“Adolescence, for a woman, is the slow realization that you are not considered as fully human as you hoped. You are a body first, and your body is not yours alone: whether or not you are attracted to men, men and boys will believe they have a claim on your body, and the state gets to decide what you’re allowed to do with it afterwards.”
-Laurie Penny, Unspeakable Things





6 comments
April 7, 2016 at 11:00 am
john zande
That would be interesting comparative essay: adolescence for boys and girls.
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April 7, 2016 at 1:36 pm
The Arbourist
@JZ
It may well be. :) Perhaps a short autobiographical essay, not more than 500 words. We’d need some story starters though:
1. I first knew I was a girl/boy when…
2. My finest hour as a youth.
3. My worst experience as a youth…
It would be an interesting exercise.
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April 7, 2016 at 2:02 pm
roughseasinthemed
So. Set it up.
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April 7, 2016 at 2:39 pm
The Arbourist
@RSitM
Okay, I’ll get something up for Saturday afternoon. Creative writing assignments in blogland, who would have thought. :>
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April 7, 2016 at 2:41 pm
roughseasinthemed
Hey. Don’t mean I’ll play :D
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April 9, 2016 at 12:40 pm
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