Tell only the stories that remind everyone Of who is meant to rule the world. If other stories are told, If women start hearing that they can be heroes, That they can be great, That they can be the center of the story, That their stories need not only be romance, That their sisters and women friends and mothers and daughters and wives Are as important as their brothers and men friends and fathers and sons and husbands, That they can be women though born with a penis, That they can be human though born with dark skin, That they can be people though with disability, That they can be worth something whatever their wealth—
If all the people who do not rule Were to join together against those who do, Were to tell their own stories, their own truths, The world would crumble.
[excerpt from "this is why I tell stories (let it crumble)"]
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Of who is meant to rule the world.
If other stories are told,
If women start hearing that they can be heroes,
That they can be great,
That they can be the center of the story,
That their stories need not only be romance,
That their sisters and women friends and mothers and daughters and wives
Are as important as their brothers and men friends and fathers and sons and husbands,
That they can be women though born with a penis,
That they can be human though born with dark skin,
That they can be people though with disability,
That they can be worth something whatever their wealth—
If all the people who do not rule
Were to join together against those who do,
Were to tell their own stories, their own truths,
The world would crumble.
[excerpt from "this is why I tell stories (let it crumble)"]