"So who wants to go first? Squished rose? Chewed up gum? Spit water?" 

"Shame and fear drove the 'purity' messages into our bodies. Decades later, we still feels the effects of the object lessons that turned us into pieces of chewed up gum, squished roses, half-eaten apples, spit water, and paper that had pieces of 'others' glued onto it. These messages were devastatingly inappropriate. 1 in 4 girls will be sexually assaulted before turning 18 so for many of us we didn't get to even 'choose' to become 'used up.' These messages turned ALL girls into objects. We are not objects. We are human beings, beloved by the Creator and each of us reflect the image of God." - Marcia Takasaki, artist

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