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We don’t just hate for the sake of hating. We hate because we feel under siege, and hate is our response. That’s as true of terrorists as it is of bullies.
“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.
And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males.
We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males.
We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
“Momma reaches her fork onto my plate and breaks off a piece of pancake. “What is Tumblr anyway? Is it like Facebook?” “No, and you’re forbidden to get one. No parents allowed. You guys already took over Facebook.” “You haven’t responded to my friend request yet.” “I know.” “I need Candy Crush lives.” “That’s why I’ll never respond.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“Mina and her brothers quickly learned that in America, “Iran” was a bad word associated with terrorists, mullahs, and hostage-taking. “Just say ‘Persian’ and make it easy for yourself,” Kayvon advised. “People associate ‘Persian’ with good stuff—like fancy rugs and fat cats.”
― Together Tea
― Together Tea
“The crimes men commit against women aren’t done to women as random individuals; they’re done because women belong to a subordinate class and they’re done to keep women a subordinate class. The”
― Female Erasure: What You Need To Know About Gender Politics War On Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
― Female Erasure: What You Need To Know About Gender Politics War On Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
“Divide and conquer is best accomplished through silencing, through calling into question those who speak out. There is so much of this attached to the trans movement. Even just wondering about a profound concept such as transgender is labeled “transphobic”. What I think has happened is that people are now phobic about their own gut responses to life. We are being systematically separated from our own intuition. This is fatal for a civilization, I think. Not that our intuition always tells the truth with a capital T, but it is a critical piece of who we are. Without it, we remain profoundly directionless, and more susceptible to coercion of all types. What”
― Female Erasure: What You Need To Know About Gender Politics War On Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
― Female Erasure: What You Need To Know About Gender Politics War On Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
Elsie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elsie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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80 friends
4,211 books
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677 books
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640 books
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1,736 books
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416 books
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