Think as I think," said a man, "or you are abominably wicked; you are a toad. " And after I thought of it, I said, "I will, then, be a toad.
. . . life is a comedy far darker than drama. It just takes time to learn what to smile at.
The "Otherizing" of women is the oldest oppression known to our species, and it's the model, the template, for all other oppressions.
A genuine Left doesn't consider anyone's suffering irrelevant or titillating; nor does it function as a microcosm of capitalist economy, with men competing for power and status at the top, and women doing all the work at the bottom. . . . Goodbye to all that.
I am an artist and a political being as well.
Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.
Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love.
In the vernacular of my grandfather, 'I does not care. '
It feels great to not be the acne-ridden outsider that I felt like when I was in high school. It's a lot more fun being alive now than it was then, I'll say that much.
All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe!
I saw some women had written that the cloning of Dolly was wonderful since it showed that women could have children without men. They didnt even understand that this was the ultimate ownership of womenof embryos, of eggs, of bodiesby a few men with capital and control techniques, that it wasnt freedom from men but total control by men.