"You know, you'e a feminist."

A little long (about thirty minutes) but well worth the watch. It will make you laugh, think, and feel a bit differently about gender.

Memorable quotes:

"I'm just as human as the man, that I'm just as worthy of acknowledgement"
"We make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something."
"The problem with gender, is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are."
"I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and for my feminity."
"Feminist, a person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes." (where Beyonce originally got her definition from.)
"a feminist is a man or a woman who says, 'Yes there's a problem with gender as it is today, and we must fix it. We must do better.'"

The title and video are from a TEDxEuston talk, "We should all be feminists" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

~ Stacy N.

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A more formal introduction to my Nanowrimo 2015 "novel"

Bigger version here

Watercolor texture by So-ghislaine

Skull and rock texture by longlongwaydown 

Font is Jenna Sue

Title: collections of me

Short version: A collection of short stories ranging from the supernatural to the contemporary.

Long version: Stories range from the unconventional fairy tale ("Wait, you don't want to be rescued?") all the way down to the one or two sentence stories. There will also be messy splashes of carefully selected au's, such as "Why are you choosing that for a gift to give to your crush?" and "inappropriately timed proposals". As well as, sprinkles of creative writing prompts given out by writing teachers.

And now the weather:
Broke Into Words by Amy Vachal

~ Stacy N.

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Nanowrimo 2015

Wow, Nanowrimo is in seventeen days, and I definitely do not feel very prepared for it at all. Instead of getting an idea in the summer like I usually do, I got an idea right around this month. Last week in fact. And as usual, it came to me through a dream. A dream that involved a cloudy day, a forest, an asexual and aromantic prince, and a gay maiden who’s willingly locked herself up in a tower. It’s a weird fairy tale (if you could even call it that), whose plot I’m still trying to figure out. All I know is that it’s going to involve a lot of talking, with a failed seduction angle.

I’m also going to write other short stories, this year. Not quite as fairy tale-ish as the dream one. But still quite as weird. The other stories are mainly au ideas that I’ve collected on tumblr. Ones that relate with me in some way, like “Is there a reason why you never say my first name?” and “Why does this cost TEN DOLLARS THIS IS AN OUTRAGE”. Some are going to be a few stories that are just writing prompts that my creative writing teacher gave out in class. And a few (or maybe a lot) of short stories that are one or two sentences long. Those ones are inspired by Lydia Davis’s writing style.

Well, I’ve revealed too much about what I’m going to write this year. So, before I spoil anything else, I’m going to hold off on telling you guys what the book title is going to be. As well as, what the book cover looks like. Because I’m still in the process of finalizing it. Even though it seems pretty final right now. But if you really want to know, you can always go to my Nanowrimo page under the username 1018mockingjay.
See ya.

And now the weather:
Hoot by Girls' Generation

~ Stacy N.

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Feminism is such a "dirty" word

Feminism ain't a dirty word, people.
Posted by HuffPost Women on Friday, October 9, 2015

Feminism ain't a dirty word, people, video by HuffPost Women.

Source

"But if you say you're not a feminist, at least understand what the term actually means."

"Feminism is a choice, and if a woman does not want to be a feminist, that is her right, but it is still my responsibility to fight for her rights." "Feminism (n.) Plural" by Roxane Gay in Bad Feminist Essays

Personally, I believe that you should look at the whole picture before settling upon a decision. If you really cannot identify as a feminist, then that's okay. It's not my responsibility to tell you what to do with your life. I'm not you. But it is my responsibility to protect and fight for the rights that you deserve. Because you, and every other person in this world deserve better than what society is giving us. You and everybody else deserve equality. 

And that's one of the many reasons why I'm a feminist in the first place. 

~ Stacy N.

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