seafoam* posted a quote
October 21, 2016 10:02am UTC
You become a woman the first time you stand up for yourself when they get your order wrong at a diner, or when you first realize your parents are full of s.hit. You become a woman the first time you get fitted for a bra and realize you’ve been wearing a very wrong size your whole f.ucking life. You become a woman the first time you fart in front of a boyfriend. The first time your heart breaks. The first time you break someone else’s heart. The first time someone you love dies. — Amy Schumer, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
seafoam* posted a quote
October 21, 2016 10:26am UTC
We call ships ‘she’. We call our machines ‘women’. We compare women to black widows and vipers. And you’re going to tell me it’s not ‘ladylike’ to scream, to take up space, to fight and demand respect and do whatever I want. You’ve looked at nuclear bombs and been so in awe that you could only name them after women. Don’t try to down-play my power.
seafoam* posted a quote
October 21, 2016 10:40am UTC
Womanhood is learning how to witch yourself in slow motion. When they say your name like a curse, say it back to them like an incantation. When they call you cold, show them how you conjure fire.
seafoam* posted a quote
October 21, 2016 7:58pm UTC
When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.