“Drawing the line: the ethics of true crime writing” @katerossmanith and #PeterDoyle in conversation @sydwritersfest #SydneyWritersFestival #SWF (at Carriageworks)
fifi. warbling diva. activist. bibliophile. avid and rabid traveler. amateur francophone. semi-professional teutophone. letter-box aficionado. self-confessed pineapple enthusiast. aussie, with the truly awesome privilege of having lived in a number of places, but whose heart remains very much in la côte d'ivoire, west africa. here be an eclectic collection of things to which I am partial. also some ramblings. all I can really promise at this point is a healthy dollop of passion and whimsy.
and pandas. there will be pandas.
and pandas. there will be pandas.
“It’s time for you to stop being politely angry.”
-Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee, to American women, at the Women In The World Summit
When I was 9 I began to binge and purge. This lasted until I was 14. I remember going into high school and thinking to myself what the hell I care what people think! Yeah I got teased but I wore what I wanted. I didn’t get asked to prom, but I went anyway. I even tried out to be a cheerleader, didn’t make it but I went to all the games. Through all the adversity I could have went back but I didn’t. I am an bulimia survivor. Understand that you are strong. You are worthy. And the picture that society has painted for what you should look like is false. You are a conqueror #nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #fatandfree
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Photo by @shamelesspinup in collaboration with @pinupgirlclothing (at Shameless Photography)
STUNNING.
(via deliciouskaek)
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They call them ‘developing’ because capitalism is normalized by the ones who own the capital to deflect blame for literally doing the opposite to these countries.
They are not “developing,” just participating in capitalism but still racialized. Hmmm… I wonder if that’s why our minimum wage is only a few dollars more to convince us that Western capitalist democracies are “successful.”
(Source: left-reminders, via deliciouskaek)
