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16 Mermaids That Are Totally Feminists
Silences. Women have silenced themselves. Women have been silenced. From queens to little mermaids. No more.
1. The Sirens (Homer's Odyssey)
Maidens of the sea who, with the sheer power of their voices, lured weak men to their deaths by bashing their ships upon the rocks? Yup, definitely feminists.
2. Howard Pyle’s Mermaid painting
The mermaid rescuing a shipwrecked man? Just a casual Tuesday in the Read more of this blog post »
1. The Sirens (Homer's Odyssey)
Maidens of the sea who, with the sheer power of their voices, lured weak men to their deaths by bashing their ships upon the rocks? Yup, definitely feminists.
2. Howard Pyle’s Mermaid painting
The mermaid rescuing a shipwrecked man? Just a casual Tuesday in the Read more of this blog post »
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Outing the Mermaid
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2017
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3 editions
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Silence of the Seamaid
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The Power of Character: Prominent Americans Talk About Life, Family, Work, Values, And More
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2004
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11 editions
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Arias, Riffs & Whispers
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2003
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The Mermaid's Tale
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Voices of Hope (Heroes' Stories for Challenging Times)
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The Mermaid's Tale
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“My parents didn't settle for the lives their parents lived. They stepped out and up, my father lying his way into the Navy when he was too young to enlist, my mother marrying this fugitive from the mills when she was too young for marriage. A smart guy, he took every course the Navy offered, aced them all, becoming the youngest chief warrant officer in the service. After Pearl Harbor the Navy needed line officers fast and my dad was suddenly wearing gold stripes.
My mother watched and learned, getting good at the ways of this new world. She dressed beautifully. Our quarters were always handsomely fitted out. She and Dad were gracious, well-spoken.
They were far from rich, but there were books and there was music and sometimes conversations about the world. We even listened to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on Saturdays.
Still, when I finished high school, their attitudes and the times said that there was little point in further educating a girl. I would take a clerical job until I could find the right junior officer to marry and pursue his career, as helpmeet. If I picked well and worked hard, I might someday be an admiral's wife.”
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My mother watched and learned, getting good at the ways of this new world. She dressed beautifully. Our quarters were always handsomely fitted out. She and Dad were gracious, well-spoken.
They were far from rich, but there were books and there was music and sometimes conversations about the world. We even listened to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on Saturdays.
Still, when I finished high school, their attitudes and the times said that there was little point in further educating a girl. I would take a clerical job until I could find the right junior officer to marry and pursue his career, as helpmeet. If I picked well and worked hard, I might someday be an admiral's wife.”
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“A protect-yourself-first-and-foremost idea has subverted the mission of law-enforcement officers, just as it may have degraded the military's.”
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“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.”
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“You can tell whether some misogynistic societal pressure is being exerted on women by calmly enquiring, ‘And are the men doing this, as well?’ If they aren’t, chances are you’re dealing with what we strident feminists refer to as ‘some total fucking bullshit’.”
― How to Be a Woman
― How to Be a Woman
“A protect-yourself-first-and-foremost idea has subverted the mission of law-enforcement officers, just as it may have degraded the military's.”
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“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.”
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“Changing entrenched systems is daunting; the odds against reshaping the nation's police forces are high. But there are few things more important than making sure their profession is the brave, honorable service it should be. We have to do it, or watch our communities and our democracy disintegrate.”
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“The Holy Fool is always considered a dummy by the smart, hip people who really know the score. There’s a mysterious blight on the land, nothing will grow and no one knows how to break the spell. The Holy Fool sets out to find the cause, right the wrong, save the people. He’s told he can’t do it, that he’s too dumb, too weak, too something, hearing from all quarters, “That’s not how we do things here," and “You just don’t understand." But he goes ahead anyway.”
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