Open Letter: Dear Femme

apretty · 01-06-2010, 03:35 PM

Medusa-

i'm think that reclaiming your voice (having it been stolen/ripped/shushed/beat from you) can only be done before an audience.

i say this because i get so caught up in the masturbatory-self-help-therapy-non-consensual judger in my head, simultaneously wanting to *protect* people from all that is me (probably about protecting my*self* but that's not what i tell myself in the moment), while needing to be *witnessed* for once. witnessed where you (i) don't need saving that won't be forthcoming and am *in complete control* of my vulnerability/sexuality/body/voice/everything.

ha, this probably could be an entire thread, women/femme and their artistic expression ...and i just had this ah-ha moment, thank you.

01-06-2010, 03:35 PM	#11
apretty Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: sea shell Relationship Status: married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: san diego Posts: 1,687 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,927 Thanked 4,373 Times in 1,012 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Medusa- i'm think that reclaiming your voice (having it been stolen/ripped/shushed/beat from you) can only be done before an audience. i say this because i get so caught up in the masturbatory-self-help-therapy-non-consensual judger in my head, simultaneously wanting to protect people from all that is me (probably about protecting myself but that's not what i tell myself in the moment), while needing to be witnessed for once. witnessed where you (i) don't need saving that won't be forthcoming and am in complete control of my vulnerability/sexuality/body/voice/everything. ha, this probably could be an entire thread, women/femme and their artistic expression ...and i just had this ah-ha moment, thank you.