“There’s only one catch with this proposal: The talking stick is typically sourced to indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest, and their tradition says someone can speak as long as they need to, if they’re holding the stick. In other words, …
Or change your entire life. No need to be humble about it!
“I don’t think I’m the only man who has done something like this. I think rape culture is so pervasive that men sometimes don’t realize when we’re actively committing assault. “
“Let’s take bodies and the facts of sex seriously for a change. And let’s allow some women back into the equation, shall we? Because if you’re going to wax poetic about male pleasure, you had better be ready to talk …
“Every woman of my vintage knows what sexual harassment is, although we didn’t have a name for it…”
“If you’ve been a “normal” size your whole life, you may never have thought of the benefits of being thin. But sizeism is very prevalent, and it’s one of the most accepted “isms” in our society.”
“I love that woman, because she’s walking the walk and she’s actually talking the talk. She said, ‘Octavia, we’re gonna get you paid on this film…Fast forward to last week, we’re making five times what we asked for.”
“I’m hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and Abigail has only made me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.”
“We also want to explain the history behind the plant so you can understand why it became a scheduled drug, why African-Americans have been prosecuted at higher rates than other races and minorities and how that affects us today.”
Le Guin challenged everything that came before and opened up new ways of doing fantasy and science fiction, but she was also a poet, essayist, historical fiction writer, and children’s writer.
