. Have a nice shower and pamper as much as you want afterward.
- If you’re going to work, remember you have the chance to make anyone’s day or to ruin it. Act accordingly.
- Weed out the bad language. It’s only creating tension in your body and mind. Kind words are infinitely more appreciated.
- Take some time each day to improve your mind. Keep reading that great book. Listen to an incredible piece of music. Practice an instrument or a skill. The progress is its own reward.
- Pictures will help you remember how wonderful life is. But spend less time on your phone and more time seeing the world face to face.
- Go to sleep knowing that you have done well. Tomorrow is there with room to become even better.
-Notes to myself on how to become a better person this summer.
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Women do not have to:
- be thin
- give birth
- cook for you
- have long hair
- wear makeup
- have sex with you
- be feminine
- be graceful
- shave
- diet
- be fashionable
- wear pink
- love men
- be the media’s idea of perfection
- listen to your bullshit
- have a vagina
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Healed photo of the bouquet tattoo I did a few weeks ago, thanks so much for sending me this beautiful photo Natassia! 🌹🌼🌿
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“My response to the “I am not a feminist” internet phenomenon….
First of all, it’s clear you don’t know what feminism is. But I’m not going to explain it to you. You can google it. To quote an old friend, “I’m not the feminist babysitter.”
But here is what I think you should know.
You’re insulting every woman who was forcibly restrained in a jail cell with a feeding tube down her throat for your right to vote, less than 100 years ago.
You’re degrading every woman who has accessed a rape crisis center, which wouldn’t exist without the feminist movement.
You’re undermining every woman who fought to make marital rape a crime (it was legal until 1993).
You’re spitting on the legacy of every woman who fought for women to be allowed to own property (1848). For the abolition of slavery and the rise of the labor union. For the right to divorce. For women to be allowed to have access to birth control (Comstock laws). For middle and upper class women to be allowed to work outside the home (poor women have always worked outside the home). To make domestic violence a crime in the US (It is very much legal in many parts of the world). To make workplace sexual harassment a crime.
In short, you know not what you speak of. You reap the rewards of these women’s sacrifices every day of your life. When you grin with your cutsey sign about how you’re not a feminist, you ignorantly spit on the sacred struggle of the past 200 years. You bite the hand that has fed you freedom, safety, and a voice.
In short, kiss my ass, you ignorant little jerks.”
—Libby Anne (via jessiccachastain)
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Draw a monster. Why is it a monster?
—Daughter by Janice Lee
I think about this quote a lot. (via alunit)
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I may speak like a woman, but my throat
is a lovely murder, a dark tent.
—Kristy Bowen, “Girl Show” (via woman1924)
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