is coming and is again much better than mine, but we are having uploading problems this morning
the princess
aza/dinah/princess sitting on a chair smiling in her white and pink dress. her hair is curly and free. there is a green wall and chairs in the background as well as a food cart painted in red green and yellow with arabic script in white.
at the cafe
at the cafe
a picture the little princess took of me writing while we were at the cafe.
the picture shows my wrist and most of my hand holding the spine of a spiral bound notebook. blue shirt and dark pants are just visible above and below as the book is in my lap
tonight
if i could be anywhere it would be your arms
but i’m here
and here is good
for a minute i would be in anyones arms
but the arms here are closed or full
still here is good
soft lights, mellow breeze, cold beer, cheap smokes
and who knows who might show up
hell, i might
nationality
is a little blue book hidden in the closet and full of privilege that baby dosn’t understand. so when people ask her where she is from she sys the name of her preschool, or makes up a word or randomly, one time said saudi arabia
atheism
we had a party a few weeks back and the converstion drifted to athiesm. a few days later over coffee a friend told me he is an atheist ( a confession that he says can be dangerous) and asked if i was too.
i said maybe
if the question is about traditional theism specifically : belief in the existence of one God viewed as the creative source of the human race and the world who transcends yet is immanent in the world then yes i am an atheist
but in a more conversational meaning, is there something more?, i am probably not. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
is god then good? just? loving?
look around. yes sometimes, but not always. but we are a part in this co-creation so we can choose to make those things more true
shame
Short answer: Slut-shaming, also known as slut-bashing, is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging sexual feelings, and/or acting on sexual feelings. Furthermore, it’s “about the implication that if a woman has sex that traditional society disapproves of, she should feel guilty and inferior” (Alon Levy, Slut Shaming). It is damaging not only to the girls and women targeted, but to women in general an society as a whole. It should be noted that slut-shaming can occur even if the term “slut” itself is not used.
– FAQ: What is “slut-shaming”? « Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog
incredibly privileged
regardless how deep, if most of your wounds are self inflicted, you are incredibly privileged
devil's due 