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Letting go of who you think you should be and trading that in for who you want to be is the sexiest thing anyone can do. That’s what feminism means to me, and here are five reasons I get a tingle in my loins around short-haired*, independent women. * = not all feminists have short hair, […]

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Silver linings. That’s been the subject of my thoughts recently. I’ve been contemplating the ways recent events in the United States have effected positive change, and thankfully I’ve found some. Yesterday I saw another. I was walking through Natick, Massachusetts when I heard the revving of an engine. I turned to see a Jeep full […]

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 Be Silent Anymore appeared first on Boodaism.

A few years ago I finally realized how homophobic I was. I was shopping for clothes at a local mall. As I browsed the dress shirts, I made sure to avoid any that were too stylish. I remembered how my friends used to make fun of me if I was too fashionable so I picked […]

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You are already an activist, you’re just too scared to hit the streets.You are already an artist, you’re just too scared to pick up a brush. You are already a singer, you’re just too scared to pick up the mic.You are already a writer, you’re just too scared to hit publish. You are already a […]

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We want to be one of the good ones. When women talk about the ways they’ve been mistreated, abused and made small at the hands of bad men, we secretly hope they don’t mean us. We hope they don’t notice the ways we haven’t been perfect. We are mostly confused about how to give women […]

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I had a lot of trouble writing an article this week. I made a promise to myself in December of 2014 that I would post every week to Boodaism and so far I’ve kept that promise (aside from a planned Sabbatical in February). But I knew this week was going to be a bitch. In […]

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Content Warning: This contains description of unwanted sexual intercourse. Author’s note: I wrote this piece almost 10 years ago and while I’m happy with most of it, looking back today I can see it comes off a little preachy. I hope the insights are still useful, please forgive the enthusiasm of my youth. In 2010 […]

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Sometimes I forget why I travel. I like to think I do it for the amazing memories, and that’s partly true. I like to think I do it to expand my world, and that’s true too, but there’s one important reason that I seem to easily forget. I do it for contrast. Contrast means enduring […]

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Let’s talk about sex. In fact, I want to share something that I like sexually, and to be honest, it’s weirded people out in the past. They say it ruins the mood, they say I over do it, and they say I shouldn’t need that before sex. I guess you could even say it’s my sexual fetish. Ready? It’s talking. Yeah, […]

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I’m a snobby musician. I judge, I complain and I rant about how musicians should be better at their craft and pay more attention to the details. I even use the excuse that I have refined taste (which of course I do) but the truth is my critical mind also hinders my ability to enjoy music. […]

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