Why pick now to salt an old wound? But the JAP, as a figure, is a paragon of nuance, as complex as the Jewishness and womanhood she draws from.
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Quotes tagged ‘Identity & Self’
If you think too far into Poppy, it becomes difficult to enjoy Poppy.
We talk a lot about gender identity as something innate, unchosen. And it’s true — you don’t choose to feel this way. But there’s something lost in that discussion.
I didn’t go to another party for a few months. (Unless, of course, you count the gigantic pity party I threw for myself on a daily basis.)
I’ve been privileged to learn that the more authentically I am myself, the more I’m rewarded for that.
You end up feeding off of people’s responses to present a self that doesn’t feel entirely authentic, or you chafe against the impression your name puts forth, subvert the associated expectations, and feel trapped by a label that doesn’t seem accurate.
If you were told by those you trusted most that your sexuality was broken, was a threat to you and those you loved, how far would you go to protect the world from it?
As minor as it is, my ugly shoes and my spiteful jumpsuits feel that same pleasure center, that hungry furred-animal part of my brain that seeks sisterhood above all else.
The messier the better.
Diana stands as a reminder that sometimes, people don’t just keep their stiff upper lip and compartmentalize.
I'm open to learning more about who I am.
Stop accepting what “authority figures” have told you you have to do. You do not have to consent to compromising your values or personal boundaries, whatever they may be. You do not have to push people down to lift yourself up. This society has indoctrinated us with certain beliefs at a great cost t…
I share certain parts of my life that young girls can relate to because it is important for them to see themselves in women who are placed in positions of power, without having to sacrifice or hide or disguise certain parts of who they are. I think that’s an important message for young girls who are…
She was terrified of everything, and terrified to show it.
If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my name. For the rest: my loves, my hates, down even to my deepest desires, I can no longer say whether these emotions are my own, or stolen from those I once so desperately wished to be.
People always say be true to yourself. But that’s misleading, because there are two selves. There’s your short term self, and there’s your long term self. And if you’re only true to your short term self, your long term self slowly decays.
What risks and sacrifices are you willing to make in order to nurture your true nature?
Programing may come from one of three sources: Parent, Adult or Child, or more generally, from society, material or idiosyncrasy.
Do people discuss you as a human? Or do people discuss you as a product?
Don’t ask anyone: Who am I? You know who your mother is.