“So much of feminist and antiracist work is the work of trying to convince others that sexism and racism have not ended” WorkFeminismSocial JusticeFeministAntiracismAntiracistInteresectionalitySara Ahmed Book:Living a Feminist Life Source: Living a Feminist Life
“When you expose a problem you pose a problem. It might then be assumed that the problem would go away if you would just stop talking about or if you went away.” Feminism Book:Living a Feminist Life Source: Living a Feminist Life
“This kind of caring for oneself is not about caring for one’s own happiness. It is about finding ways to exist in a world that makes it difficult to exist. This is why, this is how: those who do not have to struggle for their own survival can very easily and rather quickly dismiss those who attend to their own survival as being self-indulgent. They do not need to attend to themselves; the world does it for them.” FeminismSelf CareIntersectionality Book:Living a Feminist Life Source: Living a Feminist Life
“Lorde asks, “Was I really fighting the spread of radiation, racism, woman-slaughter, chemical invasion of our food, pollution of our environment, and the abuse and psychic destruction of our young, merely to avoid dealing with my first and greatest responsibility to be happy?” FeminismSurvivalSelf CareFeminist Quotes Book:Living a Feminist Life Source: Living a Feminist Life
“To be a killjoy is often to be assigned as being emotional, too emotional; letting your feelings get in the way of your judgment; letting your feelings get in the way. Your feelings can be the site of a rebellion. A feminist heart beats the wrong way; feminism is hearty.” FeminismRebellionKilljoys Book:Living a Feminist Life Source: Living a Feminist Life