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Swords and Roses

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war cries cheap moccasins at forever 21 lipstick war paint and hipster warbonnets They make me want to kill They make me want revenge For a people to which I do not belong To whom I should be the enemy But instead They taught me better They taught me the past So I could be a part of the future They welcomed me I will marry them I will battle the cheap imitations I will fight the appropriation Their lives are not a costume Do not put it on for shits and giggles They cannot take it off But I can change things I can be the turning point I can be an ally I can change the world

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Don't tell me not to go to Church Don't tell me I don't need it Don't tell me it's a waste of time Because you don't know You don't know my God and you apparently don't know me You don't know that I'm a sinner Or how I thirst for God You don't know I want to be a saint More than anything and evil brings me down Temptation It's always waiting It always leads me away From God Inevitably Always the same And God For some reason Is always there Always waiting to forgive To love To accept me as I am For what I am For the horrible person I can be Unlike you You just want to change me You want to make me more like you Yo

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In other news, women are still treated like dirt. We are still laughed at Told to go back to the kitchen Still told to wear dresses and not pants Ordered around More likely to be hurt and then blamed when we are In other news, women are still second-class citizens still paid less than men called whores when men are playboys called bitches when men are bosses called sluts and hobags and whore Even when we're virgins In other news, the fight still has to be fought Children still have to be taught Women are to be respected In other news, women are still treated like objects In other news, feminism is still fucking relevant.

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young lady

young lady, why don't we sit down and talk this over rationally? Because your rational is ineffective young lady, why don't you just go find yourself a nice young man and settle down? Thanks, I have a "nice young man", but that's not all there is in my life young lady, why don't you just go model instead of hating on those that are beautiful? because they are perpetuating stereotypes that harm me. young lady. An easy way to dismiss me To dismiss my thoughts, my words, my actions To dismiss the truth To dismiss righteous anger To dismiss legitimate claims Of discrimination Of unfairness Of inequality Do not patronize me, sir I

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Angry feminist

Young lady, they call me But do not call him young man Bitch they call me Boss they call him for the same job, she must wear makeup to "take care of herself" while it is not assumed that he will shower every day "Who lit the fuse on your tampon?" they ask me And the answers I have, no one likes My fire is society, is patriarchal structure Is inequality, is unfairness Is sexism I am not afraid To be unsexy I am not afraid to be sexy But my sexiness Is not all there is to me I am smart and educated I am bright and motivated I am passionate and I am sure of myself And nothing scares misogynists more What I have, was given

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If only

If only you knew who that person was If only you knew what she said to me If only you knew how she treated me If only you knew how she victimized and lied and believed her lies If only you knew If only But you don't And I am afraid to speak Afraid to be seen as misrepresenting Afraid to be seen as attacking Afraid to be seen as lying Afraid to be seen as doing all the things she did Afraid to be seen Afraid to be Afraid But if only you knew

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Artist // Hobbyist // Literature

Mar 8
United States
Deviant for 18 years
They / Them

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I am a feminist. If that's too scary for you, you don't need to be here.

Current Residence: home
Favourite style of art: Honest
Operating System: Windows
Personal Quote: "Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you" -Carl Jung

Favourite Movies

Schindler's List, HP1-8, Legally Blonde 1+2

Favourite TV Shows

Glee

Favourite Books

Harry Potter series, Backwards to Oregon, Middlesex

Favourite Writers

Shakespeare

Favourite Games

Sims Medieval

Favourite Gaming Platform

PC, wii, gamecube

Tools of the Trade

my hands and whatever i can get them on.

Other Interests

life.

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Gothic-Threads

Jul 30, 2011

Devious Journal Entry

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People really need to stop comparing people they don't like to Hitler. It's not okay. It's hurtful, actually. Also, straw man fallacy is fallacious. Educate yourselves about stuff before you attack people. Gah. Frustrated. This is why I have a blog. http://sword-meets-rose.tumblr.com/

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Jul 26, 2011

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I'm Catholic. If that's too scary for you, you don't have to read my poetry. Similar to that, you don't have to follow my blog. found : http://sword-meets-rose.tumblr.com/ (sword-meets-rose)

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Jul 15, 2011

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So. Tonight I went to HP7 pt2 as Rowena Ravenclaw, since it is her diadem that has significance. My costume happened to show some cleavage. Well, that is what happens when you have DD cup breasts. Sorry, didn't choose that. They're all natural. Thank you, God. >< Anyway. I was getting ready to go into the theatre, and I had met up with an old friend of mine from high school named Dan and his girlfriend Heather. I used to have a crush on Dan. It was a long-running crush, but he never returned my feelings, which is absolutely fine. He knows I used to like him, and we have both accepted the past for what it was and have moved on to become ver