For a couple of weeks, I have noticed something that has been circling my life, that something is oppression. Continue reading
social expectations
Wild Nature & My Attraction to its Lack of Control
Our class discussion regarding nature and its many forms caused me to question my own understandings of how to define nature. I suppose I never really considered that nature can take on varying forms, and the concept of nature can exist on a spectrum Continue reading
Alright, Let’s Be Honest America: Black Women’s Bodies Are “Inappropriate”
To Cry or Not To Cry
Has anyone ever been told ‘You shouldn’t (insert action) here!” or “You shouldn’t (insert action) in front of others”? You know, that moment when you’re doing something completely normal in life but it gets marked as socially unacceptable? Sometimes, I feel like there’s this weird aversion in seeing people cry or even people themselves crying, myself included. Continue reading
