Journal created:
on 14 January 2005 (#5761518)
Updated:
on 5 November 2010
Name:
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Location:
Vancouver, Canada
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Delilah-- |
| [noun]: A person who laughs at everything |
"You better live every day like your last because one day you're going to be right"
-Ray Charles
"I have self esteem, which is pretty amazing, cause I'm probably someone who wouldn't normally have a lot of self-esteem as I am considered a minority. And if you are a woman, or a 'person of color'; if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender; if you are a 'person of size'; if you are a person of intelligence; if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world!"
"And it's going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere, especially in women's and gay men's culture. It's all about how you have to look a certain way or else, you're worthless! You know when you look in the mirror and think, 'Ugh, I'm so fat, I'm so old, I'm so ugly', don't you know that's not your authentic self. But that is billions upon billions of dollars of advertizing: magazines, movies, billboards, all geared to make you feel shitty about yourself so that you will take your hard earned money and spend it on the mall on some 'turnaround creme' that doesn't turn around shit!"
"When you don't have self seteem, you will hesitate before you do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you wanna go for. You will hesitate to ask for a raise. You will hesitate to call yourself an American. You will hesitate to report a rape. You will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against because of your race, your sexuality, your size, your gender. You will hesitate to vote; you will hesitate to dream. For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution. And our revolution is long overdue!"
"I urge you all today especially today in these times of terrorism and chaos to love yourselves without reservation. And to love each other, without restraint. Unless you're into leather. Then by all means, use restraints!"
-Margaret Cho-
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hello ♥ This blog belongs to Delilah (not real name). ♥ This journal is friends-only. No ifs, ands or buts. You can comment on the friends-only page to request an add back. ♥ Nice to meet you. :) who? ♥ A 21-year-old undergraduate student from Ottawa, Canada. ♥ Currently pursuing an Asian Studies Honors degree paired with a minor in Economics at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). ♥ Loves Asian pop culture (yes, this means boy bands), staying up late laughing with friends, pomegranate tea, the smell of old books, vintage dresses, Stephen King, high-heeled shoes, playing the piano, swimming, going to gas stations, sleeping, Lush, ivory nail polish, thrift stores, the colour blue, using the Canadian 'u' frequently, movies about high school, Louis Vuitton. ♥ Strongly dislikes (I don't like the word 'hate') prejudice, intolerance, homophobia, unsupported opinions, kidney beans, baggy jeans, anime, being automatically labeled a Weeaboo because I'm in Asian Studies, multiple choice exams, Lulu Lemon. css | profile | facebook The moodtheme is not mine, I've misplaced the name of the maker! >_<; Currently trying to figure it out, if it's yours, let me know ASAP! 8 → 1  雅-Miyavi is Spazztic Love. |
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