Friday, June 24, 2016

HOW I MADE SPACE FOR MY FEMINISM IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DESI PARENTS

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“You’re 20 years old. You don’t have to answer to your parents anymore,” my friend frustratingly declared after I told her that I had to be home...



My friend did not understand the reality that she is a white girl and I am a brown girl. Unlike her, I was raised to fear the night and remain obedient to my parents. When explaining my lifestyle to my white friends and to my parents, there is one thing in common from both parties: neither understand my needs and experience. 
~Black Girl Dangerous




Read More:http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2016/06/desi-feminism/

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