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lescautmanon replied to your post: I could never be a hippie or a neo-hippie I wanna...
I feel like that kind of life is for ppl who are bored with their privileged lives and think struggling to live (pretending to at least) gives them character
I was tagged by
februarythegirl (thanks sweetheart :D)
Rule 1: Always post the rules
Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 10 new ones.
Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to the post
Rule 4: Actually tell them you tagged them
what would you imagine your patronus to be? unfortunately my favorite animals are all uniquely pathetic so they couldn't protect me much. Nothing graceful though- maybe a bulldog
are you a jewelry wearer? Not huge pieces of jewlery, but lots of it! If you see me without a necklace or an anklet it's a rare day. But if you see me without my rings or earrings (and I don't have signs that I've recently been painting) then I would run away that is not a good day.
talk about the best/worst school dance you’ve ever been to (come on, i know everyone has a story) I've never had a good experience! I've had agoraphobia since I had a name for it. And one of my earlier panic attacks was on the dance floor. I remember distinctly the surge of it and then the loss of reality. It was very traumatic for me... And very embarrassing.
what’s the last book you read? I finally read Perks of Being a Wallflower and I have to say, I pretty much fucking hated it but wrote a lesson plan project on it anyway.
favorite classic novel? Hmmm. Depends on how classic we are going. But I've read and re-read Bram Stoker's Dracula a gazillion and two times. Unless we mean more classic and less old fashioned trashy fiction that got me into a lot of trouble when i was younger.
if you could see any band/artist live at this very moment who would it be? Agoraphobic almost always means that I don't want to be at concerts. They are terrible. But SEE as in meet? I'd still say none of them. I want my heroes to stay heroes and I will worship them from afar. But if I could meet Beyonce with my mother I think momma would flip out and that would be so worth it.
who is/was your favorite teacher? This question gives me turmoil. I've had a lot of teachers I liked but I usually had one key reason not to like them.
what names would you give to your hypothetical children? No babies! But something pretty and old. Lilith or Abeline... heaven forbid I'd ever have a boy. I also like names that can be shortened ambiguously and unisex names a lot
talk about a memorable substitute teacher (if you can’t think of one, just talk about a memorable teacher) I am currently in school to be a teacher. Trust me when I say that memorable substitute teachers are always a thing in teaching placement. Especially when the children you observe are little monsters. (they're great to me though
what is your favorite article of clothing that you own? MY OVERALLS ARE NEW AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
what’s your favorite musical? Legally...Blonde...
1. How long has it been since you've brushed your teeth?
2. What sort of underwear do you prefer or do you prefer not to wear it?
3. What scares you most about living alone? (imagined for future or your current situation)
4. Do you like scary movies?
5. Do you want children? If you do, why? If You don't, why not?
6. Do you think about certain people when you're upset(are they flesh and blood or creations of your imagination?? Who are these people, or how do you try to make yourself feel better?
7. What's important to you in the way people look at you?
8. What's important to you when you're trying to make an impression on people/what do you want people to think about you??
9. Does your attachment in life rely on your attachment to people or your attachment to yourself? (would you still have a place in the world if you didn't particularly care about anyone?)
10. What was the worst bug bite/illness/or injury you've ever had and what made it so memorable?
The order of people I tagged are actually in order of how recently you've followed me ;) that way I don't have to fret over favorites or presentation:
Kristen
Shanny
Poppy
Rebecca
lescautmanon (sorry sweetheart, I don't know your name!)
peopleareaproblem (I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!)
Caitlyn
Ellie
Lucy Barker (I'm almost postive we even had the name discussion...)
Ewic
lescautmanon replied to your post: I h8 the beach so much! When I had white friends they coerced me into going to the beach and I hated it so much I called my then bf to pick me up AND they were somehow still convinced that I enjoyed myself. The same people also tried constantly to invite me to "hot yoga". $20 a session. Haha. Do you like the beach at night? That's the only time I like to go.
I bought a yoga DVD and I was too uncomfortable to do yoga in my own house! Child’s pose is the only move I like.
I h8 the beach so much! When I had white friends they coerced me into going to the beach and I hated it so much I called my then bf to pick me up AND they were somehow still convinced that I enjoyed myself. The same people also tried constantly to invite me to "hot yoga". $20 a session. Haha. Do you like the beach at night? That's the only time I like to go.
HAHAHA HOLY SHIT JULIE THAT’S THE ONLY TIME I LIKE TO GO TOO, FUCK
I am sooooo uncomfortable with “yoga”
my physician just recommended that I take up meditation and/or yoga to aid my anxiety and I’m laughin like
the mere thought of attempting to attend a yoga class gives me anxiety
smfh
Our relationships suffer because of this. We become self-centered. We think we can attain happiness on our own. Even within feminism I see the idea that women don’t need men in the context of a romantic relationship to be happy. I’m not saying a woman’s life is incomplete without a man or romantic relationship, but there is nothing wrong with desiring intimacy and healthy relationships. It’s not like a woman has to be either desperately lonely or super independent and averse to romance when she is single. Women can be happy and single and still desire romance. I just feel like the idea of an independent, successful, feminist woman is tinged with capitalist and individualistic values and it feels very wrong to me [...] essentially it boils down to this: personal experiences have made it difficult for me to form relationships and capitalism has made it difficult for people to value relationships. It is all a total shit show but we should continue striving to connect and to improve the way we relate to ourselves and others. We should strive to consume less which is something that isolates us and try and create new things because that is what connects us to others. Create texts, art, conversations, relationships, anything. Continue to fight against isolation and becoming jaded even though it’s hard because the other option is to just become complacent.
Julie
leavesandpleases replied to your post: darakhton replied to your post: just remembered...
YES. i understand the sentiment. it would just be nice to have someone to share oneself with in a particular manner.
my friend Julie posted something great today.
here's an excerpt:
I don’t think I’m the solitary type. I’ve been alone a lot and convinced myself that it’s because that’s what I enjoy but the truth is that’s what I’ve become accustomed to. I think it’s healthy to a certain extent to be independent and learn how to be solitary but I’ve been that way for a very long time and I’ve already learned how to deal with it in non self-destructive ways. What’s healthier to do now is admit my own weaknesses and wants and stop thinking of my coping mechanism as just my personality instead of learned behaviors that have gotten in the way of things I want.
more on radical repression
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1EStBNlK0ol
I fucking hate these bullshit categories
we aren't "second wave"
I'm not "second wave"
first and foremost, let's abolish the "waves"
"waves" presupposes a Western-centric hierarchy in which the popular, liberal, predominantly Anglo, bourgeois feminist movements of the Global North take precedence over everything else
secondly, let's take back the phrase "radical feminism"
some of the most fucking radical feminists I know are trans*/queer/non-white people
Leslie Feinberg comes to mind at the moment
Audre Lorde
Cherrie Moraga
Gloria Anzaldua
Assata Shakur
Chandra Talpade Mohanty
let's fucking talk about transnational and postcolonial feminisms
let's fucking talk about putting an end to straight white (neo)liberal transphobic feminisms that cater to/appropriate the male gaze/libido/phallofascist regime to no fucking avail
I'm fucking tired of this website and its fucking bullshit
go fucking take some fucking classes before you implicitly equate radical queer women of color with fucking God awful white TERFs