“All my life, I’ve found it difficult to advocate for myself, to ask for what I want. I fear burdening people so much.”Tagged: Self-Trust, Fear, Doubts
“Turn off your phone... or the lights if you think you're going to be self-conscious about your body. You want to be in the moment, not thinking about your thighs.”Tagged: orgasm, self-conscious, Phone
“Women sexually attracted to socks are not impervious to the male gaze. The difference today is, we have to say that we are. Feminism doesn't emancipate us, it makes us bad liars.”Tagged: feminism, The Male Gaze
“The truth won't make people listen unless it is sufficiently awful.”Tagged: News, Media, Stories, Activism
“She has a fresh whitehead on her chin and an old angry one on her cheek and not a stitch of makeup to soften the blow. And for this, she gets to hear she is beautiful. Get me a cane to shake grouchily into the air, because in my day, not even actually being beautiful was enough.”Tagged: Women, feminism, Makeup, beauty
“Men who call women crazy are always the men who have first pushed them to the brink.”Tagged: Crazy girls, Cool girls, Women, feminism, Dating
“Who would have thought? Me. I did. Ever since I was a little girl, my fairy tale ending involved a pantsuit, not a wedding dress. Success meant doing something well enough to secure independence.”Tagged: Success, Women
“Money can’t buy happiness? I hate that saying. Money helps a lot of people. To pretend that it doesn’t is just woo-woo bullshit. We live in a capitalist society. Money improves people’s circumstances. It just does.”Tagged: Money, Capitalism, Writing, Career, Books
“Food is a part of my life — a fun part — but it no longer tastes irresistible, the way it did when I told myself I couldn’t have it.”Tagged: Wellness, The Wellness Industry, Body Image, Disordered Eating, eating disorders