To See the Sun by Kelly Jensen5/24/2023 ![]() They would tan in the sun after weeks spent at resorts in Jamaica or Mexico, returning to place their fading arms next to mine to compare our color. In my teenaged years, I experienced the curiously affectionate friendships of girls who didn’t really understand me. ![]() ![]() It wasn’t until a trip to Puerto Rico, where she came face-to-face with all kinds of people who looked like her, that she learned not to simply accept her looks, but to embrace the cultural history and richness she wears every single day. As a biracial girl growing up in a community with beautiful (white) girls, she felt she stood out. Her essay, “Pretty Enough,” conveys a sharp sense of humor but not to the detriment of the point she makes in the piece. ![]() One of the reasons I reached out to Alida Nugent about contributing to Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World was my quick love for the way she infuses humor into her writing (which, spoiler, means you need to pick up her books if you haven’t yet!–and yes, they’re teen appropriate). “I’ve become the kind of person I never used to like at parties”: Alida Nugent on Feminism ![]() Be sure to visit our post from day one to enter to win a Feminist t-shirt! Today, Kelly joins us as she interviews one of the contributors, Alida Nugent. It’s day two of our week celebrating the release of Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen. ![]()
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