Absolutely, and I know it's hard, and I appreciate your willingness to make the effort and talk about your own experiences. Thank you.
As women especially we're trained to feel better about ourselves by cutting other people down. Sometimes I still say "lame" even though I know it's offensive to people and I'm trying not to say it anymore; all I can do is try to do better and say sorry when I fuck up.
I acknowledge I have privilege. And people making mistakes is not a deal-breaker (if it were, I'd have no friends). But that privilege also kept me sick for thirty years. Media messages about women's bodies and the body policing it inspires isn't making anyone healthier, happier or better off.
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Date: 2010-08-24 03:24 pm (UTC)As women especially we're trained to feel better about ourselves by cutting other people down. Sometimes I still say "lame" even though I know it's offensive to people and I'm trying not to say it anymore; all I can do is try to do better and say sorry when I fuck up.
I acknowledge I have privilege. And people making mistakes is not a deal-breaker (if it were, I'd have no friends). But that privilege also kept me sick for thirty years. Media messages about women's bodies and the body policing it inspires isn't making anyone healthier, happier or better off.