CALLING ALL GRRLS

“they” is more inclusive than “he/she”

“themself” flows more naturally than “him or herself”

“they” is less clunky than “(s)he”

“I shouldn’t like to punish anyone, even if they’d done me wrong.” —George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss (1860)

“A person can’t help their birth.” —William Thackeray, Vanity Fair (1848)

“But to expose the former faults of any person, without knowing what their present feelings were, seemed unjustifiable.” —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813)

“Every Fool can do as they’re bid.” —Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation (1738)

“So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.” —King James Bible, Matthew 18:35 (transl. 1611)

“God send every one their heart’s desire!” —William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (~1600)

“Now this king did keepe a great house, that euerie body might come and take their meat freely.” —Sir Philip Sidney, the Arcadia (1580)

“If … a psalme scape any person, or a lesson, or els yt they omyt one verse or twayne…” —William Bonde, The Pylgrimage of Perfection (1526)

“And whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame, / They wol come up and offre a Goddés name” —Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner’s Tale (~1380)

“þan hastely hiȝed eche wiȝt on hors & on fote, / huntyng wiȝt houndes alle heie wodes, / til þei neyȝþed so neiȝh to nymphe þe soþe [Then hastily hied each person on horse and on foot / hunting with hounds all the high woods / ‘til they came so near, to tell the truth]” —William and the Werwolf (transl. ~1350-1375)

oh, yes–and she’s Jewish.

Here is a picture of Martine and her wife, Bina Aspen:

Women who are beyond done with all of this shit.

✨Hi Beast Grrls✨

We’re excited to open submissions for the next issue of Beast Grrl Zine:

▫️Affirmation▫️

Affirmation is about love and care, for ourselves but also for those around us. In conceptualizing this theme, we were thinking a lot about the current political climate in the United States. In these times of post-truth and alternative fact it’s important to affirm our beliefs: to stand up for ourselves and for every person targeted by hateful rhetoric or action. With Affirmation we want to talk about how what we fight for makes us who we are.

Here’s some inspiration for Affirmation:

🕊   Journaling 🕊  Girl Power Meetups 🕊  The music of Kimya Dawson 🕊  Solange’s A Seat at the Table 🕊  The show My Mad Fat Diary 🕊  The movie Crossroads 🕊  Feminist memes 🕊  Horoscopes 🕊  Protests

We’ve also included the moodboard that defines the aesthetics of Affirmation at the top of this email. We’re thinking about deserts, solitude, softness, and strength.

👇🏽 you can follow this link 👇🏽

http://www.beastgrrl.com/submit/

to read our submission guidelines and send in your work by April 10th!

14 girls have been reported as missing in the last 24 hours in DC.

This is alarming. What is not surprising me is that I cannot find any articles by major news media about this.

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Derrica Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, says the effort is a strong first step.

“Getting the information out there is great,” Wilson said. “There’s something clearly going on, and we really have to identify what the issues are.”

“If they’re running away, we need to find out what the underlying issue is, for them leaving the home,” Wilson said. “And we need to find them, because the world is cold out there.”

Teenage girls reported missing in March in the District (who have not already returned safely):

Juliana Otero, 15 Jacqueline Lassey, 15 Yahshaiyah Enoch, 13 Dashann Trikia Wallace, 15 Gladys Keitt, 18 Taliyah Thomas, 12 Aniya McNeil, 13 Dayanna White, 15 Talisha Coles, 16 Morgan Richardson, 15 Keon Herder, 19 Antwan Jordan, 15 Navaras Johnson, 14

The missing teenage boys are:

Keon Herder, 19 

Antwan Jordan, 15

Presents: The Power Of Melanin. “Love is More Power than Fear”.

For Generations Society has bombarded My People with Negative Imagery which has built up stereotypes towards our existence. I have decided to use my photography to change that in every city I’ve documented. All across the world the advertisements inside Melanated Neighborhoods are put up intentionally to distract us and keep our mentalities in a state of proverty & low vibrations, along with my uplifting Imagery I’ve put Positive messaging on each billboards to uplift our vibrations So that we can heal and become aware of our Selfcare. I connected with 2 Melanated own businesses (Mandelafoods and Yogalove) & one nonprofit organization to guide my people towards healthy eating and Yoga Kemetic Practice.   I paid for each billboard myself so no organization can try to exploit my people. The mission behind each billboard and my #222forgottencities movement is to bring back the trust, unconditional Love, and building that is lacking in Melanated Communities on this earth. My mission is to have these billboards up in every city we live in so that we all can prosper and grow. I need my people’s help by reposting, reblogging or donating whatever you can towards more billboards so this message of unconditional love and self healing can spread worldwide! We Must see our pure beauty daily so that we can heal and build back up our foundations. WE are the one’s we have been waiting for. The daily change starts with US. The time to create our own narratives starts now! I love y'all unconditionally. Remain aligned and uplifted. #brittsense