a Black woman's strengths in character 08.2014 |
Vera Delight 4 |
My mother and other mothers emphasized and taught daughters to sit properly. "Cross your legs, young lady!" was a buzz in the air in my childhood. Women were instructing their daughters to use and practice magic in practical ways. Legs, I learned as a teenager, contained enormous energies from rushing out, away and into men. Control of men began and ended with what women concealed or restrained themselves with crossed legs. Since then that deep sense of appropriateness is more deeply embedded within my body and mind. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 3/24/15
Vanessa Videl crossed her legs pulling up her long dress as she did... |
1970's woman |
No comments:
Post a Comment