tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post116313127411294771..comments2023-09-23T06:58:34.343-07:00Comments on The Bipolar View: I'm Back!spotted elephanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681544565260222585noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163886682162654002006-11-18T13:51:00.000-08:002006-11-18T13:51:00.000-08:00I am a person of white male privilege and can only...I am a person of white male privilege and can only speak to you as such, but, as a privileged white male, I have witnessed first-hand the psychological (and, sometimes, physical) cruelty common among privileged white males, both in the schoolyard as a youth and in society as an adult. I know all too well the feelings of insignificance, but I have learned that life is beautiful and worth preserving, no matter how depressing it can appear.<BR/><BR/>Your being here and sharing your thoughts and feelings indicates that you are one of the strongest people I know. Also, I am not the least bit surprised that many of the stronger people I know are women.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for allowing us into your world. As trivial as this may sound, when you are mired in a low, please remember that you're not alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163801823252090622006-11-17T14:17:00.000-08:002006-11-17T14:17:00.000-08:00Hello S.E, it is really great to see you posting.I...Hello S.E, it is really great to see you posting.<BR/><BR/>I really hope you are doing okay.<BR/><BR/>What you wrote makes a lot of sense.<BR/><BR/>Take good care,<BR/><BR/>ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163387457750636502006-11-12T19:10:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:10:00.000-08:00*blushes*Shucks. Thanks for quoting me and not go...*blushes*<BR/><BR/>Shucks. Thanks for quoting me and not going away. <BR/><BR/>And please give Bumble 6 pats for me, wherever you see fit.<BR/><BR/>Love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163281265308360282006-11-11T13:41:00.000-08:002006-11-11T13:41:00.000-08:00Thoughtfully and empoweringly said, thank you. Th...Thoughtfully and empoweringly said, thank you. Thank you for continuing when it feels the right thing for you to do. I love Bumble and you too.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223682934383856392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163275321440130152006-11-11T12:02:00.000-08:002006-11-11T12:02:00.000-08:00Glad to see you back.these breaks are oh so necess...Glad to see you back.<BR/><BR/>these breaks are oh so necessary. The pain is real, and maybe scariest of all, we're the ones who have to decide what the most we can do is. for as many fears as i have of giving up, i've been forced to get better about caring for myself...<BR/><BR/>the feminist, queer, anti-racist, anti-colonial, pacifist, world goes right in a day apocalypse hasn't happened yet. And it doesn't seem to be on the radar...so it's about figuring out how to be in this for the long haul.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082138040950123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163270561603530602006-11-11T10:42:00.000-08:002006-11-11T10:42:00.000-08:00You're back!:)You're back!<BR/>:)Aishwaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871059152281065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163245615287543382006-11-11T03:46:00.000-08:002006-11-11T03:46:00.000-08:00Thanks for this post SE. I'm on a bit of a melt do...Thanks for this post SE. I'm on a bit of a melt down at the moment. It just comes back to bite you on the ass *bite* Pleased you are staying. ((hugs)))sparklematrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845382651557594880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163189474154802502006-11-10T12:11:00.000-08:002006-11-10T12:11:00.000-08:00I won't have time to read Amy's post until later, ...I won't have time to read Amy's post until later, but in response to yours: yes, it is a huge struggle and always overwelming. BUT, if you can influence even one woman (you certainly have) a young girl, or a male, one at a time, to see things in a different light; to see and acknowledege the raging sexism and misogyny don't you think that is making a difference? I do, even though the "teaspoon - ocean" analogy is apt, I still feel if I affect one person at a time I am making progress. It will, most likely, never be enough to change the big picture, but that feeling is how I do not give in to despair.<BR/><BR/>I deal with my partner's cynicsm every day and I will not let it change my optimism that I am powerful enough to affect some change.<BR/><BR/>Acknowledge the despair, but please do not let it overtake you. Yours is a very powerful, yet quiet, voice. I am glad your are not silent.Blue House Studio World HQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768268385116516425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163179176611087112006-11-10T09:19:00.000-08:002006-11-10T09:19:00.000-08:00I'm glad you're staying :) You're right: we spend ...I'm glad you're staying :) You're right: we spend a lot of our lives feeling in pain, angry, and hurt at the state of the world, hoping that we will get through to someone. But it's important to know that we all have people who will be on our side if we don't feel like writing or talking about it. <BR/><BR/>I've found that reading other feminists' blogs has really helped me, and remembering those strong and courageous women who fought for us way back when (simone de beauvoir, elizabeth cady stanton, Mary Wollstonecraft, the sufragettes and so on) inject me with more determination and anger and give me the courage to keep writing and examining my feelings about things.<BR/><BR/>And knowing that young women like my sister need a world free of fear and a world in which they can feel safe about being themselves and achieving what they want to achieve, and where they own their own bodies and don't need to display their sexuality, where its okay to be a 'prude' if that means being happy with themselves and their bodies.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169968845555701460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163173019349312392006-11-10T07:36:00.000-08:002006-11-10T07:36:00.000-08:00Yeah, it's a theme lately, isn't it? Maybe if we ...Yeah, it's a theme lately, isn't it? Maybe if we hang together some of us can take up the slack during the times others of us just can't get it together.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130822558183087664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163140361799341612006-11-09T22:32:00.000-08:002006-11-09T22:32:00.000-08:00glad you're sticking around, SE, I'd miss you.glad you're sticking around, SE, I'd miss you.Renegade Evolutionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905949172886730262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20908771.post-1163138697826603032006-11-09T22:04:00.000-08:002006-11-09T22:04:00.000-08:00I'm so glad you're back, and what a great post. To...I'm so glad you're back, and what a great post. Today I broke through my fog and depression and anxiety and found a well of anger I didn't know existed. When I found that anger, I knew I would be ok...that it will be the energy that carries me through.beansahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273094728921760335noreply@blogger.com