By Laura Lee Dear SLC Community, I want to take a moment to offer my thanks to the Sarah Lawrence Community. As it did for many of us, my life changed four years ago with the election of Donald Trump. I, like millions of people, felt a fog descend that seemed like it would never lift. People that I once thought were friends had become … Continue reading An Open Letter: Dear SLC
by Sarah Weinstock I hated Halloween growing up. I never wanted to be the traditional “girly things,” like a princess, cheerleader, fairy, etc. But I did, so I did not stick out. I was anxious and thought everyone was judging me, so I tried to conform in every way possible. As I was trying to “fit in,” I always felt uncomfortable. I was jealous of … Continue reading A Queer’s View on Halloween
by sidney wegener (she/they) 10/8/20(7:47am) did i forget to eat again (audre lorde wrote) rage sits in my stomachi want to taste iti want my body to want to eat. audre lorde wrote, when you are hungry / learn to eat / whatever sustains you until morning i wonder if something is eating me from the inside outi wonder if it’s hand stitched barbie clothesi … Continue reading to be a (white)(cis)(ablebodied)(college graduate & graduate student) broke & bipolar lesbian
By Laura Lee You were always a skinny kid. With long hair and longer legs, you ceaselessly ran through eternal summer afternoons. Life, as well as your beauty, was taken for granted; something that would last forever. And then like a dark summer storm, puberty came, and your body was no longer your own. You watched as your blonde hair turned dark, the silken strands … Continue reading Watch Me As I Slowly Disappear
Elizabeth Tripp @MensesInPopCulture Tweeting live from the intersection of pop culture and menstruation ____ About to watch the OG #Carrie. AKA the first major menstruation representation on the screen. *Sigh* I do not want to watch #Carrie. Horror films are a NO from me. #TheThingsWeDoForGradSchool 8:01 PM · Oct 12, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone This opening scene in the girls’ locker room has very … Continue reading That’s a No From Me: Menstrual Stigma in Carrie
By Rachael Nuckles I’ve been fascinated with tattoos since middle school. Part of me has always felt inspired by tattooing, a process that allows a person to express themselves in a highly visible way. Depending on the placement, a tattoo can quite literally serve as a statement of one’s identity. The permanent artwork, phrase, or symbol placed on one’s body always has meaning, even if … Continue reading Wearing Your Identity on Your Sleeve: Embodying Individuality with Tattoos
By Kathleen Quaintance “What makes a house a home? Unfortunately: revolution alone.” –Sophie Lewis Everyone of every gender recognizes “home.” Must we continue to conflate domesticity and womanhood? Because we need to redefine domesticity in order to separate it from outdated gendered boundaries, how might we engage in this redefinition? I must first clarify the usage of the terms “domestic(ity). I am not referring to … Continue reading Redefining Home
By Bracy Appeikumoh On an anti-feminist message board, a man proclaims: Girls will say female privilege doesn’t exist and then pay rent with pictures of their butthole. His fellow incels rally around him and cheer to proclaim that he has won the internet for the day. This post is screenshotted and shared, the OP is now based and has owned the feminists with his eloquent … Continue reading Sexual Labouration: Unexamined Sex Positivity is Bullshit
By Kelso Becktol Google: “Cheap things to do near me” Top Suggestion ● “Five Activities to do in San Francisco with Just the Right Amount of Trauma & what they Cost” 1. Feeling lonely? Dissociate! Walk to the store but completely lose track of your body and mind and end up 3 miles on the other side of town! Costs: considerable amounts of confusion, … Continue reading “Google: ‘Cheap things to do near me’” and “Fried Chicken, Jack Daniels, and other Southern Comforts”
By Emaline Reyes Abstract: In this brief excerpt from my paper, “This Woman’s Work: The Labors of Women and Laboring Women in Puerto Rico,” I discuss the history of midwifery, healing, and herbalism in Puerto Rico. I interviewed Puerto Rican birth workers and herbalists in order to uncover the erased history of midwifery and medicine on the island. Traditional medical systems and birth work have … Continue reading The Invisible Labors and Erased History of Puerto Rican Midwives
