I don’t have the right words. I am not an academic. I just have a feeling and it makes me angry for multiple reasons. I am angry because I cannot unsee these things I am angry because I have to do the work I am angry because I am going to step on toes I…
Author: Rawiyah
Rawiyah Tariq is a Black, gender non-binary, fat, disabled and neurodivergent artist and kink aware professional.
Their roots are in queer, poly-amorous, fat community.
Their tone is reflective of these roots. Their work is informed by how these intersect with their Blackness.
Magic, massage, storytelling and performance art are tools they use to liberate, heal and reclaim space for marginalized communities. they believe in cohesive and somatic healing and holding practices that align body, mind and spirit.
Currently, they are living in the Bay Area while working on their book and their healing and holding practice A Sovereign Embodiment (ASE) . Through ASE where they provide ritual creation, divination, heart holding and graphic design.
Trust
I thought that I had escaped unscathed There were no arguments, no fighting, no raising of voices. It ended how it began…quietly and in the dark. As the rain came down in thick soft dollops that penetrated through our hooded sweat shirts the sharp cold woke me up, refreshed me, cleansed me. It was easy, the…
Love means…
that you are loved. My romantic relationship has ended but I am still deeply loved. I am no longer going to sleep in someones arms but I am still being held close. I am no longer coming home to someone but when I arrive I am greeted with incredible warmth I…
Fashion and Design (a rant)
I do not want a fashion designer I want a goddamn engineer to make the speed of my curves rival that of the autobahn I want an interior designer to mold my frame with gold lame I want a mathematician to calculate the exact type and tautness of my fabric so that…
My Body’s not a Cage
“My Body is not a Cage” was written for “Burlesque and Why” a stage play produced by Dottie Lux, the founder of Red Hots Burlesque. Her goal was to give the audience an insight into what is beneath the glitter and glam. A chance to see that our performances are deeper than the foundation…
Werkin It Out
I want to say that it started as a massive screw you to every magazine, every movie, every bully on the school yard, every very concerned stranger and condescending asshole. I want to say that my decision to dance burlesque was an exquisitely executed physical “bite me” to that girl that giggled when I walked into the gym.I want to say that I started stripping in defiance…
(Fuck you)I’m Still a Woman
I saw it happen to someone today and it reminded me of what I went through myself. I remember struggling under the weight of a massage table and my various bags while some asshole chatted on his phone just outside the door. Once I was inside I paused to readjust my shoulder strap and watched…
My Opinion
I have seemed to have reached the point in my life where I find the need to have an opinion. I am extremely uncomfortable with this because I enjoy being fluid. I enjoy the ability to see both sides and mediate between two issues… but more than that I enjoy getting along with people. To…
Burlycon 2011
Alright I’m totally writing this all late but BurlyCon was amaaaaaaaaaaazing. Before we got there I was 75% body conscious with a high chance of freaking the fuck out since our fearless troupe leader Juicy D. Light signed us up for peer reviews. Now let me make is completely clear: Peer Reviews are not about…
Vegan Thanksgiving #1: How to get you and your sweet potatoes drunk
Disclaimer: I am a bit devil-may-care in the kitchen. I get really hyped or tipsy as I cook and neglect to use little things like measurements. My education wasn’t learned from a book but watching my mom and aunt in the kitchen. Things were not written down. In the south- well definitely in my family…
#MammyisDead 