{"id":5408,"date":"2014-10-12T07:17:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T07:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2014\/10\/12\/we-must-shift-from-a-politic-of-desirability-and-2\/"},"modified":"2014-10-12T07:17:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T07:17:33","slug":"we-must-shift-from-a-politic-of-desirability-and-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2014\/10\/12\/we-must-shift-from-a-politic-of-desirability-and-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

We must shift from a politic of desirability and beauty to a politic of ugly and magnificence. That moves us closer to bodies and movements that disrupt, dismantle, disturb. Bodies and movements ready to throw down and create a different way for all of us, not just some of us. The magnificence of a body that shakes, spills out, takes up space, needs help, moseys, slinks, limps, drools, rocks, curls over on itself. The magnificence of a body that doesn\u2019t get to choose when to go to the bathroom, let alone which bathroom to use. A body that doesn\u2019t get to choose what to wear in the morning, what hairstyle to sport, how they\u2019re going to move or stand, or what time they\u2019re going to bed. The magnificence of bodies that have been coded, not just undesirable and ugly, but un-human. The magnificence of bodies that are understanding gender in far more complex ways than I could explain in an hour. Moving beyond a politic of desirability to loving the ugly. Respecting Ugly for how it has shaped us and been exiled. Seeing its power and magic, seeing the reasons it has been feared. Seeing it for what it is: some of our greatest strength.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mia Mingus Femmes of Color Symposium: Keynote Speech (via petrushkab)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We must shift from a politic of desirability and beauty to a politic of ugly and magnificence. That moves us closer to bodies and movements that disrupt, dismantle, disturb. Bodies and movements ready to throw down and create a different way for all of us, not just some of us. 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