Not Here to Be Liked

by Michelle Quach

Since when has Natalie been funny?

Get off your high horse for a minute

push the envelope on articles about diversity and gun violence.

This is a highschool paper girl

It’s one thing to imagine that people are saying negative things about you; it’s another to know for certain that they are.

Thats what you do !!

Because everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do.

I wasn’t sure that was entirely fair, but the comments seemed to really stick with Winona, who insisted she wasn’t going to be the kind of artist who cried over criticism.

Amen. She knows

“No matter what my dad says. No matter what anyone says.”

Its not that deep

Feminists, after all, are often seen as women who do act out of line. And yet, could it be that a truly feminist version of history might also be about women who aren’t “feminists”?

Because it’s not that I’ve never imagined kissing other boys—it’s that I never imagined what would happen next.

Because feminism, contrary to popular belief, isn’t about hating on guys like me. It’s about all of us working toward equality, together.”