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betenoire 05-27-2010 12:43 PM

Breaking it down - describe the Femme that you are
 
First, a RULE. Oh yes, a Rule. If you break it I will snatch you bald-headed.

You are to only speak about yourself and what you are. You are not permitted to frame your Femmeness in what you are not. If the Femme that someone else is is different from the Femme that you are is - good. That's how it's supposed to be. That's how individuality works. Your Femme and my Femme being different does not de-femme either of us.

Let's roll.

(I would go first, but I have to pee like you wouldn't believe. And I want more coffee.)

betenoire 05-27-2010 01:14 PM

I am rough and tumble. I can walk up to my 3rd floor apartment (no elevators!) with a pack on my back, a dufflebag over each shoulder, and a suitcase in each hand without breaking a sweat. If there's only one of something left and we both want it, I will offer to arm wrestle you for it. And I'll probably win.

I am clear lipgloss, black liquid eyeliner, and chipped nailpolish. I'm busy, okay? 5 days a week I am ponytails and no makeup at all. I don't look "better" with cosmetics on, I only look "different". I love flipflops, polkadots, OPI, vintage, short short bangs, knee-length skirts, cardigans, and chunky glasses. I will gleefully flip you off with one hand while fixing my lipgloss with the other.

I am self-sufficient. If I let you open the door for me or carry my books between classes - it's because I LET you. I'm doing you a much bigger favour than you are doing for me....believe me. I like my control. It's mine. If I give any of it up to you - you should probably feel pretty fucking special.

I am my father's daughter. Stubborn, opinionated, pottymouthed. If I hate you, I hate you for life. I remember what you did to me in the 4th grade and I do not want to add you on facebook.

I am a Gemini. I want to talk to you for hours provided we can change the topic of conversation every 3.5 minutes. I want you to like me, to really really like me. OOOOOOH glittery object! What was your name, again?

I am a whirlwind of contradictions. Totally badass but easily injured. Strong, fast, easily bored....but lazy. It is very important to me that there is always filtered water in the apartment, but not at all important to me that I remember to refill the Brita.

I am rock and roll. I know that David Bowie is god, and that early Johnny Cash is some of the most important music ever made. I love Morrissey when he's mean, not so much when he's sad. If the dj is playing music I like I'll be the first person on the dancefloor and the last person off it. I don't care that my hair is wet with sweat - I have some very important energy to burn. I think dancing is a solitary sport - I do not want to dance -with- you. I only want to dance -near- you.

My carbon footprint is tiny. My actual footprint, too.

SuperFemme 05-27-2010 01:48 PM

I'm a versatile and fluid kind of a Femme. I have strong opinions, and am not afraid to learn something or say that I am wrong.

I am all over the place willy nilly when it comes to what I choose to clothe myself in. I may get resentful when expectations are made regarding this.

I love my energy yet protect it all in one breathe. I love to love. I am fiercely loyal. The Femmes in my life are far more important to me than the butches in my life. I value those connections too, but have a tendency to hoard my Femme confidantes in a way that is just for us.

I drive a hybrid, recycle and take in strays (of both the human and animal variety). My carbon footprint in shrinking and my cankles are growing thanks to cancer. I'm cool with that. I am ready to die and plan to make sure those that love me have a great big party when that day comes.

I am all kinds of supporting roles: Mom, Sister, Daughter, Wife, Ally...the list is long. I am none of these things because I am Femme yet I am Femme when doing these things. One does not make the other for me.

I am raising a son and I love the males in my life. A lot. I protect that love as fiercely as I go after a pair of patent leather boots at a Barneys sale.

I am an original and there is no mold to break. I just am a Femme.

Chancie 05-27-2010 01:59 PM

Who the hell knows what kind of femme I am, but I was miserable when I thought I lost my hot pink graphing calculator, and I am generally happier when my nails are done. I have several goals to reach before I turn 50, and one of them is starting a robotics program at the high school where I teach math, and another is growing my well cared for hair to my waist.

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diamondrose 05-27-2010 02:08 PM

I am a product of my mother- independent, particular about my kitchen,self sufficent, simple kind of woman, cherishing the simple pleasure in life.

I am a collector of many things colorful and flat goofie. I am a good time, a sure laugh, a ray of light on a gloomy day. I can strike a conversation with anyone easily and am that personality they can take to

I am that friend my femme friends can always count on to be there.

I am fiercly loyal, considerate, and highly intune to people
I am opionated , strong, and sure in what I believe in and passionate about things I hold closest to my heart like fairness in the world and animal rights.

I am that old fashion type house wife with a job. I am a cooker, nurturer, care giver in my palace called home.

I am not perfect and am okay with that. I face my battles and accept my outcomes with my chin held high

I am that dolled up woman on a friday night evening dinner and that barbuecing, fishing, camping, shorts and tee girl on a saturday summer afternoon

I am me

Heart 05-27-2010 02:10 PM

I am femme in an energistic, individual, idiosyncratic, inconsistent, natural, performative, deeply personal way.

I am also femme in a historical, social, political, cultural, community context.

Gemme 05-27-2010 02:22 PM

I am a Gemini femme in every way.

I bore easily.

I love the shinies and sparklies.

I give 100% when I dive into something. Of course, when I lose interest and embark on another venture, I give that one 100% too.

One of the most hurtful comments someone ever made to me was that I bored them. I take great pride in bringing excitement and variety to someone's life, even if things aren't always hunky dory, so that really hit me hard and deep.

I go from 0 to 60 in .2 seconds. I am Italian and have that temperament. Little stuff blows over quickly and without damage. Big stuff simmers like a pot of sauce for a long time and when I'm done, prepare for the big kaboom.

One minute, I am demure and soft and sweet and the next, I am crass and mean and sassy. Contradictions, yes. I have them. Embody them.

Terms used to describe me (by myself and others) include: finicky, selfish, giving, funny, bright, loud, quiet, vulnerable, defensive, annoying, pleasant, driven, lazy, chunky, tiny, private, open, fearless, scared shitless, bold, shy, talented, dramatic, wallflower, spirited, an emotional void, as well as umpteen others. I'm sure this has cleared up any questions one might have about who I am. :blink:

There are always multiple streams of thought in my head. I see every situation from multiple angles and, while I attempt to wade through the variables, people often assume I am wishy washy. I'm not...usually. I just want to make the very best decision and/or choice possible. Some times that takes time.

I have control issues. When I feel control is being taken from me, without my consent and without negotiation, I throw up walls.

I firmly believe in the mantra *my body, my choice*. I determine who and what touch my body and in what capacity. If someone doesn't respect that and my body, then it will be my choice to knock them on their ass. Despite my short stature, I am perfectly capable of doing just that.

While I am perfectly capable of many things, I derive pleasure from people doing things for me. Not because they think they should, but because they want to, and I want to do things for them. It's a cycle that, once in motion, is mutually symbiotic. I am his Princess; he is my Prince.

Music is life. I, literally and absolutely, would not be here...typing this...breathing air...without it. I don't care what anyone thinks, but I know for a fact that Madonna saved my life and, in return, she gets at least 15 songs on my MP3, always and forever. Even with over 1300 songs on it, that is devotion, man.

I have eclectic tastes. Musically, I love Madonna, Kelly Clarkson, Aretha, Marvin Gaye, Christina Aguilera, Nickelback, Daughtry, Disturbed, Rob Thomas, TSO, Tina Arena, Chaka Khan, Adam Lambert, 3 Doors Down, *Nsync, Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Annie Lennox/Eurythmics, Bianca Ryan, Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Britney, Deborah Gibson, DJ Laz, Faith Hill, God-des and She, Hilary Duff, Leona Lewis, Maroon 5, Prince, Rick Spingfield, Rick James, James Brown, Three Days Grace, Vanessa Hudgens, Ciara, Everlife and about 5000 other singers, musicians, bands and groups.

I rarely have one favorite of anything. Mostly, it's my top 3 faves. I do have a favorite movie though. I decided, as a child watching it, that that was going to be my favorite and it was done.

I compartmentalize things very well.

I am a referential artist and crafter, though my skill level is minimal.

I never know what to say to someone when they suffer a great loss. I feel helpless in situations in which I don't know what the 'right' thing to do or say is.

I often end my sentences with prepositions and I don't care, even though I fancy myself a writer on occasion and am kind of a grammar snob (but only about certain things).

I am Wonderland and sometimes, I feel like Alice, lost deep within myself.




femmedyke 05-27-2010 02:27 PM

I am a total sweetheart with a bit of an edge; I hold doors, carry packages for old folks and smile at absolute strangers. I will also key your car if you look at me like that again, fucking creep.

When we watch the show “What would you do?” I can say that I would speak up on all scenarios about 99.75% of the time.

I’m wicked mouthy and have a sharp tongue but I’ll take it back if I make you cry.

I dig humanity, but its people I don’t really care for much; still, I never give up on them.

I do my best everyday to be mindful of our planet; be it recycling, buying local and organic or not shopping at big chain stores – I would like to think I can make a difference.

I cuss too much, laugh even more and cry more than that.

I can’t cook… I actually loathe it but will marathon bake at weird times during the year. (Maybe just so I can wear my red apron.)

I am short, busty and when I turned thirty I grew hips; these days I rather like them but I didn't so much when they showed up.

I rock short hair, dark lips and most recently, I fell in love with my eyelash curler. I prefer a rounded toe in heels but fucking love a chunky boot. I don’t wear a lot of jewelry, just sentimental pieces.

I have a flair for the dramatics and often live with my head in the clouds.

[read: flaky]

The_Lady_Snow 05-27-2010 04:30 PM

I am strong and gentle, I am fire and ice, I am kind and firm, I am Master, Daddy and a Mother. I am loyal and at times sensitive. I am a proud Leather Femme that protects her pack fiercely.

I am sister, mother, daughter and friend, I am loyal to each of these people of my life. I am dirty, mean, sadistic, and nasty when in my leather space, I am masculine and feminine as I swing.

I am a cock yielding, fuck you raw, make you cry kind of femme. I am Owner,
lover, confidant and oh yes I am curvy.

I am sexy, confident, unapologetic, non conforming in your face kinda bitch. I am twisted and sweet.

I am Sephora, NASCAR, football, laying in bed during a thunderstorm alone and enjoying life till the fullest because I am complete and need no one to validate my femme.

I am soft music, slow grinding on the dance floor, pin you on your back as a fuck you slowly and beg for more.

I am proud and honored to have the femme friends I have and would give my right arm for them.

I am soft laughter, talking all night, slap you in the face, and hold you tight when a storm comes in.

I am Alpha and for some Omega.

I am

Femme

Queer, Kinky, Raw

Femme.

Nat 05-27-2010 05:05 PM

I wear makeup a few times a week and sometimes I shave my legs. My clothes are XXL and generally soft and eccentric and I'm growing my hair out. On the inside, I'm kinda gothy bohemian kittenish mermaidish person, but I'm not sure how much of that translates. My eccentricity comes across, from what I understand. I'm switchy, witchy, activist, feminist, lesbian, always growing or at least trying to.

I'm physically strong and wouldn't mind being stronger. I have a strong mother-bear side and then there's a part of me that's still a kid too. I do have a somewhat logical brain, but I am more intuitive/emotional/creative in general. I'm sensitive - which is good and bad. But then there are times when I'm insensitive, and those times are the ones I generally regret most.

I'm in a place lately where I'm just not so concerned at the moment with my place/niche in the world or in the community. I just seem to be seeking and maintaining peace inside myself. I just kinda feel like: take me or leave me as I am. I just want to be myself.

TickledPink 05-27-2010 06:37 PM

:deepthoughts:
Always thinking. Maybe too much. Perhaps not enough.
I am a femme with no OFF switch.
Curious and not afraid to ask a question. Maybe afraid of the answers....
Sweet, polite and refined, unless you fuck with me or someone I love.
Totally un-refined and laid back with those I trust.
Girlie, whether in a dress or a ballcap.
I crave fear but I'm afraid.
I love music; reading, writing, playing, listening.
If you sing to me and feel it? You've captured my soul.
I love makeup or I can go without it. I'm still me.
I love heels as much as I love my flip-flops.
I'm addicted to CHERRY chapstick. No other flavor will do.
I am bubbly. Kinky. Shy. Not shy. Rough. Soft. Gentle. Strong.
Raw.
Always dreaming of a better moment, but always happy in the one I'm in.

Spirit Dancer 05-27-2010 07:22 PM

I am femme from sun up to sun down
Someone's Mother, Partner, Daughter, Sister
and Friend.
Fierce and Loyal, Proud of who I am
I Cherish those close to me and protect
them as I do my own.
I'm a femme warrior, a medicine woman
some say two spirited, I am
fire and water.
I am me therefore I am femme.

ravfem 05-27-2010 08:55 PM

i am shy & outgoing, mellow & hyped up, love my alone time & always look forward to socializing.

i am a feminist. i am a 50's housewife. i am outspoken. i am submissive. i decide to whom i will defer and to whom i will not.

i love music. Barry Manilow, Limp Bizkit, Prince, The Carpenters, Paula Cole, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu, Lucy Kaplansky, Seal, Queen, Frankie Valli, Cypress Hill, Sarah Mclachlan.... the list is endless. Music soothes my soul, makes me smile, makes me cry. i am connected to music.

i love people watching, listening to conversations, trying to figure people out.

i'll answer just about any question asked of me, unless i don't want to. Then i'll smile and say it's none of your business.

i am a bleeding heart liberal who believes in the death penalty.

i am honest, open, and easy to get along with...usually.

i am a mama. a babygirl. a gemini. i will listen to your problems and issues, try to sympathize with you and then try to solve all of your issues.

i am low key, calm and some say too mellow about life. i've been called lackadaisical. i try not to focus on tomorrow or yesterday. Today is a good day to focus on. i rarely get overly excited about things, on the outside anyway.

i have a little girl inside my soul who craves to come out & play and sit with Daddy & read stories and be spoiled rotten.

i am uncomfortable with too much attention focused on me, and i love attention from people i admire & respect. i worry about Daddy spending too much money and over-using Hys hands making me gifts....and i so look forward to every package. i love that Hy spoils me, even as i fuss at Hym for doing so.

i believe it's more important to be content than it is to be happy. i believe in love, but not happily ever after.

i hate getting my hands dirty. i love unique, quirky purses and i never wear matching socks. i don't like spending money on myself (clothes, shoes, make-up), but if i won the lottery, i'd have a small house remodeled into my closet.

i am a follower, not a leader. i'm comfortable in the background. And i love going to county council meetings and speaking my mind.

i believe for the most part, people are good. Everyone has someone they love and that loves them.

i try to never judge people or decide i know what's right better than they do. i don't like being rude, online or face-to-face.

And i love smilies.

:byebye:

Medusa 05-27-2010 09:17 PM

Im a Femme!

I'm a fierce hurricane (HERicane?) and a billowy cloud, a force of nature clearing paths and gentle breeze when I'm not. I'm all at once an angel and a ghost, a rock and a chameleon, glitter and smoke, sweat and blood, anger, tears, and violently beautiful.

I am a woman, a female, the infinite wisdom of myself and all of the women before me. I am a witch, a bitch, a feverish pitch. I am heartfelt apologies and knives of "You'll never take that from me." I am a survivor, a fist jammed in the air, a take-no-prisoners "give it ALL to me" explorer of this world.

I am fat and gorgeous and sexy. I am fingernails that are sometimes dirty and sometimes blood red. I am feet that need a pedicure and feet that are hammed into amazing pointy-toed heels. I am a gray hair and red hair and freckles and moles. I am stretch marks and scars and bad knees. I am a curvy fucking V-8 body and a mouth that you want to die in.

I am perfumed and glittered. I am sweaty and grimy. I am a closet full of clothes and "nothing to wear". I am a 3-time-College-dropout but got my fucking degree after 12 years. I am a member of Mensa who sometimes can't spell the word "knowledge".

I am nightmares and dreams, poetry and songs, 'B' movies and homemade cookies. I am an artist, a lover, an over-processor and an amazing friend. I am honest and sincere and intense and silly.

I am unladylike jokes and farting on the couch when I feel like it. I am drinking from the milk jug when you aren't looking. I am "would rather die than clean up dog vomit". I am irritated but compassionate, kind but no fool, hard as fuck but a soft place to land. I am nobody's Mother, somebody's sister, your friend, Father Time, Mother Earth, AND Baby New Year.

I'm gang-raped, cancer-ridden, busted jaw, black eyes, broke down, broken, rebuilt, damaged, and came back better than you even know. I am unafraid. I am fearless. I am brave. I am never ever ever willing to lay down and let someone beat me into a box. I am jumping up to fight back. I am jumping up to demand my space. I am jumping up to beat you off of my Sisters. I am standing up when I'm told to sit. I'm always here, and always gone. I'm orbiting and static.

I am a Motherfucking Femme and my world is my own because I built it with my own blood, sweat, and tears so wipe your feet before coming into my house or I'll have to put you outside.

I am ME and I'm just fine.

Gemme 05-27-2010 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medusa (Post 115853)
Im a Femme!

I'm a fierce hurricane (HERicane?) and a billowy cloud, a force of nature clearing paths and gentle breeze when I'm not. I'm all at once an angel and a ghost, a rock and a chameleon, glitter and smoke, sweat and blood, anger, tears, and violently beautiful.

I am a woman, a female, the infinite wisdom of myself and all of the women before me. I am a witch, a bitch, a feverish pitch. I am heartfelt apologies and knives of "You'll never take that from me." I am a survivor, a fist jammed in the air, a take-no-prisoners "give it ALL to me" explorer of this world.

I am fat and gorgeous and sexy. I am fingernails that are sometimes dirty and sometimes blood red. I am feet that need a pedicure and feet that are hammed into amazing pointy-toed heels. I am a gray hair and red hair and freckles and moles. I am stretch marks and scars and bad knees. I am a curvy fucking V-8 body and a mouth that you want to die in.

I am perfumed and glittered. I am sweaty and grimy. I am a closet full of clothes and "nothing to wear". I am a 3-time-College-dropout but got my fucking degree after 12 years. I am a member of Mensa who sometimes can't spell the word "knowledge".

I am nightmares and dreams, poetry and songs, 'B' movies and homemade cookies. I am an artist, a lover, an over-processor and an amazing friend. I am honest and sincere and intense and silly.

I am unladylike jokes and farting on the couch when I feel like it. I am drinking from the milk jug when you aren't looking. I am "would rather die than clean up dog vomit". I am irritated but compassionate, kind but no fool, hard as fuck but a soft place to land. I am nobody's Mother, somebody's sister, your friend, Father Time, Mother Earth, AND Baby New Year.

I'm gang-raped, cancer-ridden, busted jaw, black eyes, broke down, broken, rebuilt, damaged, and came back better than you even know. I am unafraid. I am fearless. I am brave. I am never ever ever willing to lay down and let someone beat me into a box. I am jumping up to fight back. I am jumping up to demand my space. I am jumping up to beat you off of my Sisters. I am standing up when I'm told to sit. I'm always here, and always gone. I'm orbiting and static.

I am a Motherfucking Femme and my world is my own because I built it with my own blood, sweat, and tears so wipe your feet before coming into my house or I'll have to put you outside.

I am ME and I'm just fine.

I read this as if it were spoken at a Def Jams poetry reading and it is fucking beautifully powerful.

MrSunshine 05-27-2010 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medusa (Post 115853)
Im a Femme!

I'm a fierce hurricane (HERicane?) and a billowy cloud, a force of nature clearing paths and gentle breeze when I'm not. I'm all at once an angel and a ghost, a rock and a chameleon, glitter and smoke, sweat and blood, anger, tears, and violently beautiful.

I am a woman, a female, the infinite wisdom of myself and all of the women before me. I am a witch, a bitch, a feverish pitch. I am heartfelt apologies and knives of "You'll never take that from me." I am a survivor, a fist jammed in the air, a take-no-prisoners "give it ALL to me" explorer of this world.

I am fat and gorgeous and sexy. I am fingernails that are sometimes dirty and sometimes blood red. I am feet that need a pedicure and feet that are hammed into amazing pointy-toed heels. I am a gray hair and red hair and freckles and moles. I am stretch marks and scars and bad knees. I am a curvy fucking V-8 body and a mouth that you want to die in.

I am perfumed and glittered. I am sweaty and grimy. I am a closet full of clothes and "nothing to wear". I am a 3-time-College-dropout but got my fucking degree after 12 years. I am a member of Mensa who sometimes can't spell the word "knowledge".

I am nightmares and dreams, poetry and songs, 'B' movies and homemade cookies. I am an artist, a lover, an over-processor and an amazing friend. I am honest and sincere and intense and silly.

I am unladylike jokes and farting on the couch when I feel like it. I am drinking from the milk jug when you aren't looking. I am "would rather die than clean up dog vomit". I am irritated but compassionate, kind but no fool, hard as fuck but a soft place to land. I am nobody's Mother, somebody's sister, your friend, Father Time, Mother Earth, AND Baby New Year.

I'm gang-raped, cancer-ridden, busted jaw, black eyes, broke down, broken, rebuilt, damaged, and came back better than you even know. I am unafraid. I am fearless. I am brave. I am never ever ever willing to lay down and let someone beat me into a box. I am jumping up to fight back. I am jumping up to demand my space. I am jumping up to beat you off of my Sisters. I am standing up when I'm told to sit. I'm always here, and always gone. I'm orbiting and static.

I am a Motherfucking Femme and my world is my own because I built it with my own blood, sweat, and tears so wipe your feet before coming into my house or I'll have to put you outside.

I am ME and I'm just fine.


I am awestruck. Fuckin wow. Fucking beautiful!

gotoseagrl 05-27-2010 09:38 PM

good thread.

hmm. i am an old spirit and always have been. there is a sensitive place in my soul for things of the past. i am attracted to people older than myself. i consider myself very femme and am fiercely attracted to butches. i am very shy (writing this is a bit difficult, but i love the topic), reserved and introverted, though i will always find a way to be direct when i feel so compelled (see quote below). i am always very polite. i warm up easily to those with whom i effortlessly connect. i am usually "the quiet one." it is easier for me to express myself through writing or touching. in a bad situation i tend to draw into my shell at first. not a chatty type, but with the right people can spend endless hours going on and on. i am a homebody, but do love traveling. i am an over-thinker. i do believe in that space between self and thought. i am extremely passionate, but am generally not an extremist. i tend to admire passions of others whether i agree with them or not. i'm deeply moved when people are simply or unexpectedly kind and thoughtful. i am open to truth and exploration. i cannot do without honesty. i love learning. i embrace diversity. i think individuality is hot and blind conformity is not. i don't believe propriety is always necessary. i find it gratifying aligning to grids, but more aesthetically pleasing when they are broken (think David Carson & April Greiman). i am a hopeless romantic who has tried fighting it as a curse (lol). i am a marshmallow. i am very submissive and i like a clearly defined dynamic in a relationship. i love intimacy. i love partnership. i love exchanging "that glance" no matter the place. subtlety can be hot. so can raw straightforwardness. music and nature are my solace. beaches (any place with water), libraries and museums are my sanctuaries. i'm a nerd. i am hypersensitive to my environment. generally don't like big crowds or loud noises for an extreme amount of time. i love minimalism over extravagance. i love simple pleasures. i love laughing to tears. i tend to find extraordinary joy or peace in the smallest or most overlooked aspects of life. sometimes i just love darkness, silence and stillness. i am not a clothing label type of person. i'd rather shop for books or art over clothes. i don't wear fake nails, mine grow naturally. i stopped wearing makeup a few years ago but shaping eyebrows and keeping lips soft are a routine. i dress casually most of the time, but do enjoy dressing up whenever i have to. love boho style clothing and jewelry, though the only particular fashion i tend to adhere to is comfort. i love wearing long, comfy skirts, especially while treading on the shore or relaxing somewhere. i love dressing for fall & winter. i don't think i'll ever let my hair grow past my shoulders again. i prefer alternatives to fancy purses. i can be ready in less than an hour. i generally despise materialistic fluff. i don't like facades. i am a realist who loves to escape. i feel as though there are uncharted parts of my soul and can strongly sense things & places i've never truly experienced before. i am sincere.

dixie 05-27-2010 10:15 PM


I am a true Leo femme... I am definitely one of the most fiery, loud-mouthed, outspoken femmes you will ever meet...eventhough I tend to keep quiet and hide in the shadows until I feel it is my moment to shine. Had to learn the hard way not to overpower and try to take center stage...

I truly am fire and ice. I will heat to the boiling point and within mere seconds freeze solid as a stone. I can be the angriest I've ever been and in the blink of an eye be the happiest...

One day I'm rough neck, hardcore, trash-talking, foul-mouthed badass in leather and chains...next day I'm a shy, quiet wallflower in a breezy cotton jumper...day after that I'm an alluring, provocative, purring sex kitten-vixen-seductress in silk and 7-inch heels...

I am comfy: pony-tail, glasses and sweats with my nose stuck in a book...and yet I am glamourous: liquid black eyeliner, red lips, flowing almost-waist length black hair in an evening gown twirling the stem of a champagne glass between my manicured fingertips...

I am Sunday drives, picnics by the lake and hikes thru the woods...yet I am dinner parties, fund-raising galas/soirees, theatre and opera...

I'm big city woman yet oh so much small town girl...

I'm vicious and risk taking, yet compassionate and loyal...

I'm used, abused, forgotten and forsaken... I am loved, cared for, befriended and admired...

I will be your best friend or your worst enemy... your fantasy or your nightmare...

I am passion and impulse...yet I am stoic and control...

I am extremely intelligent with no common sense...yet i am common sense with not an intelligent thought floating in my head...

I will be the first to get the joke or I will laugh tomorrow at something you said yesterday...

I am so strong and so fearless...yet I am so fragile and so terrified...

I am granddaughter, daughter and mother...

I am acquaintance, friend, lover...

I am no one, yet someone...

I am so much more than this...yet sometimes nowhere near...

I am ME...nothing more...nothing less...

I am FEMME...




AtLast 05-27-2010 10:59 PM

WOW!!! This thread and the responses just RAWK!!! Thanks to all and all the new posts to come!!!

gotoseagrl 05-27-2010 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dixielady (Post 115890)

I'm big city woman yet oh so much small town girl...

i am both as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dixielady (Post 115890)

I am so strong and so fearless...yet I am so fragile and so terrified...

i find it to be quite an experience feeling so fragile while watching my breaking point stare me in the face and yet ... im still here.

Bard 05-28-2010 05:47 AM

To all the wonderfull Femmes who have posted in all your beautiful glory each amazing and touching in your own way and y'all brighten up the world simply by being you all strong proud and Femme. Thank each of you for sharing and for just being who you are

SassyLeo 05-28-2010 02:53 PM

I'm a Queer Femme. A Leo. An only child.

I am smart. More life smart and less book smart.
I'm a space cadet, sometimes an airhead and apparently off in my own little world. Maybe because instead of being punished as a child, I was told to "find something constructive to do".
I'm fierce when I want and need to be and quiet and soft when it feels right. Sometimes within a matter of minutes.
I'm unknowingly sensitive yet a crazy hard shell to break. I'm a strong boundary holder which often looks like lack of compassion.
I'll call you on your shit, sometimes whether you want to hear it or not. I'm blunt and honest and mostly in the best ways.
I make my own decisions and will ask for your input when I need it. I'm not the best at admitting I've made mistakes but I do it. Sometimes more than I'd like. But I never regret anything. Really.
I'm a loud talker, a louder laugher and have been known to watch people because I am fascinated about how others operate in the world.
I am opinionated and sometimes judgmental. I have feelings about fucked up stuff that people do. I don't like drama, but I like hearing about others'.

My dearest friends get to see my weak parts, my pains, my sad and my deepest happy.

I'm fiercely loyal to my MAC Rebel lipstick and Benefit Bad Gal Lash. They make me feel powerful and strong, showing the outside how I feel on the inside.

I also rock capri's and tanks and my love's sweatpants and t's. Sometimes I feel sexier in the latter.

I dig camping and hiking and WATERFALLS and love to take photos of random art and nature that catch my eye.

I'm a jewelry wearer, lots of it. Chunky and funky and full of color.

My dark brown curly hair is intertwined with white. Yes, I love my hair. Though I might dye it someday if the white takes over.

I rarely paint my fingernails, but pedicures are a must. Red is best. And even better in a hot pair of open toe wedge heels.

My 5'6" is full of curves; smaller waist, big butt and broad shoulders. I'm sexy in an unassuming way.

I'm Beautiful. My genes did me well. I have my papa's blue eyes and lashes, I am told are my best feature.

I'm a small town girl who grew up in a town that became a city.

I like to be courted. I like attention. I appreciate being adored, but am not a fragile pedestaled figurine. I can open the door for you just as well as you can open it for me.

I'm physically strong. Independent and self sufficient.

I am sometimes kinky. This does not mean my I am a bottom or top or sub. I can be all or none.

I'm a survivor of sexual abuse. And some fucked up relationships. But I don't give up hope for healing.

I'm the product of 2 queer parents. Raised in the 70's and 80's. My queer is deep. Like blood, sweat and tears deep. It shaped me.

My Femme is Queer. A Dyke. A Fat Femme. A Fierce Femme.

The_Lady_Snow 05-28-2010 03:16 PM

I am a proud latina.

I am perverted, nasty, kinky, sexual and Queer.

I am sad, cause I miss that little boy so much.

I am a survivor, an advocate and ally.

I am funny, smart and full of life.

I am in pain.

I am loud, opinionated, secure and scared at times.

I am love, loved and loving.

I am curves, jiggles and dips.

I am a high school drop out, self educated and intelligent.

I am mexican.

I am a bastard child.

I am holder of they key to his collar, I am holder of one's future collar.

I am phenomenal.

I am lover of pussy.

I am happy, calm, and at peace.

I am here if and when you ever need me.

I am Femme



Tucker 05-28-2010 03:50 PM

i am a refraction of myself.
i am bending all over with light and intensity.
my form can barely hold me still.
i wear my body as subtly as wax wears her candle.
beauty is only my perfume.
i have blue-breasted sky in my eyes.
i sing continuous, like a red-breasted robin.
i linger in the frivolous places of stillness and symphony.
the night pours on me like an isolated shower of inspiration.
i listen with the ears of a weeping willow forest.
i am lost to a delicate haze of pretty little details.
feasting on little intuitions.
spiraling into lucid dream.
a muse, touching the edge of intensity.
i am a collection of lost lovely things.
i am sympathy for psychos.
i am a reluctant angel.
i bloom nocturnal.
i am a girl.
i am a new woman.
i am a concoction of kisses and injury,
proportions constantly in flux.
i dip into wax and fantasy.
i suffer from inclinations toward deviant places
and dark angels.
i dwell on the fringes.
teetering on the last brink of sanity.
standing on the edge of reason.
violently aware of myself.
leaning out of this skin for just a taste
of indulging the gloom.
my words ring of nighttime melodies.
my voice is shed in tears of brittle starlight,
when i am alone.
desperation is silence,
arching backwards through the years.
my lips wear smudges of memory.
shades of surrender.
motion is heavy,
vacillating wildly beneath these tender feet.
i am a high contrast.
so fragile and so immense.
waves of complexity stir my universe.
i place possession above fear. always.
constellations of memory guide my way.
my recollection has a forgiving disposition.
i believe in the alchemy of love
to turn steel hearts golden.
steel is for wing-tips only.
i believe in modern romance.
and i still believe in fairytales,
after all.... I am Femme!

Kätzchen 05-28-2010 05:31 PM

I am Femme

My femme identity is marked by death-defying logic that embraces a kaleidoscope of many social constructions.

I revel in all that I am able to learn about: by either listening to or reading up on a plethora of subjects.

The more I know, the better I feel. I learn in different ways – mostly I learn by observation – noticing complexity in the way people choose to behave or communicate and because of my ardent desire to understand as fully as possible, I’ve spent most of my life in the background – not desiring foreground recognition.

I don’t need anyone to validate who I am.

I am also a mother to two sons and while it would seem that the male side of the population longs to oppress and dress down female bodied human beings, I will abandon my love for being in the background and will come out of the woodwork, with an undeniable force, and return your egregious soul to the place it belongs.

I’m a lover.

I’m a fighter.

I’m quiet; yet when I have something to say, I make sure I am heard.

I’m loyal, but when I discover non-reciprocal, inequitable relationship processes, I will cut you out of my life.

I am a survivor of many forms of abuse. I believe in checking up on my own boundary systems – because I tend to welcome exploration and discovery of things I have no knowledge of. Mostly, I feel that the wiggle room I allow for my boundaries is managed judiciously.

If I choose to share my power with you, I expect you to honor my power, as I will yours.

I like to pamper myself - my indulgences, proclivities include: wearing makeup (or not), keeping my hair coiffed beautifully, keeping my hands and feet well taken care of, and sleeping as long as I feel led to do so because I do tend to require lots of sleep – especially if I have had to stay up for long periods of time to get my duties accomplished.

I am sensual. My appetite for having sex still exists – I crave closeness, reciprocal levels of intimacy – before my sexual fire can be lit and rage out of control. My Femme being is of a Queer orientation.

I desire and require your full attention.

I am intelligent and my range of intelligence will surprise you.

I have been my best friend and confidante for years now and I care deeply for myself and how I am treated.

I am sensitive.

I can also be heartless, cold, insensitive and unfeeling, when the occasion calls for me to be this way.

I am passionate.

I am filled with compassion.

I am filled with humility by my lack of perfection and ability to be perfect.

My Femme perfection is a potent elixir. Not everyone is able to tolerate the taste of me.

But I am loved. I do love. I am liked for who I am. I am also disliked and I am okay with that.

I’m an assessor and I evaluate and process at a relentless pace. I’m also known to shut down and wall out distraction, noise that keeps me from hearing what I need to hear.

I’m fearless.

I’m not afraid to die. I have died on numerous occasions. I choose to live in the present moment.

I am known to wonder and revel in that which is deliciously intoxicating.

I am artistic – I love to draw, sing, play music, listen to music, paint, create sculpture – I appreciate art in all the forms I have discovered and enjoyed.

I love to cook foods and prepare sumptuous meals.

I am reserved, sometimes shy. I am highly expressive under the right conditions. I am very communicative. I am expert in my field of communication.

I surprise myself and others.

I am a precious gift, unwrap me with care.

Adore me, cherish me, and recognize me as the Goddess I am, for I am: Femme.

:blueheels:

Sachita 05-28-2010 07:11 PM

I am a typical Taurus with Capricorn rising. I can be stubborn, articulate and determined. When I set my sights on something, a dream or goal, wild horses can't keep me from it. I am calculating and sometimes that works against me.

I am naturally feminine. A Goddess type woman connected to the earth and need nature to feel grounded and alive.

I went from ultra high fru-fru to basic natural. It was a transition of being comfortable with who I am as a woman and not having to make anyone happy other then myself. I am a comfortable woman/femme who dresses to please my mood and not because I have to prove how feminine I am.

I am a shit kicking, opinionated, fiery femme that is capable, wise and secure. I know who I am, what I want and what I don't want.

Soft*Silver 05-28-2010 07:14 PM

I am the honey on your peanut butter kind of femme..

Lady Pamela 05-28-2010 07:56 PM

I am a proud mother of 5 and grandmother of 12.
I am a sister of 13 siblings.
I have a compassionate, loving, caring spirit which I love to share.
I look at life as though a child, as not to miss the magic and
beauty and miracles children have not forgotten to see.

I am the child, the girl, the woman and the crone.
I am a believer in all that is true and cannot be broken down.
I am Pisces
I am a star gazer, moon watcher,sun dancer and make images out of the clouds.

I am a teacher.
I am the student.
I am the seeker.
I am a survivalist
I am the camper
I am the explorer
I am Yin and Yang

I am silly and love to joke around and play.
I dance to the beat of my own drum!
I am a hippie, witch, psychic medium, empathic healer, biker chick.
I am multifaceted in ever area of my life.
I am the protector of those I love or those who are not able to protect themselves.

I love to laugh and make others laugh and smile.
I love great conversation over a cup of coffee.
I am a hopeless even corny romantic.
I love to be romanced.
I love to create things with my hands.
I love working with tools and building things.
I am a dancer, singer and music lover on a huge scale.
I am a survivor Not a victim of cancer, many different types of abuse, being burnt by a fire, loosing a step child.

I have been and activist and would be again if needed.
I am strong in nature
I am a thinker
When struck wrong I do voice myself..Sometimes loudly
I am a devoted sister both to my siblings and those I call sister/brother.

I embrace my feminine side
I am sugar and spice and everything nice.
But I also have a bold side
I am at times..Short fused
I get angry
I can be like drinking a cup of straight lemmon juice if provoked.
I am naughy and nice.
I am right, and I am wrong

I get sad and sorrowful
I get lonely
I despise lies..yet have been the liar
I am addict but Oct 10th will be 20 years clean
I am a sexual creature
I get embarrassed easily
I don't like to be put on the spot
When backed into a corner, I become the cougar
If someone harms my loved ones, My claws and teeth appear. And my wild nature shows itself.

I give my all to those who treat me with respect and dignity
I am one to be trusted with anything
I am a giver as well as a receiver

Just to name a few,
Because I am endless in who I am, for I am a forever changing Femme


Proud Femme!


shadows papa 05-28-2010 09:51 PM

Wow,wow,wow....did I say WOW???
 
I just read this thread in its entirety to date and am totally blown away. The raw unveiling of self posted by everyone here in affirmation of what makes them the femmes they are...it is PRICELESS.Thank you to every lady,woman,femme that has written the words of their hearts and souls for the entire community to share.Y'ALL RAWK!!! Shad

Lady Pamela 05-29-2010 12:50 AM

What a powerful thread !

Thanks for creating it!

apretty 05-29-2010 01:08 AM

fem/me
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by betenoire (Post 115469)
You are to only speak about yourself and what you are. You are not permitted to frame your Femmeness in what you are not.

i love your mind, i want to lick it.



so, i've stayed away from this thread because it's nearly impossible for me to put into exact words what my femme is but i feel i must try and know it won't be perfect. she is hard to pin down as she side-steps being tied to just one thing.


fem/me

i'm competitive, sensitive and simultaneously obnoxious and completely surprised when i've hurt someone's feelings and taken aback when criticized because i often think i am above reproach.

i'm protective, loving, giving, maternal and territorial.

i'm evasive and persistent, i push for sheer practice.

i'm my dad's daughter, self-made with a rather large safety net and my mother's daughter, torn up and ripped apart before she was even old enough to drive.

i'm a lovely aunt, parading and pretending that the blonde-haired and blue-eyed beauty is my own, generous with gifts and rule-bending to a fault.

now i am 36 and i want my own daughter for many reasons including experiencing a mother-daughter relationship that i've never known. i frequently push away these feelings, hoping that they'll go away but i've made a promise to explore them for the next few weeks. i'm my harshest critic--motherhood scares me.

i've been femme since birth, most likely--without the words for why it was
so fucking important that i wear a little powder on my nose in 6th grade, and secretly shaving my legs and checking the mirror--hoping no one would see because my pending womanhood and vanity threatened my mother in ways she couldn't explain.

i went through my one and only (painful) *tomboy* period in 4th grade--i have a picture of myself someplace in the school spelling bee i have short hair and i'm wearing levis and a black member's only jacket zipped up--for years i hated that picture because it reminds me of being pulled in so many different directions, of not having anyone to talk to about body stuff or anything else... but i now recognize the ever-present jacket was my armor against the world--the same thing that red rubywoo mac lipstick does for the femme i am, today.

and as much as i want to be his bottom bitch in our private lives, my politics are my ever-present guide--i will always align myself with what i believe to be truth and justice and i'm firmly positioned under a large umbrella of militant feminism. (especially if i'm wearing short-shorts and swinging a parasol.)

i see art in things like a broken stiletto heel, an anal plug, muscle cars, diners, yellow legal pads, fat women, chicks with knives, fierce femmes, a broken heart, a good argument, foucault.

i'm a lady, i'm a tramp, i come on strong--just until it's time to pay up or shut up. yeah, i talk big --and always have an exit strategy.

i'm competent, hardcore, slutty and refined, at my discretion (i have perfect manners, my austrian grandmother and would have accepted nothing less).

i hold my Femme close to my heart, and i make this shit look easy.



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Sachita 05-29-2010 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sachita (Post 116496)
I am a typical Taurus with Capricorn rising. I can be stubborn, articulate and determined. When I set my sights on something, a dream or goal, wild horses can't keep me from it. I am calculating and sometimes that works against me.

I am naturally feminine. A Goddess type woman connected to the earth and need nature to feel grounded and alive.

I went from ultra high fru-fru to basic natural. It was a transition of being comfortable with who I am as a woman and not having to make anyone happy other then myself. I am a comfortable woman/femme who dresses to please my mood and not because I have to prove how feminine I am.

I am a shit kicking, opinionated, fiery femme that is capable, wise and secure. I know who I am, what I want and what I don't want.

Part two. Too tired last night and I ALWAYS have lots to say. Thats the kind of femme I am.

I am a natural alpha woman. As someone mentioned, I think in another thread, this Goddess thing I've got going on is more then the fact that I have a pussy. It's part of my spirituality and how i discovered the woman I am. I THRIVE on being adored and worshiped. Not just the occasional pampering but the projection of your desire showered upon me to the point that I feel as if you exist to please me at ANY capacity I see fit. I cherish you because of this. I'm not a sadist but if bit of mind fuckery and pain puts you in a space to serve me , worship me better then I will exceed your desires. My mind is kinkier then my actions. I am a Queen seeking a loyal, faithful warrior that doesn't give a shit if people judge him for kissing my ass.

I am a mother who raised an adult child who will soon be a father and I a grandmother. I raised my child giving him options to choose, no matter what path he wanted to explore, I raised him to be free to change his course whenever he needed. I've stood by in tears knowing he had to burn to learn. I raised my son to know queers, leather folk, mainstream, whatever and to also accept other lifestyles. I am my son's mother first and then his very best friend.

I am a homemaker. My home is a reflection of the woman I am and all that I strive for. I create my home for my family which also includes all my animals. I work hard to create a safe and loving space for my family and to share my home with all the people I love. I am a careful planner to protect the ones I love. Not a day goes by when this isn't consider. I am deeply maternal.

I metro city girl from Miami that had a dream to own a farm and escape the rat race to become as sustainable as possible. I bought that farm and taught myself to grow food, raise hens, care for animals and how to survive off the land. I am a good outdoors woman that can fish, camp, survive in nature. If shit hit the fan you'd definitely want me on your team. If power was lost, chaos - I have built my farm to sustain. I'm always prepared.

I am a woman that strive for peace and happiness. My journey has been long and sometimes really hard, however I have lived an extraordinary life with unreal highs and lows. Now I am a woman/femme that simple seeks peace, balance and to be happy being still.

I am blown away by all the awesome women here. I had a dream last night that we were all standing in a field talking, sharing and the energy so intense it illuminated the sky.

chefhottie25 05-29-2010 02:39 PM

I love this thread and all of the beautiful femmes who have posted here. You are all amazing and wonderful.

tazz 05-30-2010 12:23 AM

i am femme...
 
...and sometimes with boish tendencies... and always evolving.

the femme in me is a loving/loyal submissive to my leather family and the core values of the leather life... Respect, Honour, Loyalty, Obey, and to serve with Love...

the femme in me wears army boots when am with my leather family.

the femme in me wears pink flip flops when am not in army boots, or work shoes.

the femme in me is fierce, yet tenderhearted... honest... Loyal... devoted...

the femme in me has firm/hard lined boundaries

the femme in me is opinionated

the femme in me has an immense spirit, with such intense spritual energy

the femme in me is not a quitter

the femme in me is a kid at heart

the femme in me is in every sense of the word, a leather dyke.

Mrs. Strutt 05-30-2010 07:52 AM

As femme, I am...

I am many kinds of mother...to my child, to my husband when hy needs it, to my friends when the world isn't such a kind place. I have a nurturing soul, yet with a spine of steel that demands those around me stand on their own two feet.

I am by turns gentle and fierce...a Type C personality who can morph into Type A so fast, the only thing you see is the subatomic particles left by my dust.

I am quiet and proper in public and among those whom I do not know well, but loud, funny and casual in the privacy of my own home or when with my friends.

I am fiercely protective of my privacy and extremely picky about whom I invite into my life.

I love my friends with the same passion as I love my family and I am loyal to a fault. When I choose to love you, I love you for life.

I am a bundle of contradictions. I am a Cancer--emotional, nurturing and sensitive--but have both Libra rising and Libra as my moon sign--balanced, intellectual and practical.

I am a quiet soul who generally dislikes conflict and discord. If, however, you hurt someone dear to me, you will be screaming for mercy long before I finally choose to stop your bleeding.

I am a member of the same beauty industry that holds up thin, blonde and straight-haired as the ideal beauty standard. And yet I teach straight women how to love and embrace what is natural and glorious about themselves without resorting to false artifice...and send them off into the world with the same shoulders-thrown-back, head-held-high, "fuck you" switch of their hips we femmes have owned throughout the millennium.

I am the perfect femme for my own place in this world.

Tucker 05-30-2010 02:56 PM

I am an Orchid. I may seem delicate but I am stronger than most think.

Zora77 05-30-2010 09:50 PM

I know how to use a skillet and a power drill.

I am sweet and soft, and with 5’4”/120 pounds I have yet to meet a butch who can take me in a wrestling match.

I scream like a girl when see a spider and find alligators, snakes and rats quite interesting.

In tango I am a devoted follower and can lead almost every other dance.

I recently discovered that I like the way I look in a dress and I would not get caught dead in heels.

I want a daddy to protect me and rule my world and I call the shots in other aspects of my life - and am good at it.

I am a goat and a dragon.

I’m independent, loyal, caring, inquisitive, feisty, passionate and strong.

I’m a wickedly wonderful femme … and modest :)

The_Lady_Snow 05-30-2010 09:59 PM

I

AM

Daddy.....

JustJo 05-31-2010 08:43 AM

I am the femme still discovering myself...learning that the person I have always been is truly just fine...even with my many contradictions.

I am quiet and frequently shy...but laugh loud enough to be heard down the block, and am happy to talk on stage in front of hundreds.

I am analytical and intelligent...but scattered and sometimes struggle with the simplest things.

I am a doting and indulgent mother who puts my son's well-being first in all things. I am the almost-stepmom who looks forward to putting my partner's son in the same place in my life and heart.

I am loving, accomodating, taking care of those I care about.

I have infinite patience with the young, the old, the sick, and those who are doing their best....no matter how little that may be. I have no patience at all with stupidity, cruelty, hypocrisy, arrogance and posers.

I have an incredibly long fuse and am very slow to anger...the bomb at the end, however, is large. You don't want to let it get there.

I endure. Growing up in a narcissistic household I was taught that I did not matter, that my needs didn't count, and that my purpose was only to provide for others. I have learned that these are lies. That took time...and some difficult experiences. I had to sit at the bottom looking up to see the truth.

With most people, I trust quickly but not deeply. I truly trust two people on this earth...and am not related by blood to either of them.

I take people at face value and give them the benefit of the doubt...until they prove otherwise. Once someone shows me that I cannot trust them...then I am done. I have a long memory...for both kindness and cruelty.

I love peace, compromise, quiet and order.

I have a silly side...which I indulge. I turn 8 years old the minute I walk through the gates at DisneyWorld. I like that.

I love the beach more than any other place on the planet. I enjoy simple things...going for a drive, flea markets, going to the movies, bbq in the backyard.

I love to travel...and look forward to exploring more of the world with my partner.

I cook, bake, love polka dots and kitten heels...I am Betty Crocker with an MBA.

I am affectionate...I love to hug, kiss, dance barefoot in the kitchen.

I work hard, but not fast...and I achieve my goals. I am persistent. I am stubborn, opinionated, pushy and...if you read this far you already know...I'm wordy. :rrose:

tantalizingfemme 05-31-2010 02:00 PM

FemMe

I am:
Long painted finger nails, manicured toes
Make-up every day, hair always done
Dresses and heels
Jewelry and hair clips
Hair product whore
Skin product aficionado
Feminine

I am:
Independent
Loving single mother for 16 years
Fierce protector
Soccer mom
Taxi cab
ATM machine
Maker of school lunches
Homework checker
Unpaid maid
Example

I am:
Loyal, hard-working employee
Bill payer
Homeowner
Repair person
Gardner
Wanna-be coupon queen

I am:
Lover of beautiful home decorating
Lacking of any ability or desire to decorate
Fashion conscious
Not a shopper
Careful with money
Prone to blowing a lot on a good haircut

I am:
A loving partner
Submissive
Domestic
A cook
Care taker
Stone

I am:
Loyal to those I love
Caring
Outspoken
Love unconditionally
Trusting
Trustworthy
Confident

I am:
Proud to be me


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