April302013
“Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. There is no shame in being sad or struggling or trying to heal. We are all desperate, depraved and sacred. We are all terrible and brillIant. I can list all the things that can make a girl want to escape her own body (re: patriarchy). But I’d rather list all the things that make me want to stay in my body, and adorn it like a home, rub oils into my skin, tell it how sorry I am for trying to leave, for trying to hurt it into submission.”
Warsan Shire (via cannibalesqueappetite)(Source: 61887, via mistyknights)
April152013
“Not everyone is okay with living like an open wound. But the thing about open wounds is that, well, you aren’t ignoring it. You’re healing; the fresh air can get to it. It’s honest. You aren’t hiding who you are. You aren’t rotting. People can give you advice on how to heal without scarring badly. But on the other hand there are some people who’ll feel uncomfortable around you. Some will even point and laugh. But we all have wounds.”
Warsan Shire (via laughterandhope)(via azaadi)
April132013
“I am against [it]. Every[one] will think that I encouraged their actions. They have insulted all Muslims everywhere and it’s not acceptable.”
Amina Tyler, a woman from Tunisia who received threats after posting topless images of herself, responds to FEMEN’s recent actions, which included protesting topless outside mosques
Their leader Inna Shevchenko earlier responded to heavy criticism from Muslims, saying:
[Muslim Women Against FEMEN] write on their posters that they don’t need liberation but in their eyes it’s written ‘help me’
(via eastlondoner)
what the fuck does that even mean? “In their eyes it’s written help me.”
(via doyayoda)
(via theuncolonizedmind)
