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A quick thought:
It might sound simple, but we don’t get to choose the body we inhabit. And the moment we learn that that body might decide our opportunities—whether because of gender, race, disability or otherwise—is a cruel one.
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It might sound simple, but we don’t get to choose the body we inhabit. And the moment we learn that that body might decide our opportunities—whether because of gender, race, disability or otherwise—is a cruel one.
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So when you see someone like you do something that someone like you has never done before, it’s moving in a way that almost can’t be described.
Straight, white, cis men...I ask you this genuinely & without judgement:
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Straight, white, cis men...I ask you this genuinely & without judgement:
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When was the last time you saw a straight white cis man earn a position, reach a great height or be given an honor for the VERY FIRST TIME in your lifetime? Has it ever happened?
I don’t ask that you fully understand what womxn might be feeling, just that you try.
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I don’t ask that you fully understand what womxn might be feeling, just that you try.
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And that you, as President Biden said yesterday, “stand in the other person’s shoes” & ask yourself if you would think it fair for the body your soul & brain inhabit to limit the possibilities of your life.
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I don’t know what happens when we die, but we might only get this one chance to do life. All of our brains and souls deserve to dream in equal size.
