Wow. This is one of the best stories I’ve ever read. I don’t know - I just loved it. Complete empathy with Poison Ivy! Kody Keplinger is an amazing wrWow. This is one of the best stories I’ve ever read. I don’t know - I just loved it. Complete empathy with Poison Ivy! Kody Keplinger is an amazing writer. ...more
When I was a kid activity books didn’t really help us learn anything. They were a fun distraction where we could draw pictures and find our way througWhen I was a kid activity books didn’t really help us learn anything. They were a fun distraction where we could draw pictures and find our way through mazes. This kind of book is awesome in that it supports teaching kids really big ideas. As the intro states, it’s probably not best as a standalone book, but to be used in conjunction with other discussion and lessons.
I’m guessing some people, when they get to the transgender page, wonder how appropriate that is; is the kid too young for this? But read what is at the top of the activity page: How do you feel when someone tells you what “girls should do” or “what boys should do”? How do you think people got those ideas? I wish someone would have had that conversation with me when I was a kid....more
In the dedication, adrienne maree brown quotes someone who had an impact on her life: "Transform yourself to transform the world."
This is it.
This boIn the dedication, adrienne maree brown quotes someone who had an impact on her life: "Transform yourself to transform the world."
This is it.
This book is so completely accessible and engrossing. I tore through it, loving her writing style and her messaging.
She talks about Octavia Butler and how her writings show how, "We are brilliant at survival, but brutal at it."
I feel like adrienne's goal can be summed up in this introductory sentence: "When we are engaged in acts of love, we humans are at our best and most resilient."
Yes! Love is the answer, really. Like I see in so many of the teachings of Jesus, adrienne just wants to make our goal to "increase the love".
And thereby "radically change the world."
Part of this is imagination - and I love the way adrienne pulls in science fiction and the writings of Octavia Butler.
And she discusses how relationships might be the most important strategy as we try to change the world. The health of our world reflects the health of the relationships in our world.
Change is a fact. We have to embrace it and adapt.
"Now is the only moment." -adrienne maree brown...more
So proud to have supported this on Kickstarter! From being powerful and empowering to just being fun and silly, the stories in this anthology cover A So proud to have supported this on Kickstarter! From being powerful and empowering to just being fun and silly, the stories in this anthology cover A LOT of ground.
Everything in here is good, but a couple really got my attention.
Sam Wallman's fascinating A Covert Gaze at Conservative Gays, discussing the phenomenon of conservative gays. Like my best friend from high school. Back then I was way too closed-minded for him to come out to me so we couldn't have a real relationship then. But now that I’ve grown and learned and have striven to become a better person, we can’t have a relationship because he’s a right-wing brainwashed person, sharing the most far-fetched and obscure right-wing conspiracy theories. Like, remember when Pelosi plotted with those dudes to attack the White House with missiles during the Trump administration? *sigh*
And I had heard of The Lavender Scare (on the heels of the Red Scare), but didn’t know the details.
I felt like I could relate to I Am More Than My Chromosome by Elisabet Rún. But then I have been focused on the fucked up gender binary the last few years.
Yay for the public library! I've been wanting to read this, and when I saw it there, I had to pick it up.
Could this kid be more relatable?!? Good godYay for the public library! I've been wanting to read this, and when I saw it there, I had to pick it up.
Could this kid be more relatable?!? Good god.
Bullies were the bane of my existence. I still hate them.
And I loved the flame metaphor. Mike Curato is pretty genius.
“What is it with guys and sports? I’ve just never been into sports. A bunch of sweaty guys running around tossing balls and trying to score. And people think I’m gay?” ...more
Ah, the mantra of our society: “Be yourself until you make them uncomfortable.”
Why weren’t books like this around when I was growing up?? I mean, if Ah, the mantra of our society: “Be yourself until you make them uncomfortable.”
Why weren’t books like this around when I was growing up?? I mean, if they were, I probably wouldn’t have known about them anyway. But still. It could have changed my life.
Because all this gender stuff is a construct. Like Alok says on the first page, “The real crisis is not that gender non-conforming people exist, it’s that we have been taught to believe in only two genders in the first place.”
“We are reduced to a spectacle.” Wow.
Alok notes that gender non-conforming people are those “who visibly defy society’s understanding of what a man or woman should look like.” But I think maybe it includes those of us who visibly defy society’s understanding of what a man or woman should BE like. I think they’d agree with this based on other things they wrote in the book. Just wanted to make the point myself.
“What I have learned is that creativity lives in the unfamiliar spaces in our minds. We do not make art from following the rules. We make art precisely from imagining beyond them. Society’s inability to place us in boxes makes them uncomfortable; the unfamiliar becomes a threat and not an opportunity. The unknown calls into question everything that we thought we knew about ourselves and the world.”
So true!
“At its heart, discrimination against gender non-comforming people happens because of a system that rewards conformity rather than creativity.”
And this is powerful!
“So often we mistake likability with acceptance. Just because something is more relatable doesn’t mean it’s better. When the basis of your connection is putting down other people, that connection is going to be weak. There’s always the constant fear that people will turn on you. You can never show you vulnerability, because you always have to pretend you are strong. That’s a lot of pressure.
And I know sooooo many people like this!
“No one else should be able to tel you who you are; that’s for you to decide. Rather than considering the existence of multiple genders as a bad thing, why do we need moral judgment of it altogether? There are many ways that people can list and describe themselves. Why is that a problem? We don’t consider remembering everyone’s indficual name a burden; we just accept that as the way things work. Gender should be the same way.”
Love this book! Sorry it seems to be mostly quotes. But I figure, let the book speak for itself....more
I don’t even know how to rate or review this. It was confusing and jumped all over the place. It made me want to check out the single issues and see iI don’t even know how to rate or review this. It was confusing and jumped all over the place. It made me want to check out the single issues and see if the trade put pages out of order.
But still, the art is gorgeous and the story was epic. ...more
What gorgeous art! Beautiful and sexy, this work is completely indicative of the kind of art Emily Carroll puts out into the world.
Without even realWhat gorgeous art! Beautiful and sexy, this work is completely indicative of the kind of art Emily Carroll puts out into the world.
Without even realizing it, I've exhausted my library's collection of Emily Carroll works - and all have been wonderful. I'll have to hunt down more of her work. ...more
If for no other reason than this, should the death penalty be eliminated. The writers of this play interviewed (in person and by phone) 60 (SIXTY!) peIf for no other reason than this, should the death penalty be eliminated. The writers of this play interviewed (in person and by phone) 60 (SIXTY!) people who had been on death row - all of whom were found innocent.
David…”is continually engaged in a battle between resignation and hope.”
What kind of system do we have when the police and defense attorneys are looked upon more favorably for bringing in someone that didn’t do it than rather than no one at all?
One of the characters says #NotAllWhitePeople - but if you’re not doing anything to fix the problem, you may as well be lumped in with everyone else.
“You know, when you’re in prison, you can’t allow yourself to feel too much. So when you get out, you’ve gotta practice. I had to practice a bunch to be human again.”
Good, god! Our justice system is broken.
But let’s end on a humorous quote:
“…’cause you know, I was very conservative…and also very stupid.” ...more
Okay, since volumes 1 and 2 had 5 chapters each, I'm assuming that volume 3 will have 5, in which case, there are 7 pages to go!! I'm calling it now -Okay, since volumes 1 and 2 had 5 chapters each, I'm assuming that volume 3 will have 5, in which case, there are 7 pages to go!! I'm calling it now - 5 stars! I can't imagine something will happen in the next 7 pages that will make me like it less. I can't wait! Check it out: www.spectaclecomic.com...more
Really loving this series! Now I'm all caught up and am in the middle of volume 3 on the website! Really loving this series! Now I'm all caught up and am in the middle of volume 3 on the website! ...more
When a writer/artist does just the art, do they contribute to the writing, too? I was going to say, do they contribute to the story, but they obviouslWhen a writer/artist does just the art, do they contribute to the writing, too? I was going to say, do they contribute to the story, but they obviously do. But do they also collaborate on the writing? Hmmm…
“This isn’t part of the mission!” “This is vengeance! Vengeance is an unspoken part of every mission!”
But now I’m really, really hungry. (And I can’t believe I left the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies in Maryland!) ...more
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