“No matter how I present myself, I’m confident and I’m comfortable. My self-respect is doing what makes me happy. When I’m hungry, I eat, when I’m thirsty I drink, I have self-respect, I look after myself. You can't tell me what ladylike is because we don't live in the '50s any more. I am looking for…”— Faith Sobotker, news.com.au
“Modesty lost its appeal when I decided I no longer wanted to be moderate at anything, but excel exceptionally at everything. I began to see the beauty in my indecency exposed.”— amiiiritafari, amiiiritafari.tumblr.com
“There are sexual things that I do that aren’t for a man. I feel empowered sometimes by being sexy and being comfortable enough to be sexy on camera—a lot of woman struggle with that. But there are some days that I don’t want anyone to see me. I’m just a regular girl. Some days I’m super strong; some…”— Nicki Minaj, vogue.com
“A few months ago I heard Kathleen Cleaver, a former Black Panther, speak at a local museum and as she spewed her feelings about ‘Formation’, calling it pornography, I recall feeling a disappointment so strong it nearly felt like grief. I felt similarly reading bell hooks’ criticisms of Beyoncé. I fe…”— Emerald Shaw, dopenmind.tumblr.com