
#rawthought: In Defense of Black Stars and Blue Hearts
image taken from a vintage book on my shelf The other day I came across this shocking (or sadly, perhaps not so shocking, but rather, appalling) photograph on Pinterest: Let it sink in for a moment. To be frank, it brought back all sorts of horrible memories of my years as a student. I have always tottered on the brink of wanting to please others and do well and at the same time pay heed to my innate “rebel” qualities, nurtured by an artistic, devil-may-care mother and an ext