Status Updates From How to Win at Feminism: The...

"As an exercise, pick a day and for everyone you encounter, take them by the shoulders, stare meaningfully into their eyes, and give them the forgiveness you wish you could give yourself. To your barista, say, 'Mom and Dad’s divorce was not your fault.' To the bus driver: 'You couldn’t have stopped that fire by being a better person. That’s not how fire works.'" (325-326/505)

"Are you one of your Favorite Things?

 Meditate.

Have some chai.

Go inside yourself and have a good cry." (286/505) from "A Feminist Invocation of Oprah"

"Order a custom wedding dress from Vera Wang, but instead of going the traditional route, ask her to make it out of peacock feathers dyed black, with a black diamond–encrusted bodice. People will be like, 'That bride is so fucking gorge, it’s making me question everything about traditional gender roles.'" (281/505) ok Raquel