boys and men will try to convince you that humans are intrinsically selfish and egotistical because they can’t cope with the fact that women are actually taught from birth to put their community, their friends, their family, everyone on equal (sometimes even higher) footing.
male individualism is completely dependent on the emotional labour of women, and whenever you try to point this out they act like you’re denying basic human facts
“following the kiss with a series of kisses down the neck“
Lena gave her the key weeks ago. She’d folded it into Kara’s hand casually, like it didn’t mean anything at all.
“Just in case you get home before I do,” she’d said, blasé. She turned away then, so Kara couldn’t see her face, but she caught the pinking of Lena’s ears anyway. “It’s not a big deal.”
Kara let her lie. Sometimes the best way to put Lena at ease is to let her believe she’s fooling anyone.
(She’d caught Lena up in a kiss regardless, cupping at her jaw, reverent. Cradled the key gentle in her palm, careful not to crush the metal in her hand as Lena tangled both hands in the hem of her shirt.)
When you have your students make paper headdresses, wear fringe shirts, and give themselves Native names – you are NOT teaching them about Natives. you are teaching them about the stereotypes we’ve been reduced to.
Molly's Monsters 