Representation of fat people in the media. Its important to represent fat people as just people living their lives. Whenever you see a narrative surrounded around a fat person the focus is about them trying to lose weight or their struggles with body image. Showcasing a fat person just living, […]
Freedom Dreams
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I dream of freedom as a world where addiction did not destroy lives, where children did not go hungry, where every child has an opportunity for education. She was five years old, and her mother thought it was funny to get her drunk for company because it was entertaining. She […]
Someone who would want to live in a world where your skin color, sexual orientation, gender, religious beliefs, and wealth doesn’t define you. A world where everyone is accepted for who they are, where I can be myself and have my family accept who I am and love me regardless […]
being able to express culture and religion without being labeled and stigmatized by our toxic society. coming together and supporting & embracing our backgrounds.
Imagine how free we would be if we could all be unabashedly ourselves. I imagine a wold where I could dance between the concepts of masculinity and femininity without fear of being harassed. I could show my gender expression and sexuality in whatever way I please without feeling the imaginary […]
The ability to create without fear, without the nagging feeling that your story is not one of the ones that people want to hear. __ Kelly Weng is a a game developer and writer from Los Angeles, CA & Smith College 18′ alum who makes interactive narrative games focusing on empathy […]
Without those to hold you there is no freedom to dream. This became evidence of her care and her call to imagine life in a strange body again. Immigrant dreams with Caribbean textures. Look how they gather to freedom and holding each other. Look at how she and the smallest […]
I dream of freedom as ambition, as the continuation of social movements that eradicate oppressive power structures inhibiting minorities and perpetuating social stigmas. Freedom is the idea that marginalized people can truly live and reveal ourselves without feeling ashamed and being attacked or instructed by white supremacy. It’s the power […]
The ability to recognize our differences and embrace them. The ability for people to express their culture without fear of backlash or any sort of stigma. The ability for someone to be who they really are, and not just what some people want them to be.
One day setting aside everyone’s differences and being able to come together to talk about solutions for the inevitable problems we face as a global community.
If I have all the tools to build my future, I would built myself as an ideal teacher who can teach his students to become a good person. Who can help his/ her community by doing community services, helping poor families with foods and shelters. I would not teach him/her […]
I dream of a time when all people have the same petty dreams I do as a person of significant privilege. Sometimes I observe that the things I complain about on social media are inconsequential–like a spirited argument over whether toilet paper should spool over or under. I dream of […]
Freedom is a world rid of the structural barriers that prevent us from being our best selves. Freedom is everyone being able to build the futures they want without participating in systems that oppress other people. To me, freedom is not having to worry about rent every month. Freedom is […]
Waking up feeling like I can breathe. In other words, I am not being held down by past demons that take the shape of men who have done me wrong. I want the freedom to walk down the sidewalks without worrying about being catcalled. Without fear of violence. Without being […]
