#article to read

[rozyholly]

If you like Emma Chamberlain, this is a good article to read of her recent interview. Call me biased and I know everyone is problematic (who isn’t) but she seems very down to earth. Seems like fame hasn’t gotten to her, you know, like other who should not be named.

Creating Emma Chamberlain, the Most Interesting Girl on YouTube

How the 18-year-old vlogger became YouTube’s most popular It Girl.

[cactusshapedheart]

If, like me, you grew up with a hyper-reactive nervous system that constantly made you feel overwhelmed, alienated and unlovable, finding a substance that eases social stress becomes a blessed escape. For me, heroin provided a sense of comfort, safety and love that I couldn’t get from other people (the key agent of addiction in these regions is the same for many pleasurable experiences: dopamine). Once I’d experienced the relief heroin gave me, I felt as though I couldn’t survive without it.

Maia Szalavitz / The New York Times

[kiternas]

Stop Saying "I Have A Boyfriend"

The idea that a woman should only be left alone if she is “taken” or “spoken for” (terms that make my brain twitch) completely removes the level of respect that should be expected toward that woman. It completely removes the agency of the woman, her ability to speak for herself and make her own decisions regarding when and where the conversation begins or ends.

Source <http://www.eberhardtsmith.com/stop-saying-i-have-a-boyfriend>