You don’t get to be hierarchical with abuse. And you don’t get to tell women that because some guy only showed them their penis that their pain isn't as great as a woman who was raped.
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Understand that even an "understanding heart" grows tired of being understanding and never understood.
depression is the roller-coaster ride i never asked to get on.
In my previous relationship, I was called “too demanding” for asking a little time from his “busy” sched. Now, my boyfriend and I see each other 6x a week, and he even insists to bring me home everytime. You’ll never be too much for the right person.
Boys grow up believing that anger, empty aggression, and emotional unavailability are what make you a "strong" man. Don't teach your sons that shit, don't create more sociopaths.
— NiMū, twitter.com
It's increasingly clear that for men, being drunk excuses anything they do. For women, being drunk excuses anything done to us.
Peace starts at home. Start being peaceful in your heart.
pro tip: if everyone you admire keeps disappointing you with awful sex scandals, try admiring more women.
Remember when Winona Ryder shoplifted once and it destroyed her career, but men can rape and abuse and still have careers lmao fun stuff.
— Josh, twitter.com
'you look unapproachable' and yet here you are....approaching me
Just a reminder last year on Thanksgiving that Natives were being tortured with dogs, illegal scare tactics, being run over by angry white ppl all to protect our water and this year on Thanksgiving they are now cleaning up 200,000 gallon oil spill on a South Dakota reservation.
Instead of looking inward and in the mirror, toxic people project outward to blame others who are not the cause. Don’t take on other people’s self-deceptions and projections.
Once you realize what you bring to the table, you not gonna be afraid to EAT by your damn self!
May Anthony Rapp's voice be the one which is amplified here. Victim's voices are the ones that deserve to be heard.
a relationship isn't always 50/50. some days a person will struggle. you suck it up and pick up that 80/20 cus they need you. that's love.
my mentor asked me "would you be friends with people who spoke to you the way you speak to yourself?" and I was fucked up for 30 minutes.
— javie, twitter.com
Remember when you wanted what you currently have?
— Omen, twitter.com
whoever you’re with, it’s important that you are inspired. be it growth emotionally, spiritually, mentally or artistically. this is a must.
When you decide to be with someone, make sure you know/explore/unpack how they were raised. Many folks are raised on survival, not love.
How do you know when you shouldn't be in somebody's company? When they give you anxiety. Anxiety is a flight response.