Zina Pickens:
CLASS OF 1981
Mercy High SchoolClass of 1981
St. louis, MO
Zina's Story
Zina is from East Saint Louis, Illinois. Zina's schools include Mercy High School. Zina later attended Northeast Missouri State University (Political Science) .
Music Zina likes includes Watoto Children's Choir. Books Zina likes include Just Walk Across the Room. TV shows Zina likes include Scandal.
One of Zina's favorite quotes is:"âCertain phrases excite and alarm me. That is, when I hear them, I respond as if Iâve smelled gas escaping in a closed room. If I cannot escape, I react defensively.
The phrase, âdonât mind me, Iâm brutually frankâ is always a summon to arms for me. I recognize the timid sadist who would like to throw a stone, and then hide her hand. Or better, who would like not only to wound, but to be forgiven by the soon-to-be injured even before the injury. Well, I do mind brutality in...Expand for more
any of its guises. And I will not be lured into accepting it merely because the brute asks me to do so.
Another phrase is, âI hope you donât take this the wrong wayâ¦â
That is always a bell-ringer for me. I sense the mealy-mouth attacker approaching, so if I cannot flee, I explain in no uncertain voice if there is even the slightest chance that I might take a statement the wrong way, be assured I will do so. I advise the speaker that it would be better to remain silent rather than to try to collect the speakerâs bruised feelings, which I intend to leave in pieces, scattered on the floor.
I am never proud to participate in violence. Yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves to be ready and able to come to our own defense.â
From Wouldnât Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou".
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