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A Great Advertisement About Nothing
Sometimes I feel like the entire culture is a giant advertisement about nothing.
— Jeff Brown
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The stories we’ve been living by for the past few centuries — the stories of male superiority, of progress and growth and domination — don’t serve women and they certainly don’t serve the planet…
They’re not just entertainment — stories matter because humans are narrative creatures…
We make sense of the world and fashion our identities through the sharing and passing on of stories…
If the foundation stories of our culture show women as weak and inferior, then however much we may rail against it, we will be treated as if we are weak and inferior. Our voices will have no traction.
But if the mythology and history of our culture includes women who are wise, women who are powerful and strong, it opens up a space for women to live up to those stories: to become wise, and powerful and strong. To be taken seriously, and to have our voices heard.”
~ Sharon Blackie
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To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty…
