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"One of the biggest targets of colonialism was the indigenous family, in which women had occupied positions of authority and controlled property."
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As the night becomes dawn / You and I become one / You take my face in palm / And call me the morning sun
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“am i vital/ if my heart is idle?/ am i doomed?”
- Moses Sumney, “Doomed,” Aromanticism (2017)
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I wonder how I'll sleep at night
With a cavity by my side
And nothing left to hold but pride, will I
Hold out for more time?
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I'm tired of a Majority blaming the actor for their roles. Blame the casting, producers or editors. A bipoc isn't at fault for their melanin. Support bipoc artist.
Graphic by @bysahra and @thepowerthread for #ThePowerThread #blacklivesmatter #words #badwords #ftonerdtalk
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I feel like a lot of people aren’t aware that being apolitical is not an option for so many people.
People of color do not have the privilege of being apolitical, because their appearance is politicized. Queer people’s private relationships and desires are made political, whether they want it or not. Women’s bodies are commonly the subject of political discourse, and it’s similar for disabled people.
When people say politics doesn’t play much of a part in their daily lives they’re either privileged or kidding themselves.
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“desirability politics” had the potential to explore how society considers disabled, racialised, gnc, etc people disposable and worthless–and how this is primarily a gendered practice that impacts women, who have less access to resources when they’re not paired up with men–before someone decided to call it “desirability politics” and made it all about people not wanting to fuck them
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We contend that there is another kind of justice, restorative justice, which was characteristic of traditional African jurisprudence. Here the central concern is not retribution or punishment. In the spirit of ubuntu, the central concern is the healing of breaches, the redressing of imbalances, the restoration of broken relationships, a seeking to rehabilitate both the victim and the perpetrator, who should be given the opportunity to be reintegrated into the community he has injured by his offense.
No Future Without Forgiveness
by Desmond Tutu
(via sicilyjoy)
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How do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
bell hooks (via lolanbuhainsevilla)
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The point for me is to create relationships based on deeper and more real notions of trust. So that love becomes defined not by sexual exclusivity, but by actual respect, concern, commitment to act with kind intentions, accountability for our actions, and a desire for mutual growth.
Dean Spaid (via vijara)
Source: vijara
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breaking down platonic/romantic into useful real life concepts
I find romantic and platonic fairly useless labels. The more I try to define them the more they slip out of my hands like wet bars of soap.
In its place may I suggest that we think in terms of: what kind of intimacy would I like to share with this person.
Sexual? Do I want to engage in certain sexual acts with them?
Personal feelings? Do I want to share some of my private thoughts and experiences with them?
Physical? For example, do I want to hug them, hold their hand, share a bed with them, touch them in non-sexual ways?
Emotional? Do I want to tell this person how I feel about them, perhaps write love letters or ring them just to say mushy things? Do I want to go on dates? Perhaps exchange meaningful gifts such as flowers or jewellery?
Practical? Some of these things include: do I want to share a home with them, or own a pet together, or work on a project together?
Time? How much of my free time would I like to devote to this relationship, whether virtually or in person?
Title? Would I like to call this person a friend, a partner, or something else?
I think what’s important is to think about what you want from someone, and to what extent, and to gain an understanding of what the other person* wants from you; define a relationship by the needs of those in it, and not by the overly rigid standards society has given us.
*I expressly use other person, not other people, because while I am polyamorous, I think each pairing must be considered its own relationship with its own needs and wants.