i want life to matter. i want people to matter. i want grief to matter. i want language to matter. i want connection to matter. it is heartbreaking to witness so much sanitized cruelty. genocide, displacement, dehumanization. i want the heart to matter. i wish it did. much more.
Anyone who believes girls can deter sexual violence by dressing modestly has never met men. You can cover your whole body and they will sexualize your voice. You can say nothing and they will sexualize your scent. It never ends.