“Men grow up expecting to be the hero of their own story. Women grow up expecting to be the supporting actress in somebody else’s… I refuse to burn my energy adding extra magic and sparkle to other people’s lives to get them to love me. I’m busy casting spells for myself.”
Laurie Penny in her excellent article I was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Friday, November 1, 2013
no.348
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Labels:
feminism,
growing up,
men,
men vs. women,
self,
sexism,
women
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