"I don’t care how much sex anyone has, how often they do it, or who they do it with. I’m much more interested in the consent, pleasure, and well-being of the participants and the people affected by it. I respect women who are asexual, celibate, monogamous, multi-partnered, or have had more partners than they can recall. I respect women who only have sex after a commitment to monogamy and those who have sex with someone within minutes of meeting them. I respect women who have transactional sex, women who have sex for love, or for any other reason. I know that all of these categories are permeable and that many women move from one to another. And I know that any of these decisions can be made from a place of personal power, choice, and authenticity, as well as from a place of coercion, shame, and disempowerment."
— Charlie Glickman (If You Don’t Respect Sluts, You Don’t Respect Women)
(via livelaughawesome)
neverwillstop:
- shhh: be quiet and listen
- educate yourself first before you think to ask questions of POC
- check your privilege
- know when to collect your folks (call out racism when you see it!)
(via thatsocialjusticebitch)
I kissed you and I meant it
But this is not what I intended
I didn’t know, I didn’t know
It’s taking all my strength now to end it
I should have told you long ago
You need to go, you need to go
you start really identifying with the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s White Horse, and getting even more upset just listening to it.
I have a lot of thinking to do.
But really, I know what I should do. I’ve known it for months. I’m just frightened. That’s why my stomach twists in knots when I think about it.
But shouldn’t I take care of myself? And shouldn’t my comfort and well-being be worth every bit as much as his? I know they should be. But I’m still hesitant to hurt him.
I just can’t handle this right now.
Oh goddddddddd why? I am so incredibly stressed about these essays. And I realize that I should just get the fuck off of tumblr and write them, instead of talking about how much they are stressing me out. That would be the logical course of action..
