February 2012
207 posts
unknowablewoman:
saminal:
getting pretty tired of men objectifying fat women as a fetish and thinking they’re helping
word.
Fetishizing anyone is not helping, it makes more problems.
Tomorrow is the deadline to register for the 13th... →
“Your job is not to educate others, (…) it is, first, to survive.”
– Speaker Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a Professor of Sociology at Duke University. (via razycrandomgirl)
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saying that someone/ANYONE should or shouldn't...
Snookie is no exception.
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I feel like there is a lot of problematic language...
It is not anyones place to say who and who should not get pregnant, except the person who is actually carrying the child.
I dont care if you love Snookie or hate her, she is a grown ass woman, its her body, her choice and she is allowed to reproduce if she fucking wants to.
“Yet Hollywood remains ground zero for our weird national contradiction: Sex is...”
– Shame, fame and the body politic ~ The Boston Globe.
(P.S. It’s not just a requirement for Hollywood!)
Desperate to prove that he totally doesn't hate... →
stfusexists:
primus-pilus asked: what is best in life?
How our institutions keep failing women →
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meetthedarkmark asked: I should've met you while I was in college getting through my thesis. Now that I'm employed, I abandoned it. Why is feminism your advocacy?
Dear boys holding up signs on tumblr addressed to...
babyslothsandpuppysizedelephants:
Please stop.
Actually, fuck that “please”. Put that sign down before I whack you with it.
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Anonymous asked: Just read 50+ pages of your blog. Absolutely loved it. Challenging (in the best way). Question (not a question specific to you or your blog just interested to hear your response) - why do people who champion freedom and the beautiful individuality of all humans (and I daily try and be this person) feel it is ok to generalize Police Officers into one giant, faceless mass and feel ok in advocating...
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Day 8: most inspiring feminist quote
Well there are too many for me to choose from so I will chose this vague one:
“Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than the stories and people we’re quoting” – John Green
“Why is it “okay” for men to be angry, or blow off steam, but when women do it -...”
– “Why Latinas Aren’t Allowed to be Angry” on Jezebel (via hermionejg)
The 6 Weirdest Things Women Do to Their Vaginas →
kaylacheri:
This article is sad. As is the blatant cissexism in it. Not all women have vaginas and not all of those with vaginas are women. Please keep this in mind.
Other than that, I feel like it’s worth a read.
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why....”
– Stephen Fry
emilysyrja:
No, okay, I’m still thinking about this.
These dudes have to understand that “alienating allies” sounds pretty fucking appealing when they are the allies in question.
“..there is really only one essential difference between a lesbian and other...”
– Radicalesbians (via inwhatw0rld)
“With young women, it’s about teaching the difference between the desire to be...”
– Hugo Schwyzer - The Paris Paradox (via problemswithindecision)