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[TW: rape culture]
And when we frame all women as being someone’s wife, mother or daughter, what are we teaching young girls?

We are teaching them that in order to have the law on their side, they need to be loved by men. That they need to make themselves attractive and appealing to men in order to be worthy of protection. That their lives and their bodily integrity are valueless except for how they relate to the men they know.

The truth is that I am someone’s wife. I am also someone’s mother. I am someone’s daughter, and someone’s sister. But those are not the things that define me, or make me valuable in this world. Those are not the reasons that I should be able to live a life free from rape, sexual assault or any kind of violent crime.

I have value because I am a person. Full stop. End of argument. This isn’t even a discussion that we should be having.

So please, let’s start teaching that fact to the young women in our lives. Teach them that you love, honour and value them because of who they are. Teach them that they should expect to be treated with integrity because it’s a basic human right. Teach them that they do not deserve to be raped because no one ever, ever, ever deserves to be raped.

Above all, teach them that they are people, too.

I Am Not Your Wife, Sister, or Daughter. I Am a Person (via barebrownboy)

(Source: wretchedoftheearth, via barebrownboy)

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Finally understand the Cape Town references in one of my favorite songs!

(Source: Spotify)

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Never Been in Love-Kweli

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pointblankbasics:

Talib Kweli - Ms. Hill

A plea from one musician to another, Talib reaches out to Lauryn Hill the only way an artist really knows how, through their work. He wholeheartedly seeks to remind her of the impact and inspiration her music has been, and still is, to the world and the women in it. Ms. Hill is a visionary, a breath of fresh air, and a beautiful soul and being all in one. This is in hopes of her return.

The devil’s last wish is a queen that rise past bitches

How utterly beautiful Kweli’s song and efforts are.

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