https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/ shadowspar - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:20:17 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios shadowspar personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/7043875/446148 https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/9436.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:20:17 GMT https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/9436.html <p> From <a href="http://io9.com/5592174/">this interview</a>, passed along by <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://badgerbag.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://badgerbag.dreamwidth.org/'><b>badgerbag</b></a></span>: </p> <blockquote> <p> Monae is clear that she makes her artistic decisions to give others courage to break out of the norm. She says: </p> <blockquote> <p><em> That's what I've always been fighting for - making sure that people love themselves for who they are, and we don't pick on people because we're uncomfortable with ourselves, or who they are. That's been my message, from when I was young to now. There are lots of young girls out there who are struggling with their identities… afraid of being discriminated against or teased. I take risks and use my imagination so that other people will feel free and take risks. That's my hope. </em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p> <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/rzZnao2fbRQ&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/rzZnao2fbRQ&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> </p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=shadowspar&ditemid=9436" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/9436.html performance quick hit music feminism geek feminism art diversity tired public 0