if the heart is wild, no fence will keep you.

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Posts Tagged: women

"You tried to change didn’t you?
closed your mouth more
tried to be softer
prettier
less volatile, less awake
but even when sleeping you could feel
him travelling away from you in his dreams
so what did you want to do, love
split his head open?
you can’t make homes out of human beings
someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love."

- “For Women Who Are Difficult to Love,” Warsan Shire  (via seabearia)

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philosopher-liar:

Another.. 

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michellehaimoff:

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Loving all this political commentary saying, “It’s the women voters swaying things.” Hells yeah, ladies.

michellehaimoff:

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Loving all this political commentary saying, “It’s the women voters swaying things.” Hells yeah, ladies.

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"she knew what she wanted and it wasn’t
me.
I know more women like that than any
other kind"

- Love is a Dog from Hell - Charles Bukowski
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hydrogeneportfolio:

Minimal Posters - Six Women Who Changed Science. And The World.

i would reblog this a million times if i could.

These would make great mini posters for my classroom.

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momentsofimpacct:

love thiss

momentsofimpacct:

love thiss

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"It’s all right for a woman to be, above all, human. I am a woman first of all."

- Anais Nin

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"It saddens me to see girls proudly declaring they’re not like other girls – especially when it’s 41,000 girls saying it in a chorus, never recognizing the contradiction. It’s taking a form of contempt for women – even a hatred for women – and internalizing it by saying, Yes, those girls are awful, but I’m special, I’m not like that, instead of stepping back and saying, This is a lie.

The real meaning of “I’m not like the other girls” is, I think, “I’m not the media’s image of what girls should be.” Well, very, very few of us are. Pop culture wants to tell us that we’re all shallow, backstabbing, appearance-obsessed shopaholics without a thought in our heads beyond cute boys and cuter handbags. It’s a lie – a flat-out lie – and we need to recognize it and say so instead of accepting that judgment as true for other girls, but not for you."

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“I’m not like the other girls”, Claudia Gray

Excellent article. I always end up thinking this when I see reblogs like that. Female competition is a horrible, poisonous thing (that I’ve only recently gotten over engaging in, and I am much happier for it).

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mynameisclaire:

“Dear Internet” by Tina Fey
From PerezHilton.com/Posted by jerkstore on Wednesday, 1/21/2009, 11:21 P.M.
“In my opinion Tina Fey completely ruined SNL. The only  reason she’s celebrated is because she’s a woman and an outspoken  liberal. She has not a single funny bone in her body.”
“Dear jerkstore,
Huzzah for the Truth Teller! Women in this country have been  over-celebrated for too long. Just last night there was a story on my  local news about a “missing girl,” and they must have dedicated seven or  eight minutes to “where she was last seen” and “how she might have been  abducted by a close family friend,” and I thought, “What is this, the  News for Chicks?” Then there was some story about Hillary Clinton flying  to some country because she’s secretary of state. Why do we keep  talking about these dumdums? We are a society that constantly celebrates  no one but women and it must stop! I want to hear what the men of the  world have been up to. What fun new guns have they invented? What are  they raping these days? What’s Michael Bay’s next film going to be?
When I first set out to ruin SNL, I didn’t think anyone  would notice, but I persevered because—like you trying to do a  nine-piece jigsaw puzzle—it was a labor of love.
I’m not one to toot my own horn, but I feel safe with you, jerkstore, so I’ll say it. Everything you ever hated on SNL was by me, and anything you ever liked was by someone else who did it against my will.
Sincerely,
Tina Fey
P.S. You know who does have a funny bone in her body? Your mom every night for a dollar.”
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I declare Tina Fey queen of the internet.


Tina Fey= new obsession 

abc124:

mynameisclaire:

“Dear Internet” by Tina Fey

From PerezHilton.com/Posted by jerkstore on Wednesday, 1/21/2009, 11:21 P.M.

“In my opinion Tina Fey completely ruined SNL. The only reason she’s celebrated is because she’s a woman and an outspoken liberal. She has not a single funny bone in her body.”

“Dear jerkstore,

Huzzah for the Truth Teller! Women in this country have been over-celebrated for too long. Just last night there was a story on my local news about a “missing girl,” and they must have dedicated seven or eight minutes to “where she was last seen” and “how she might have been abducted by a close family friend,” and I thought, “What is this, the News for Chicks?” Then there was some story about Hillary Clinton flying to some country because she’s secretary of state. Why do we keep talking about these dumdums? We are a society that constantly celebrates no one but women and it must stop! I want to hear what the men of the world have been up to. What fun new guns have they invented? What are they raping these days? What’s Michael Bay’s next film going to be?

When I first set out to ruin SNL, I didn’t think anyone would notice, but I persevered because—like you trying to do a nine-piece jigsaw puzzle—it was a labor of love.

I’m not one to toot my own horn, but I feel safe with you, jerkstore, so I’ll say it. Everything you ever hated on SNL was by me, and anything you ever liked was by someone else who did it against my will.

Sincerely,

Tina Fey

P.S. You know who does have a funny bone in her body? Your mom every night for a dollar.”

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I declare Tina Fey queen of the internet.

Tina Fey= new obsession 

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"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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