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Being a girl

Historically, I have been too insecure to be a girl. That pressure of prettiness, of being delicate, of being desirable. I refused to engage. But this year something has shifted. I love cardigans, I want to talk about how I do my hair, I learned how to do make-up. Even though I'm not a model, I adore making myself feel pretty and sexy. I'm falling in love with the culture of feminism, and reclaiming mother earth as a mother. Girlhood is something so insanely precious and now, despite it being so hard, I am so unbelievably grateful I get to experience it. Want to merge my soul with every woman on the planet and scream OH HOW I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!

@rozzyfux

Jan 17, 2025

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exploring femininity

resonating as I begin to more fully, less fearfully embrace gender fluidity and cautiously re-engage w that which once confined me: “Femininity is not exclusively female - whether you're male, female, non-binary, etc: it doesn’t matter. Accepting one’s inherent feminine qualities is to tear away and reject the old conditioning that femininity is weak, inferior, or other. In truth, femininity is essential in humanity; it is the adaptive strength in what is soft, courage in emotional depth, the unyielding resilience and regrowth in the face of adversity, and true, knowing calm.” Chayson, A. (2019, April 23). Women of the world, embrace your femininity as your strength. Medium.

@beepboopbap

Mar 18, 2025

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experiences of womanhood/girlhood

When I think about ‘my tastes’ in an expansive way, I think the common thread is explorations of femme-ness— living as a woman, being perceived as a woman, experiencing girlhood, existing as a woman within (or really under) masculine cultures/political structures/households etc. I often joke to my friends that I don’t read male authors because I don’t want a tourists guide, but I do find that almost all of the art I enjoy is women’s work. Favorite artists: Faith Ringold, Camille Claudel, Artemisia Gentileschi, Claudette Johnson Favorite poets/writers/authors: Maggie O’Farrell, Ada Lìmon, bell hooks, Charlotte Brontë, Valeria Luiselli Favorite directors: Celine Sciamma, Kelly Reichardt, Celine Song, Sarah Polley, Greta Gerwig Favorite films: Petite Maman, The Worst Person In The World, Frances Ha, Ladybird Outside of the art I consume, I think my life is very oriented around womanhood— my apartment is overtly a woman’s house, my closest friends are women, the ways that I exercise and cook and dress are all intentionally oriented around my woman’s body and it’s cycles and needs but also the expression of being a woman, like not just a human person but a Woman, in the way that bell hooks and Virginia Woolf write about.

@nadiyaelyse

Dec 18, 2024

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Habibi Funk

delish

@larva_stockbug

6d ago

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falling (back) in love with the process

i read this substack article and i can't stop yapping about it we should all embrace messy process that's what being a designer/artist/person (??!!) is !!!!!

@larva_stockbug

6d ago

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cafe himalaya

every single thing i've ordered absolutely hits no matter what season it is. decently cheap - come very hungry with a couple friends if you can and eat family style. truly so so good (also hella veg options !)

@larva_stockbug

May 19, 2025