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the devil will find work for idle hands to do
Alexis. 21. Richmond.
Veganism. Psychology. Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies.
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Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican party’s nominee for governor, once cited Martin Luther King Jr. as justification for his argument that sexual relations between two people of the same gender should be illegal. E.W. Jackson, the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, believes that gays are “degenerate” and “spiritually darkened” and will eventually destroy America. Mark Obenshain, the party’s nominee for attorney general, recently attempted to require women to contact the police within 24 hours of a miscarriage.
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But what if our lives could have meaning even if we cannot, or will not, think of ourselves as beautiful? What if I look in the mirror and see ugliness, and imperfection, and asymmetry, and I choose to value and love myself anyway, because I’m a valuable human being worth a whole lot more than my externality? This is not to say that those of us who do feel beautiful should not; for a lot of people, feeling beautiful does contribute to self-esteem, or can become an important part of healing and surviving—a journey which is deeply significant, valuable, and not to be diminished. But that is an effective process for some people, and not for everyone, and so it is important to recognize that beauty doesn’t have to be the goal without which we cannot love ourselves.
For some of us, beauty feels unattainable, and striving to see ourselves that way is only frustrating and not at all liberating. It doesn’t matter how many times we look in the mirror and say, “I am beautiful,” we still may never feel that way, and that may be just fine if we can upset the beauty paradigm that attaches self-love to a conception of oneself as beautiful. As poet Warsan Shire has said, “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful, I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” Or, for that matter, how beautiful I find myself.
For some of us, beauty feels unattainable, and striving to see ourselves that way is only frustrating and not at all liberating. It doesn’t matter how many times we look in the mirror and say, “I am beautiful,” we still may never feel that way, and that may be just fine if we can upset the beauty paradigm that attaches self-love to a conception of oneself as beautiful. As poet Warsan Shire has said, “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful, I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” Or, for that matter, how beautiful I find myself.
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If someone eats a lot of meat or cheese and doesn’t take a picture for Instagram with #notvegan, did it really happen?!?
A sentimental moment (at Baja Bean Co.)
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BIkers Against Child Abuse Helps Make Abused Children Feel Safe Again
“A biker’s power and intimidating image can even the playing field for a little kid who has been hurt. If the man who hurt this little girl calls or drives by, or even if she is just scared, another nightmare, the bikers will ride over and stand guard all night.
If she is afraid to go to school, they will take her and watch until she’s safely inside.
And if she has to testify against her abuser in court, they will go, too, walking with her to the witness stand and taking over the first row of seats.”
During one such testimony, a little boy sat on the stand, testifying against his abusive father, who sat less than 10 feet away.
“Why didn’t you say anything before now?” Asked the prosecutor.
“I was scared.” The little boy replied, honestly.
“Why aren’t you scared now, what changed?” The prosecutor watched the little boy closely as he pointed to the front row of seats in the court room.
“Because my friends are scarier than he is.”
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“It is common for koalas to roam back to their home range afterwards and become confused to find nothing there. A worker noticed a koala had been sitting stationary in broad daylight on top of wood piles for over an hour.”
One of the saddest photos you will see this week.
Confused koala discovers his home has been cut down (Photos)
oh my god.
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