Ijeoma Umebinyuo Quotes

The white feminist becomes the CEO. The black feminist becomes the exiled rebel. The white feminist speaks about teaching literacy like i should thank her, hold her hand, kiss her for teaching children of darker skin. The black feminist should be grateful. The black feminist wears her natural hair, she is called ‘too rebellious’. The white feminist cuts her hair, she is brave. The white feminist gets featured on TIME. The black feminist is the fine print.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo

Stop the idea that a woman’s beauty is for a man’s gaze, that you have the right to touch her. This idea that she must smile and accept unwanted approaches even when she is clearly uncomfortable. Just because you call a woman beautiful does not mean you have the right to behave like her beauty belongs to you. There are women healing from scars gotten from men who have called them beautiful yet offered them pain. The beauty of a woman is hers and hers alone. There are triggers for some women, respect this and know this. The beauty of a woman is hers and hers alone.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo

1. You must let the pain visit.2. You must allow it teach you3. You must not allow it overstay.(Three routes to healing)

Ijeoma Umebinyuo

I am too full of lifeto be half-loved.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo

So many broken children living in grown bodies mimicking adult lives.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo