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kassiani's review
Revolutionary practice of love.
justice as an ethic of love
QUOTES:
"So in the midst of despair, I have come to believe that love—the feeling of love, the politics of love, the ethics and ideology and embodiment of love —is the only good option in this time of the apocalypse. (...)
I mean love that is kind but also honest. Love that is courageous and relentless and willing to break the rules and smash the system. Love that cares about people more than ideas, that prizes each and every one of us as essential and indispensable. I mean love that is compassionate and accountable. I mean love that confirms and reaffirms us as complex and fallible yet lovable anyway, love that affirms us as human."
justice as an ethic of love
QUOTES:
"So in the midst of despair, I have come to believe that love—the feeling of love, the politics of love, the ethics and ideology and embodiment of love —is the only good option in this time of the apocalypse. (...)
I mean love that is kind but also honest. Love that is courageous and relentless and willing to break the rules and smash the system. Love that cares about people more than ideas, that prizes each and every one of us as essential and indispensable. I mean love that is compassionate and accountable. I mean love that confirms and reaffirms us as complex and fallible yet lovable anyway, love that affirms us as human."
wasa_mata's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Amazing read, very thankful for my teacher who chose this book for class. I genuinely think every Queer person should read it - actually everyone should. The Queer community is extremely present on the internet, but even us need a good « go touch some grass » moment and this book is pretty much that.
In a weird way this book pushed me back into activism movement. I left it during Covid, mostly due because of mental health, world events, too much time on the internet seeing how humans are dumb and disgusting. And while I still think the world is going crazy, it’s better to fight than not.
Can’t wait to read more of her works.
Here are some of my favorite quotes :
« We know so much about trauma but so little about how to heal it. » p. 9
« Are you an anti-SJW/alt-fighter trying to use this as fodder for your masturbatory Reddit thread? » p. 18
« Freedom is not abuse. Freedom is never abuse. » p.31
« Is it more important to you for your child to have an easy, « normal », life or a fulfilling, liberated one? » p. 105
« Safe and free are not the same thing // living and alive are not the same thing » p.153
In a weird way this book pushed me back into activism movement. I left it during Covid, mostly due because of mental health, world events, too much time on the internet seeing how humans are dumb and disgusting. And while I still think the world is going crazy, it’s better to fight than not.
Can’t wait to read more of her works.
Here are some of my favorite quotes :
« We know so much about trauma but so little about how to heal it. » p. 9
« Are you an anti-SJW/alt-fighter trying to use this as fodder for your masturbatory Reddit thread? » p. 18
« Freedom is not abuse. Freedom is never abuse. » p.31
« Is it more important to you for your child to have an easy, « normal », life or a fulfilling, liberated one? » p. 105
« Safe and free are not the same thing // living and alive are not the same thing » p.153
elleayegee's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Another book for the trans rights readathon.
I love this collection of poems and essays. I have annotated so much of this book and it makes me want to pick up any of the author’s work immediately.
I love this collection of poems and essays. I have annotated so much of this book and it makes me want to pick up any of the author’s work immediately.