Once, i wished-
for what everyone wishes, yearns, D R E A M S- to be… liked! admired! dare i say it- Popular… but that was before. Now, i wish; for the MIGHT or MAGIC to s l o w time- catch it in my hand, warm, pulsing, desperate!- send it hurtling back; to the days when i did not notice that lack of balance, the words that BIT and SMASHED- to the days before loss, before hot tears, the lonely a c h e- (in me) to the days before stitches and surgery, LOSS; in so many different, twisted, subtle forms- bitter barbs, hypocrisy, the sensation of pain- political poison, terror and despair- i wish, for the Time, when i was safe- to cry, to love, To Care. to open my soul. i wish, for a time- when - though i don’t care- (I Don’t Care!) i will not feel different, like it’s a bad thing.
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“Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly Hold fast to dreams for if dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow” Golden dreams whirl Merry-go-round Dance free Dawn stirs Rhythm listening Deep golden souls flow life laughs Stars softly listen Inspiration Beloved stories dance Child delight Best Life I love "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" As I'm sure many of you know, on May 22nd of this year there was an atrocious crime committed in Manchester. While little girls and preteens danced around at an Ariana Grande concert (for most in attendance it was their first concert) a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, killing twenty-two and injuring 59 others. It was a tragic event that will stick with many for the rest of their lives. So many little girls never forgetting their first concert for all the wrong reasons. Although this was a terribly sad event, the silver lining of this hellish night was that everyone banded together to help the injured, reunite lost family members, and show support for everyone affected, including Ariana Grande. Well, everyone except for James Harkin, a reporter for the British newspaper the Daily Mail. In his article "How Ariana Grande and her revealing stage outfits are a symbol of everything Islamists hate", Harkin goes into detail on why he believes that Ariana Grande being "too sexually confident" for a young lady caused the tragedy in Manchester Monday night. Yes, you read that right. Out of ALL the people to blame for this horrid crime, he blames Ariana Grande! This claim is not only appalling because he's placing all the blame on an artist who is already heartbroken about her fans being killed at her own concert, but also extremely sexist and unacceptable. Blaming a terrorist attack that killed twenty-two fans on the performer because she is American, dresses how she wants, and is confident in her body is just ridiculous. Let me ask this of you. If Ariana Grande were male, would the accusations be the same? Most likely not. This is because when men are "sexually confident", they are idolized and not looked down upon. If a girl were also sexually confident, she would be looked upon as lesser or called slutty or some form of the word. I'm sure we are all sick of hearing the saying "boys will be boys" to excuse rude behavior or explain why men are allowed to be confident in their bodies and women are not. "Why would anyone target a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande? The grim answer may lie in the fact that with her revealing stage outfits, her stockings, pink bunny ears and unabashed sexual confidence, 23-year-old Miss Grande is a symbol of everything Islamists hate." This quote pulled straight from the article puts a pit in my stomach. They way he said "unabashed sexual confidence" like she should be embarrassed by being sexually confident is truly upsetting. As if this was not bad enough, later on in the article (while discussing another terrorist attack focused on killing women having a ladies night in a club) he did not describe the women as innocent or victims, but as "scantily clad women drinking alcohol", as if this justified the attack, or made it any less tragic. Another thing to think about: If we stopped dressing how we wanted and covered up our bodies to avoid terrorist attacks, wouldn't that be the terrorist's ultimate victory? If we let them control our lives and take away our freedom, wouldn't that be granting them their ultimate wish of destroying the American way of life? If we let sexism within our own media continue like this, we will make the terrorists' jobs easy. Do not cover up, instead wear whatever you want as a symbol of resistance to terrorism everywhere!
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