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Black Joy is a beautiful anthology, reminding us of where we find joy in our lives. The writers share their experiences of of joy at first concerts, first kisses and first visits home. Joy is also found in the more permanent and lasting features of l
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Racism and prejudice are cages – a prison sentence alienating those who hold these attitudes from the beautiful diversity of the world – and I pity people with those afflictions.
“We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case. We don’t teach boys to care about being likeable. We spend too much time telling girls that they cannot be angry or aggressive or tough, which is bad enough, but then we turn around and either praise or excuse men for the same reasons. All over the world, there are so many magazine articles and books telling women what to do, how to be and not to be, in order to attract or please men. There are far fewer guides for men about pleasing women.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
“But by far the worst thing we do to males—by making them feel they have to be hard—is that we leave them with very fragile egos. The harder a man feels compelled to be, the weaker his ego is.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
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