tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568548679414256493.post3945819352644491487..comments2023-09-03T06:12:43.896-04:00Comments on Love's Labors Lost: Why should you give a shit about what queer black women have to say?RVCBardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568548679414256493.post-23427402597078502192011-01-31T23:44:10.935-05:002011-01-31T23:44:10.935-05:00But what sets it apart from "eating spinach&q...<i>But what sets it apart from "eating spinach" is that in celebrating and affirming the humanity of someone not like me, I rediscover my own. Even if that's just for five minutes at a time, those are five powerful minutes.</i><br /><br />That's a very good way of putting it.RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568548679414256493.post-42609880131577335232011-01-31T23:30:30.139-05:002011-01-31T23:30:30.139-05:00I like this. I know it's about me shutting up ...I like this. I know it's about me shutting up and whatnot, kind of, but that Toni Morrison quote is helpful to me.<br /><br />I guess the reason I think it matters to hear other diverse voices, and to try to minimize my own filter on their experiences (not possible to achieve, but certainly possible to attempt), is that it helps me discover their humanity. This is a decent end in itself. But what sets it apart from "eating spinach" is that in celebrating and affirming the humanity of someone not like me, I rediscover my own. Even if that's just for five minutes at a time, those are five powerful minutes.Aaron Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387322295466947969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568548679414256493.post-76071405590647573892011-01-18T13:19:15.556-05:002011-01-18T13:19:15.556-05:00Amen.Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com