tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post516712414845938456..comments2023-10-30T18:49:00.753+08:00Comments on The Great Unknown: GloPoWriMo Day 2: Taking Up SpaceShukuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-61256523011988609522019-04-05T20:37:53.234+08:002019-04-05T20:37:53.234+08:00This:
I am a sheet of paper origami-folded again ...This:<br /> I am a sheet of paper origami-folded again and again<br />Reduced, transformed to accommodate.<br /><br />And then this:<br /> But how does a woman shape space for herself<br />In a world where she’s told<br />To take up less room mentally and physically<br />To cut herself down to a thin wedge<br />Barely holding the air open to breathe?<br /><br />I know I've told you this Angela van Sonhttp://unassortedstories.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-90989554392235061792019-04-04T14:44:02.698+08:002019-04-04T14:44:02.698+08:00Merril: Yes we ARE aren't we? We're always...Merril: Yes we ARE aren't we? We're always told not to make a fuss about things, but in reality, why SHOULD we be small? We can't even take up space with our bodies, we're told that 'fat girls are bad'. It's just criminal.<br /><br />Kerfe: Our daughters, yes. For the sake of our daughters. Learning to speak up is haaaaard, I get you! I still have trouble with it Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-41851318354894970562019-04-04T13:59:36.565+08:002019-04-04T13:59:36.565+08:00Wow, this is amazing. So powerful (and alas, so fa...Wow, this is amazing. So powerful (and alas, so familiar thoughts, feelings and situations). The image of oneself shrinking like a snail sprinkled with salt was my favourite.Ileeahttp://ileea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-38140771764206213462019-04-04T10:21:50.848+08:002019-04-04T10:21:50.848+08:00This is a scene that's repeated again and agai...This is a scene that's repeated again and again. Manspreading to go along with manspaining. It's hard to speak up when you've been taught to be quiet though. Perhaps our daughters...Kerfehttps://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-62286110082399411562019-04-04T07:52:21.434+08:002019-04-04T07:52:21.434+08:00Well put! Women are often taught to be small and ...Well put! Women are often taught to be small and to not complain.<br />(I'm writing a reference book on sexual harassment now.)Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.com