I absolutely love when I get asked to give any kind of interview, be part of any panel, or anything that has to do with "success" and they ask me to talk about where I come from/all I've dealt with, instead of telling me to only do the "this is all I've accomplished" BS.
I don't even like the word success, let alone talk about myself in those terms.
If you're asking me to talk, don't treat me like a brand. I'm gonna talk about being homeless, and raped, and beaten, and treated like trash by academia.
You're getting who I really am, or nothing.
If you're asking me to talk, don't treat me like a brand. I'm gonna talk about being homeless, and raped, and beaten, and treated like trash by academia.
You're getting who I really am, or nothing.
My job isn't to make you comfortable, I came from all of that.
Stop trying to sell the idea that only smiley, and peppy, well-off privileged women can become role models.
Stop trying to sell the idea that only smiley, and peppy, well-off privileged women can become role models.
There are TONS of women out there who are inspirational as hell, who don't have book deals, or shows, or get interviews, who don't have social media, or a huge following.
None of that stuff means success to me, it grants you the ability to reach more people. That's all.
None of that stuff means success to me, it grants you the ability to reach more people. That's all.
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