Mu Hwit said she had discarded her neck rings not only because they would hinder her chances of studying abroad but also because she was “unhappy” at being a low-paid tourist attraction.
→ The Irrawaddi, Lawi Peng: Padaung Women are Discarding their Neck Rings
It plopped into the toilet and sat there till I scooped it out into an empty hummus container. I poked at it with the end of a plastic spoon. Turned it over. It was so small, this thing that loomed so large. I was too tired to be upset. I was just happy the pain had stopped.
→ The Rumpus, Martha Bayne: Knocked over: On biology, magical thinking and choice. [via metafilter]
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