nature calls
Pooping reminds me of my mortality. I know this is weird, but stay with me. As a very articulate and feminine woman, sometimes I get embarrassed when I use the bathroom. How could someone so elegant and beautiful expel something so...gross? Then it got me thinking. Women and girls are taught to distance themselves from their humanity. Jokes such as "girls don't poop" (something I heard constantly in high school) reinforce the idea that our natural bodily functions are shameful. I never pooped at school for fear of being made fun of. Most of the time, the girl's restroom never smelled like a restroom, but a mix of perfume and weed. And the few times it did , others would loudly make it known how disgusting they found it. Women are socialized to be dolls. Hairless, blemish free, and always smelling like dessert. To embody womanhood, we must abandon our humanity. Abandoning our connection to nature and embracing an existence that prioritizes performing instead of bei...