#gender

Pain, too, comes from depths that cannot be revealed. We do not know whether those depths are in ourselves or elsewhere, in a graveyard, in a scarcely dug grave, only recently inhabited by withered flesh. This truth, which is banal enough, unravels time and the face, holds up a mirror to me in which I cannot see myself without being overcome by a profound sadness that undermines one's whole being. The mirror has become the route through which my body reaches that state, in which it is crushed into the ground, digs a temporary grave, and allows itself to be drawn by the living roots that swarm beneath the stones. It is flattened beneath the weight of that immense sadness which few people have the privilege of knowing. So I avoid mirrors. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

#eating-disorder #eating-disorders #mirrors #poetry #self-esteem

President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender, and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that. ↗

— Mia Love

#against #ago #america #based #better

Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics. ↗

— Preston Manning

#characteristics #ethnicity #gender #into #language

Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

#becoming #cannot #cloak #commitment #continuing

I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake. ↗

— Jim Nussle

#anyone #based #believe #candidate #gender

If you fall in love with someone gay and you're the opposite gender, it's not going to work. ↗

— Rosie O'Donnell

#gay #gender #going #love #opposite

You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#first #gender #human #human being #just

School is very conformist, and one of the very first conforming that goes on in preschool and kindergarten is gender. ↗

— Dan Savage

#conformist #first #gender #goes #kindergarten

The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't an active part of it because I was more concerned with my own mental pursuits. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #biggest #concern #concerned #doing

As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag. ↗

— Patti Smith

#as far as #being #concerned #drag #far