“What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now.
You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt (I told you not to hold back!), skank.
Okay, now, what are the worst things you can call a guy? Fag, girl, bitch, pussy. I’ve even heard the term “mangina.”
Notice anything? The worst thing you can call a girl is a girl. The worst thing you can call a guy is a girl. Being a woman is the ultimate insult. Now tell me that’s not royally fucked up.”

~ Jessica Valenti

...beauty you experience actually comes from within

One final reminder: remember that the beauty you experience actually comes from within, it is inseparable from who you are. The stronger, more beautiful the object beheld, the stronger, more beautiful the beholder. Somebody or something may disappoint you, but the source of the beauty remains.


~ Letter from a friend