f*ck forgiveness. be a menace

f*ck forgiveness. yeah, I said it.  forgiveness is a tool of oppression, and it’s time we unlearned forgiveness so that we can live truly self-determined lives. In today’s episode we are redefining “forgiveness.” In our testimony section, we’re tussling with bell hooks’s Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery. In our Living in Alignment segment, Brendane reviews The Polygamist (spoilers 1:06:46 - 1:10:49) and gives some practices to cultivate the primary form of forgiveness that matters: self-forgiveness. By the end of this episode, I hope that you will be inspired to forgive on your own terms. Affirm: I will be a menace to my enemies. Interested in diving deeper into your practice of Ruthless Self-Devotion? Book a call with me here. Want to book a live reading with me? Book here.  Join us on Patreon. Get 50% off your first month using this code: 0D8FC Resources Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Entry on Forgiveness Russell, Luke and Brandon Warmke, "Forgiveness", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2026 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2026/entries/forgiveness/>. bell hooks. Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery Marimba Ani. Yurugu: An Afrikan-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior