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by “Female ‘Purity’ is Bullshit”, by Lindy West (via ceedling)A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The fetishization of female purity in a world where catcalls are an acceptable form of communication telegraphs one thing very clearly:
“Women, stop sexualizing yourselves—that’s our job, and you’re taking all the fun out of it.”
The sexualization of women is only appealing if it’s nonconsensual. Otherwise it’s “sluttiness,” and sluttiness is agency and agency is threatening.
"(Source: fictional-clue, via vvarriormaiden)
"Long after you’ve forgotten someone’s voice, you can still remember the sound of their happiness or their sadness. You can feel it in your body."
by Anne Michaels (via hellanne)(via afancifulmind)
"And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom."
by Anaïs Nin, Risk (via lonehands)when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom."
(Source: commovente, via lonehands)
