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    1. Elle G
      southernelle responded to Formspring 5 Jan

      Do you remember your dreams?

      Sometimes. Rarely is that a good thing, though. I either wake up shaken and scared from a nightmare or feeling bittersweet and wanting just a little more time to escape into those good dreams.

    2. Elle G
      southernelle 21 May 11

      What's the nicest thing someone's ever done for you?

      Is it sad that I can't answer this question? I mean, plenty of nice stuff has been done for me and I've been more than adequately loved and cared for, but... I can't answer this!

    3. Elle G
      southernelle 21 May 11

      What's your biggest pet peeve?

      Formspring question of the day

      Passive aggressiveness (on my part especially) and my lack of certainty on various issues sometimes.

    4. Elle G
      southernelle responded to problemchylde 21 May 11

      What dishes make up your favorite breakfast arrangement?

      Pancakes, polska kielbasa, and some form of potato

    5. Elle G
      southernelle responded to problemchylde 6 Apr 11

      Saw a fellow tweeter ask this question and I'm curious: Which woman is worth more/has greater social power in U.S. - skilled & unattractive or unskilled & attractive?

      greater social power... definitely "unskilled & attractive"

    6. Elle G
      southernelle responded to problemchylde 6 Apr 11

      What is your favorite song lyric and why?

      right now? "everybody dies but not everybody lives." why? because that is the story of my life!

    7. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 21 Feb 10

      do you remember your dreams? if so what do you think of them?

      i don't really; i think i am scared of how disappointed i might be.

    8. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 21 Feb 10

      what messages did you receive growing up about menstruation? who told them to you? what were your reactions? what did you learn? did you have to unlearn anything as you grew?

      I learned that it was dirty and offensive. I talked about all that here: http://elleabd.blogspot.com/2008/08/oh-no-na-na.html

    9. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 21 Feb 10

      now that i asked ya'll about how you learned abt menstruation (if i didnt let me know); were there options over which method to use for flow/protection? Do you think there's a stereotype that WOC don't use tampons? why or why not?

      My mother was so very opposed to my using tampons, but I thought of menstrual blood as nasty, smelly, something I wanted as little contact with as possible, so I use(d) them. Re: the stereotype, my anecdotal evidence is that, yeah, amongst my menstruating friends and relatives, I was rare, but now I know many younger WoC who use them.

    10. Elle G
      southernelle responded to aaminahshakur 21 Feb 10

      saw this q on someone's tumblr-ask and ganked it: If you could tell your younger self some things, what would they be?

      Don't be a fool. Don't give all of yourself away. Don't seek validation through others. Learn to love yourself and recognize yourself as worthy of the love/affection/time/care of others. I still struggle with the last one.

    11. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 21 Feb 10

      how has your relationship w/your body shifted/changed/improved/[insert term here] as you've aged regarding menstruation? Do you look forward to it each month/weeks w/o it/menopause?

      I don't think of it as "nasty" anymore, but I still am caught up in the ideas of it as "bothersome" and have thought of going back on the pill just to reduce the number of times I have it. So still lots of baggage.

    12. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 3 Feb 10

      if you were on any different world episode which would it be and what would your character do?

      i'd be kim's bff when kim found out about ron and freddie. kim was tooooo calm. i'd be the friend starting sh*t

    13. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 3 Feb 10

      what songs are on your "going out"/"gettin ready" soundtrack?

      get me bodied, check up on it, get low, bad bitch, bottle action, thug passion, motivation, bring 'em out, old ugk, and lots of little wayne and queen. you mustn't tell anyone, for i am greatly ashamed.

    14. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 3 Feb 10

      do you own a record player? if so what album do you LOVE to hear on it? if not what album would you LOVE to hear on vinyl?

      I don't. But I used to love my parents little Motown records, particularly the Jackson Five

    15. Elle G
      southernelle 18 Jan 10

      What was the happiest moment in your life?

      I haven't really had one in my adult life. Some worry or concern or what if is always in the back of my mind.

    16. Elle G
      southernelle 18 Jan 10

      how long will you be there?

      until i realize i already have what i went there for.

    17. Elle G
      southernelle 18 Jan 10

      If you could wake up as anyone tomorrow, who would it be?

      Me... but academically published. **sigh**

    18. Elle G
      southernelle 18 Jan 10

      Do you like any cartoons? Old and/or new?

      Not a big cartoon fan. I love political cartoons as primary sources, so I'm a fan of Herblock (Herb Lock) and Thomas Nast's work on Boss Tweed.

    19. Elle G
      southernelle responded to LaBianca 18 Jan 10

      what was the worst film you ever saw? what made it so triflin'?

      Soul Plane for being made; The Family that Preys for taking stereotypes and ableism to the next level (and that's saying something for Tyler Perry); I'm sure I have some more; let me think...

    20. Elle G
      southernelle 7 Jan 10

      Who are your heroes?

      Aside from family members, I really love Fannie Lou Hamer, Diane Nash, and Dorothy I. Height. Also, the black women historians who paved the way (Jacqueline Jones work on labor and Darlene Clark Hine's ability to do EVERYTHING, for example, but so many more). I've been reading a little about Pauli Murray and wow. Alexis Pauline Gumbs who is amazing and inspiring. I think of her on days when I don't even want to roll over! Is that enough?

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