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Adventures through Heteronormativity

Hey friends!  I have a new blog.  Y’all might have noticed that I don’t write very much original content on this one (read: there’s barely any); this new one will be much more focused on me and my ramblings about life (how exciting!).  Corrupter-of-words will carry on—never fear—I will just increase my multi-tasking.  A bit about me and what to expect from Adventures through Heteronormativity.  Please check it out and I hope you enjoy!

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Although feminists might argue that a power based on physical appearance is shallow, reclaiming a love for your body can be empowering, especially for those who are faced with innumerable reminders that they do not conform to the white heterosexual ideal. For femmes of colour particularly, affirming one’s beauty in the face of colonization’s internalized hate has revolutionary potential. By reclaiming femininity on their own terms, femmes of colour redefine the concept into an affirming gender expression that rejects both compulsory heterosexuality and white supremacy.

Vanessa Shanti Fernando:  “Reclaiming Femme: Queer Women of Colour and Femme Identity”

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[Flash 10 is required to watch video]

mrsjasonsegel:

rosiebeck:

This is the best video in existence. Your argument is invalid.

HOW IS THIS MAN REAL?!

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crystalizedessence:

weekendfatshionista:

thirddeadlysin:

A 9 year old boy - who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto part store - is about to have the best day of his life.

this is the best thing i’ll likely watch all week long

(uh don’t be around other people if you cry when strangers do nice things for each other)

Had to share this. I was so inspired by his drive and will to do exactly what makes him happy!! I even was moved to make a donation to his scholarship fund. It pays to encourage children to dream!!

This made me tear up :,)

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We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world. She can’t cut my hair but that’s her hair. She has got to have command of her body. So when she goes out into the world, she’s going out with a command that it is hers. She is used to making those decisions herself. We try to keep giving them those decisions until they can hold the full weight of their lives.

(On why he let Willow cut all of her hair off)

Read more: Will Smith On Allowing Willow To Cut Her Hair: ‘She Has Got To Have Command Of Her Body’ | Necole Bitchie.com

- He raises a really great point. What would it mean to believe very early that my body was mine. That it’s not for anyone or for any particular purpose other than to be mine until I decide otherwise.

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I was damned near 30 before I could believe my body belonged to me & me alone. Dear people who take an issue with this,

Let the Smiths do right by their babies & shut the fuck up about how you think they should parent.

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Lot of love for Will Smith right now.

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I wish my parents realized that when I was growing up.

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