“All too often, when we see injustices, both great and small, we think, That's terrible, but we do nothing. We say nothing. We let other people fight their own battles. We remain silent because silence is easier. Qui tacet consentire videtur is Latin for 'Silence gives consent.' When we say nothing, when we do nothing, we are consenting to these trespasses against us.”
― Bad Feminist
― Bad Feminist
“Stop trying to explain yourself. People only understand things from their level of perception; within the parameters of their agreement with reality. Save your energy.”
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“I am in that phase of my life where I don't have energy to explain myself to anyone. I really can't ponder over who left and who's staying.”
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“The notion that I should be fine with the status quo even if I am not wholly affected by the status quo is repulsive.”
― Bad Feminist
― Bad Feminist
“I openly embrace the label of bad feminist. I do so because I am flawed and human. I am not terribly well versed in feminist history. I am not as well read in key feminist texts as I would like to be. I have certain . . . interests and personality traits and opinions that may not fall in line with mainstream feminism, but I am still a feminist. I cannot tell you how freeing it has been to accept this about myself.”
― Bad Feminist: Essays
― Bad Feminist: Essays
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