I Felt Fire I Felt Cold - Like The Devil & The Lord Wanted My Soul

[redbrunja]

These last two days have given me emotional whip-lash. I feel like I need a nice long crying jag to feel okay again.

Some links from my flist and surfing the web:

Obama's speech in Cairo

Describing characters of color

Except from 'Men On Rape' (warning: there is an interview with a man at the end of this that is incredibly triggering.)

Also, I want to point out, because I don't think that this statistic is not talked about as often as it should be, 60 percent of women who fight back against attempted rapists are successful.

Also, flist? *hugs*

Comments

[digthenym.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links, I caught a recording of Obama's speech and I was definitely impressed and sort of in a gooey-starry-eyed state and it's strange but I still can't really accept that the same country that voted for Bush twice put someone as awesome as Obama in office <3 it's a good sort of surprise.

The second and third links were really thought-provoking, the third one especially because it called attention to all those little things you do without realizing you do them. It was kind of strange and Twilight-zone esque to have an outsider's perspective on internal, and often subconscious, thought processes.

"If there were no rape," said one woman, "I could dress the way I wanted and walk the way I wanted and not feel self-conscious about the responses of men. I could be friendly to people. I wouldn't have to wish I was ugly. I wouldn't have to make myself small when I got on the bus. I wouldn't have to respond to verbal abuse from men by remaining silent. I could respond in kind."

That quote really struck a chord, especially the bit about 'making yourself small'.

And the interview.../cringes.

Thanks again, I definitely feel like I've gained something by reading <3 :o)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I read his speech I could hear his voice in my head and it make me all gooey and happy inside.

"If there were no rape," said one woman, "I could dress the way I wanted and walk the way I wanted and not feel self-conscious about the responses of men. I could be friendly to people. I wouldn't have to wish I was ugly. I wouldn't have to make myself small when I got on the bus. I wouldn't have to respond to verbal abuse from men by remaining silent. I could respond in kind."

That quote really struck a chord, especially the bit about 'making yourself small'.


*nods* Agreed. To a certain extend I'm aware of all the things I do to stay safe, but it's certainly not all conscious. It's kinda horrifying to realize how our experience of the world is limited by the threat of rape.