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- I am Black, I represent more than just being a woman.In General Discussion·November 13, 2022INTERSECTIONALITY Intersectionality refers to the processes through which a combination of a person’s race, gender, class, religion, and/or sexuality can elicit marginalization. Intersectionality, a term coined by Kimberle Crenshaw in 1989, highlights that many individuals belong to more than one minority or underprivileged group— for example, a black woman who suffers discrimination based on both gender and race—and as such their encounters with marginalization would be far greater than that of the average black man or white woman. Kamala Harris can be used to effectively explain how intersectionality influences communication and social interactions. Kamala Harris, first female Asian African-American Vice President of the United States of America, who, hailing from two marginalized races in the USA, would have undoubtedly faced an abundance of racism in her personal and professional life. Even more discrimination for her gender in such a male-populated environment as the US government, culminating in a lifelong battle against misogynoir. Intersectionality was a big factor of her election as the Vice President. On one hand, she was called an “angry black woman” by racist and sexist groups, but on the other hand, she was seen by minority groups as a representative of their communities. Ultimately, her victory into office was a fruit of the tree of her identities as a woman, an Asian, and a black woman. This shows that her value as seen (and not seen) by the majority of the country is largely based on her identities and not necessarily on her merits. As a result, she was largely viewed through the lenses of activism and bigotry respectively, instead of being evaluated based on her personality and merits. Therefore, when people communicate, they should each understand the intersections in identities unique to the other person, but not restrict them to the straitjackets of these identities. Nonetheless, an intersectional approach shows the way that people's social identities can overlap, creating compounding experiences of discriminationand leading to distorted communication. As segmented communities, we mustn’t fail to go deeper than the surface to achieve effective communication.2415
- PLEASURE TO EYES THAT FOLLOWIn Poetry·October 31, 2023As gray mist rolls down From high hills, To the rippling waters Of a silvery sea, A figure slips seductively Through the haze, Threads of earthbound cloud Caressing, Swirling about her body, The passage of apparition Through the dew of dawn, Brings pleasure, To eyes that follow. • Donovan Baldwin112
- Meet the Artist - Kayla CookIn Featured Artists·April 1, 2022Kayla Cook is a writer, artist, and book reviewer based in the USA. She can usually be found reading several books at once or spilling her twisted imagination into the physical world by writing or drawing. Having practiced art from the age of two, she used to daydream of becoming an artist for DreamWorks, but she ultimately set her sights on becoming an author. Books have long been her sanctuary, and it’s her dream to provide for others the adventure, solace, entertainment, and enchantment that so many authors have provided for her. To this end, she’s authored and illustrated a range of works including nine full-length novels and countless novellas, short stories, and poems. While her novels tend to be fantasy, her novellas and short stories generally slip toward the horror end of the spectrum. Kayla is still working to find homes for her stories, but she’s currently in the process of revising them, focusing primarily on her latest novel—a New Adult high fantasy which she plans to make her debut. She also runs two websites, one for book reviews and the other for . . . everything else. If you’d like to connect with Kayla, please feel free to visit her websites and social media. To read her latest short stories, poems, personal musings, and writing tips, please drop by her author website, www.kaylacookauthor.com. There, you’ll also find some of her artwork, including a few pieces of concept art she’s created for her coming debut. To find some great books that are already published, please check out her book reviews at www.kaylacreviews.com. For a full list of her profiles and websites, please click : https://kaylacook.contactin.bio/3132
- red - Susan SmoterIn Photography·April 3, 2022Red has always been my favorite color. I love it's depth and warmth. I relish in the joy of the color red. This photo was taken with my iPhone 12 Pro and has not been edited. I was at a BBQ joint in DC with my family and took this in the staircase leading away from the roof top dining area.319
- CHORUS from new book, "Glyphs"In Poetry·April 26, 2022CHORUS ...because I have been wrong the wrong sex the wrong age the wrong skin… the wrong need the wrong dream… June Jordan, “Poem About My Rights, 1980 My new cocktail of choice is Anisette and Anxiety on the rocks; it constantly fuels and feeds me. While my moral fallibility goes unpunished, I look for and look after any tender explosion of thought. I am a calm woman, they say, given to long pauses and quiet rages (if any rages at all). Women like me grow hoarse with apologies. By my 90th birthday, I’ll not be able to vocalize a single syllable. I want to please as much as I want to be pleased, want to revere as much as I want to be revered. Sometimes I curse like a sailor to show I am real; to show I can make my bones with the best/least of them. Understand that all my apologies don’t equal one bad deed, but I make them freely, often with very little conscience to back them. I am bent by all my steam-rolled sins; a flattened shadow, a cocker spaniel rather than the smart, sleek Doberman I’ve always wanted to be. Come with me now, ladies of the evening, ladies of the canyon, ladies of round-table knights. Let’s sing together our apologetic apostasies, allow our faces to supplant the landscape.3111
- In the form of a poem by George FarkasIn Poetry·May 13, 2022Colors dancing, bright, dark unashamed red blue purple yellow Musical notes, movements, songs, joyful, blues, jazz Words spreading about, multiplying Performances, magic, people fly through the air Pastels, baby blue, coming out of the fog, Melodious, harmonious, lines from plays, merging, emerging Brushes, strokes, the drums, Creating, re-creating nature Personalities, plots, people Violins, cows jumping over the moon New words, worlds Smiles, cries, shapes, sitar, guitar, harp Love, anticipation, opportunity Costumes, buildings, revealing camera shots, A taste3110
- MATHEMATICSIn Poetry·November 6, 2022Numbers and I can never agree, And logic supposes they are smarter than me. Two plus two equals four, every time, don't you see? Even though what I need is a five or a three! When balancing my checkbook invariably, I'm bound by the rules, locked in by decree. I just can't change the numbers to satisfy me, Though "out" exceeds "in" to quite a degree. How handy, how dandy, mathematics would be, If two hundred dollars could be made into three! But, I can't bend the rules, treat them easy and free, So numbers and I can never agree. Donovan Baldwin 30 Mar 83319
- Night Flower ©In Poetry·September 6, 2022In darkness Moonbeams of silver Cast opalescent light On her sculpted soul She is a moonflower Whose bud unfurls In a magical twirl Drawn open by the light The air is heavy With the perfume Of passion’s sweet nectar Love is a night flower © Lorene G. Rogers Aug. 18, ‘222311
- Soft StrokeIn Poetry·September 20, 2022You leave nothing lost to notice only admiring the curves of my voice safe and sound in the cacoon of your verse coddled and caressed by words you use to delve in the holes of my imagination You are a soft stroke away from a poem ... ~ ©️ Priya Patel 🕉2312
- TRAPPEDIn Poetry·January 29, 2023didn't want to go her back in so much pain she had nothing to lose and everything to gain herself, a pediatric nurse she tried everything tens unit, cold/heat nothing worked - nada not a single thing could have climbed the stairs which she decided not to do she took the elevator - got trapped - who knew cellphone came in handy called the office to advise office gal came right away - following her cries 911 - two firetrucks pulled up outside geared to the hilt with axes they arrived for a full half hour, they tried - they pried and they pried a-sweatin' and hopin' 'till the doors finally opened free at last - free at last ©️ Lorene Rogers, Jan. 28, 20232319
- EVERYTHING BEAUTIFULIn Poetry·February 14, 2023Snowflakes gently falling on a snow-covered grave as mourners come to pay respect in Woodbine where she lays Preacher dressed in black with the good book in his hand, ministers to each of us - helps me understand - though she’s no longer with me, it’s all part of His plan. The message of the gospel soothes the pain in my heart… one day I’ll be with her again - for a while we’ll be apart. Unseen angels comfort me yet tears stream down my face as I hear whispered messages of everlasting grace; how beautiful is everything - in life, in death and in this space. “Smell the roses pastel pink – sitting pretty on the spray… Cheer up, now” – is what she’d say - “It’s February 14th, Valentine’s Day!” She lived her life with love and joy, showing me, showing us, showing everyone the way. © Lorene Rogers Feb. 14, 2023238
- Show Me Your Street ArtIn General Discussion·June 4, 2022I love street art and the way it creates a positive atmosphere no matter what the rest of the area is like. I've been collecting as many as I see that speak to me and I thought I'd share a few that remind me of summer and hot weather. I'd like to see your favorites and I hope you'll post them for us to enjoy. Places where these were spotted 1) Paris 2) Chicago 3) Santa Monica 4) Washington DC2354
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