Welcome to Litsy!

This is a book that will stick with me for a while. I was introduced to several new-to-me concepts that are interesting to consider:
Terms like chrononormativity and frigidity
That asexuals are often assumed homosexual (if you're not in a hetero relationship, you must be hiding a same-sex one), because lack of desire is not valid. This thinking has been applied posthumously to both Langston Hughes and Octavia E. Butler, among others. ⤵️

"According to one study, 69.4 percent of the asexual participants report having their identity challenged, and the vast majority of those challenges came in the form of infantilization, with phrases like 'you are a late bloomer' or 'you just haven't met the right person.' The denial of self-governance... is informed by the perceived adult superiority and the dehumanization of children already present and normalized in our society."

Wow, just wow! This is so impressive and strong and brutal and true. It sometimes really hurts to read such texts, but they are meant to. Otherwise things wouldn't change. I've wanted to read something by bell hooks for a long time and I'm happy I finally did. Once again I've been showed all the privileges I have. bell hooks shows us the deep roots of slavery and misogyny. Sometimes I was out of words by what I heard and felt so angry and confused

My morning activities today: lazy reading, coffee, and maybe some crochet, my newest hobby. My reading has slowed down a lot as the year progressed, but I‘m refusing to see that as a bad thing. It‘s been deeper and more meaningful in many ways. Still, it‘s a mystery to me that I tend to read less when I start having more time off of work for the holidays. This morning‘s mood is an anomaly.
#craftersoflitsy #crochet

Books 155-158 of the year.

This is a very hard and enlightening read. We will have much to discuss this month at #LitsyBookClub!

I‘ve been reading this book for my women of color in the United States course and it‘s been such an amazing inspiring read so far

Top row: #bookhaul
Bottom row: #libraryhaul

Ouch. This was an uncomfortable read. I learned some important things I didn't know, as well as having new perspectives of others that were right in front of me. Sometimes we need to sit in that uncomfortable space to truly learn. We need to acknowledge the privilege we have as white women that we take for granted. Or, sadly, we weaponize. (Knowingly or not.) I'll definitely need to re-read this one regularly to remind myself how to do better.