Thinking Out Loud

Ruling the World

I lose respect for the accounts posting their work. Maybe they don't know any better - like me.

But, anyway, it's really annoying how much these cishet men have ruled the world, rule the world, and probably will continue to do in the span of my lifetime. It's their names which have been glorified and romanticised as oh so wise and romantic and brilliant - like why is a philosophy page quoting a rapist, among names like Rumi?

So it's their names which float around like pop culture references. So it's them who I gravitate towards - thinking I'm going to feed my soul and grow, I am always left disappointed. Why? When I know. Men are trash. I know.

But so many brilliant women have been buried under the names of men. Therefore, I don't know many names. I want to get my hands on their works, instead. I want their names to be floating around me, instead.

--- Ink and Wander