February 2012
132 posts
“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell hooks (via thevirtualpostit)
“One does not have to sleep with, or even touch, someone who has paid for your...”
– Cynthia Heimel, Sex Tips for Girls (1983)
“It’s your responsibility to know if you have consent. If a cop pulls you over...”
– The Guy’s Guide to Feminism (via whatisafeminist)
“What little girls learn is not the desire for the other, but the desire to be...”
– Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth (via girlthatread)
“Femme is defiance. Femme ignores the male gaze & tells patriarchy to fuck...”
– (via conscientiousmunira)
“Being a victim of rape says nothing about you and everything about your...”
–
Lisa Jervis - An Old Enemy in a New Outfit: How Date Rape Became Grey Rape and Why it Matters in Yes Means Yes.
(via fem-blog)
“The asymmetry of the beauty myth tells men and women lies about each other’s...”
– Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth (via girlthatread)
“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the...”
– Mohandas Gandhi (via nirvikalpa)
Anonymous asked: submission: non-offensive gay jokes: "Gay jokes are not funny! cum on guys!...i was going to make a gay joke...butt fuck it."
My dad: “why do you cost me so much more money for clothing than your brother?”
Me: “because society judges me more harshly for my looks”
My dad: “we’ll good thing you’re so pretty then”
Awwwwwwww
“It is the height of irony that women are valued for our looks, encouraged to...”
– Greta Christina (via feminishblog)
You Don't Have to be Pretty →
You Don’t Have to Be Pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random people on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked “female”.
I’m not saying that you...
Anonymous asked: I'm addicted to your tumblr <3 (page 77 and going further)
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i cant stop listening to dubstep.
……….what is wrong with me?
things i liked about twilight: breaking dawn
rgr-pop:
queeragripoetics:
1.it is all about body fluids
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I really wanna reblog this to feministfilm but I don’t want to unleash the Curse of 15,000 Straight White Ex-Jezebel Commenting Doctor Who Fan Ladies (and the sexist dudes who love them) Telling You How Wrong You Are About Feminist Theory on you.
Anyway, A+.
here is what I dont understand, if he is a vampire and can smell...
“No woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much...”
– President Obama’s full remarks on preventive care (via kileyrae)
i can get behind this statement.
(via sammystokes)
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Day 6: favourite feminist artist
This is tough. Is it bad to say me? I not the best artist but I am a feminist who makes art and I kind of think I’m ok to be around sometimes.
Police taser fourteen year old girl in the head... →
“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
Anonymous asked: Did you masturbate on valentines day?