so yesterday was an important day

[harborshore]

International Women's Day, to be more precise. I spent it buried in my thesis (which has the appropriate theme of feminist translation) and thinking about what to say. Because as you lot know, I talk about women a lot, I talk about feminism a lot, and I wanted to post something. I thought about my Fuck You, She's Awesome list, which includes Hillary Clinton and Anna Lind and Shailja Patel and Martha Jones and Donna Noble and Barbara Gordon and Pippi Longstocking and Buffy Summers and Willow and Tara and Anya and Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain and Veronica Mars and Alicia Fennel and my mom and my sister and so many of you--it's one of those lists I start and have no hope of finishing.

And that's it, isn't it? That's all I need to say. We're just that good, we're just that awesome. It's a shitty world for us, in many ways, and sometimes I have to mentally recite, "It's systemic, it has nothing to do with you, it's systemic, it has nothing to do with you," in order to keep my chin up and keep going. But the most important thing of all is just that: remember how awesome you are. You, yourself, not because of your work or because you say nice things or because of anything external. Just you. Awesome.

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[wavesofwood.livejournal.com]

♥ You, too. Thanks so much. I'm a little teary now, but, just, this. We're amazing, really.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

We're amazing, really. Yeah we are. *grins* ♥

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

DON'T FORGET THAT THAT APPLIES TO YOU TOO, MISSY.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

I PROMISE. "I AM AWESOME, I AM AWESOME, V. SAYS NOT TO FORGET YOU'RE AWESOME."

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

You too! You remind me that even though it's systemic it's not written in stone. Things can change and it's people like you who are doing something to make that chance happen and remind me that I can do something too. For that I'll always be grateful.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Things CAN change, for sure. ♥

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

We ARE all awesome, thanks bb. ♥

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Yes we are! ♥

[iamsupernova.livejournal.com]

And you. :) :) :)

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥ ♥

[halflinen.livejournal.com]

You too, lady. Don't forget to include your fantastic self in there, brightening everyone's days and being our friend and stuff. <3

PS How's your crocheting going?

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

I shall not! *reminds self* ♥

PS. TERRIBLY. I'm so bad at the end of lines.

[halflinen.livejournal.com]

Dude, me too! My dishcloths always wind up as triangles instead of squares. :)

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Oh good, it's not just me! *grins*

[desfinado.livejournal.com]

<3 I got bummed yesterday that people everywhere were all "this day isn't necessary anymore". What I hoped to feel yesterday was INSPIRED! And now I do! So thank you :)

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

"this day isn't necessary anymore" Ahaha, no, it totally is. I'm glad I was inspiring! *beams*

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

♥!

[absenteye.livejournal.com]

♥

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

&YOUUUUUUUUUUU;

[x_dark_siren_x]

Ugh, why did I not know about this before half-past midnight? D: If it means anything, I mostly spent the parts of the day I wasn't in uni watching an anime based (rather faithfully) on a manga with a good few kickass women and girls, written by a kickass woman herself.

Aw, hell, I should have made the post I'm making tomorrow today instead of the political-y one. It would have been more apropos. *sighs*

We're just that good, we're just that awesome. It's a shitty world for us, in many ways, and sometimes I have to mentally recite, "It's systemic, it has nothing to do with you, it's systemic, it has nothing to do with you," in order to keep my chin up and keep going. Yes, yes to all of this.

♥

How are you, darling? I don't want to ask if you're feeling better, because I hate that question and I always feel it's rather expectant...but yeah. >.<.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Well, it was on the 8th, so mine was a day late anyway!

♥

PS. Okay! Promise.

[kyasuriin.livejournal.com]

Fuck yeah! (& YOU'RE awesome!)

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*fistbumps* Hell yes we are.

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

thankyou!

you are also awesome.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*beams at you*

[novembersmith.livejournal.com]

My love for you is all encompassing. Thanks for this post.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

It was the very least I could do. ♥