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Friday, January 21st, 2022 01:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
erikaI grew up in a college town surrounded by cornfields, in the typical Midwestern casserole of humanity: blond, blue eyed giants who were all fattened on tailgating and frozen food. With my curly brown afro and permanent tan, I couldn't have stuck out more if I'd dribbled a soccer ball everywhere I went. I experienced a lot of negativity towards my differences growing up in my hometown of Iowa City, Iowa: where all their creativity went into the name.
The most amazing thing about the social justice movement has been the community search for articulation, the language of our experience growing with our conviction.
me: so I haven't overdone it in a while
sith me: it was always a lie
me: huh, my body doesn't feel good
sith me: that's how we get better! we push when we don't feel good!
me: eh, it's probably not that bad
sith me: exactly! you don't need to take care of yourself
me, feeling and looking like total shit: nope you wrong
The most amazing thing about the social justice movement has been the community search for articulation, the language of our experience growing with our conviction.
me: so I haven't overdone it in a while
sith me: it was always a lie
me: huh, my body doesn't feel good
sith me: that's how we get better! we push when we don't feel good!
me: eh, it's probably not that bad
sith me: exactly! you don't need to take care of yourself
me, feeling and looking like total shit: nope you wrong
