I Am Me

Monday, February 6

Another good book I've just started: To Be Real, edited by Rebecca Walker. It's about the (new feminist) internal struggle that those with a conscious deal with all the time. You know, the struggle between the anti-corporation mindset you might have, and the cold brutal reality that you're too broke to shop anywhere but Wal-Mart. Or maybe you're vegetarian/vegan, and you discover one day an awesome pair of leather boots you simply can't resist. Or maybe you're a Christian, a man, a rich person, a poor person, or a family-oriented individual, and you still think you can't be who you are and still call yourself a feminist.

Then read this book.

I am.

I'll blog more about it after I finish it...

In the meantime, another academic update:
It's Monday of 9th week. I got a solid B on my 2nd test! I have 5 more days of math class, plus the final exam, and then I'm DONE! Oy, the real world is impending its doom on me...

The truth is - I like college. I really do. I like to learn new things all the time. I like having the intellectual discussions, being around others open-minded enough to facilitate conversation, suspend judgement in order to discuss something they normally would just discard.

I don't want my ideas to be discarded. I do not want to be ignored. I want to be recognized for the crazy, demented, cool person I am, and not be judged at the same time. Why can't we celebrate the "other" in every person? Why is "difference" made fun of and worth harassing and belittling from our very young childhood days?

Why can't the utopic parts of college life follow me wherever I go? Why should it cost $30,000 a year to get that kind of atmosphere? Why isn't it free, like healthcare should be?

Why are some of the best things in life so expensive? They should be free so everyone can have access to "the best things in life."

We are all equal. We all deserve equal job opportunities, equal healthcare, equal education, and equal voices in the political arena. One person=one voice=one vote. Period.

WHEN?!?!?!?

Kim 11:01 PM |