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Okay, that’s not necessarily true. Chai means “tea” in Hindi, but the central role it plays in nearly all Indian social gatherings surely qualifies it as an honorary family member, at least.
There’s a conversation that needs to be had about rape culture, the concept of sexual purity and the ways rape or sexual assault victims are treated in society….169 years after Nathaniel Hawthorne’s groundbreaking novel and social commentary, the scarlet letter still brandishes women and girls today.
He jumped right in explaining who he had been in a past life. The chronic lying, explosive temper, sleeping on the streets and shooting up in the McDonald’s bathroom. I wondered aloud what force could possibly be powerful enough to drive not just him but all addicts to engage in such reckless behavior.
If this realm of academia is so amazingly awesome, with so many obvious benefits, how is it that women are so often faced with a much different, and often much more negative, experience? The answer is simple: STEM is a boys' club.
“Growing up, the only drug problem I had as a child was getting drug to church every time the doors were opened,” he laughs. But at the age of sixteen, a rebellious spirit mixed with the desire to experiment and “be anywhere but Pleasant Grove, Alabama” threw him down a rabbit hole of various addictions and self-destructive habits that would take him decades to recover from.
The Great Pause brought us face to face with our own needs, separate from the demands of others. What’s important now is that we not forget what we’ve seen.
The less you believe you have—regardless of what your reality actually is—the more you’ll be inclined to hand over your money, your vote, your self-agency, your body and even your life to those who promise to replenish what you lack.
If this realm of academia is so amazingly awesome, with so many obvious benefits, how is it that women are so often faced with a much different, and often much more negative, experience? The answer is simple: STEM is a boys' club.
The more women are seen as nothing more than objects for a man’s ogling, pleasure and comfort, the less we’ll be seen as complex and equal human beings. And if we aren’t seen as complex and equal human beings, why would anyone ever be interested in understanding us?
“Are these nails really important? Are these nails really worth me having an argument with my parents on my birthday? If it’s worth it for you to walk away and tell your family, ‘Fuck you,’ then do it. But that’s not the story for everybody.”