It's something you have to swallow
I don't understand this "have pride in _______." Why should I have pride in the fact that I'm American, or that I'm female, or that I'm caucasian? These are things I couldn't help. There was nothing I could do about being born in Ohio, or having two X chromosomes, or having a certain amount of melanin in my skin. I didn't do anything to achieve any of this, so I don't understand why I should be proud of myself.
It's not to say I'm not proud of anything. I'm proud of my grades, my knowledge, my skills, but I'm proud of those because I've done something to earn them. Having a vagina, or a certain skin tone -- why the hell does it matter
There shouldn't be any shame associated with being black or gay or female or purple or horned or whatever, but I don't think it's a cause for pride. It simply is in the same way that, oh, I don't know. Snow is cold. Walls are solid. They aren't things for celebration.
I suppose my ultimate point is I don't see the purpose in celebrating something that isn't your own achievement.
We had to design book covers for performance art. These were my two contributions.
It's not to say I'm not proud of anything. I'm proud of my grades, my knowledge, my skills, but I'm proud of those because I've done something to earn them. Having a vagina, or a certain skin tone -- why the hell does it matter
There shouldn't be any shame associated with being black or gay or female or purple or horned or whatever, but I don't think it's a cause for pride. It simply is in the same way that, oh, I don't know. Snow is cold. Walls are solid. They aren't things for celebration.
I suppose my ultimate point is I don't see the purpose in celebrating something that isn't your own achievement.
We had to design book covers for performance art. These were my two contributions.