December 2011
24 posts
Dec 21st
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Okay there is something really fucking wrong with...
bookworm412: I wanted to simply test out the waters on some comic books, and get myself into a new medium of story telling, and this is what I get? Why is no one concerned? From what little I know about the Comic book world, Wonder Woman is a strong and independent woman who doesn’t take shit and has a mile long list of awesome capablities! Yet not one of these is something like “Which female...
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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100redflags.com
meltakesthecake: Is the most ridiculous display of sexism and misogyny I have ever seen in my life. Oh lord the idiots that run that website. Summary: If a girl has never had a one night stand, that’s a red flag - what a prude! BUT If a girl carries condoms to be prepared for such a thing, that’s a red flag - what a slut! If she wears granny panties sometimes that’s a red flag - damn girl,...
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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“We didn’t want to aim our publication specifically at women as we...”
– - Two women in my Journalism class. During a presentation about a publication they have to put together. This idea that women only like certain things and men like certain, different, things is a very damaging one in our culture. But it is so deeply ingrained that we see the gender binary in every...
Dec 14th
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Why is everything for young women or girls meant...
abbyrocksthecasbah: sorry guys….kinda went on a rant there. im in a feminist rage right now. Sometimes I agonise in front of the mirror thinking I don’t look good enough to go out of the house. Then I remind myself that I’m only going down the shops to get groceries so as long as I’m comfortable and warm what does it matter? Then I think about internalised misogyny and how...
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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The Wage Gap and White Privilege
newwavefeminism: lavender-labia: iamateenagefeminist: I’m very tired of hearing that women only make 77 cents on the male’s dollar. It’s not a correct statistic. It should read: White women only make 77 cents on the white man’s dollar.  That’s the real statistic. Not all women are white. WOMEN don’t make 77 cents on the dollar, WHITE WOMEN do. It’s important to remember. Because every...
Dec 9th
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Menstruation and the way sexism perverts it
thescarletwoman: aelur: Yesterday my body began to go through that dreaded week in the month where my utero hurts constantly and my bidet seems like the most heavenly invention on earth. And out of nowhere, I remembered the time I first menstruated. I was kind of a late bloomer in comparison with the rest of my class; I was thirteen. I felt proud and excited about those body changes, because...
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
Dec 8th
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"What is it like being a girl?"
starmagnolia: Not to make it sound like guys aren’t victims of rigid gender roles, too, but… Having strangers constantly tell you you’re beautiful, but with implication that that’s really important and it’d be bad if you aren’t. Being bombarded by messages that your body isn’t good enough, and not enough that you should challenge yourself in athletics or intellect. Being ...
Dec 8th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Cynical Idealism: Wherein Michele Bachmann is... →
fuckyeahwomenprotesting2: bubbybobble: eldritchdreams: andurrs: cognitivedissonance: And it’s just as fantastic as it sounds: Watch the video: The look of shock on her face is incredible. Elijah is brave little man, and I commend him. The person with the camera said… oh god so cute. Awww. :D
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and...”
– On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything « Zero at the Bone (via grrlyboy)
Dec 5th
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Challenge: Do Your Fucking Homework
unfuckyourhabitat: OK, students, this one’s for you. There’s one assignment you’ve been procrastinating on. (Maybe more than one, but this is the big “I don’t wanna.”) You know it has to be done, but you’d rather do ANYTHING else. As soon as you’re done reading this post, check your watch. Then work on NOTHING BUT that assignment/reading/writing for 20 minutes. Just 20. Then come back...
Dec 2nd
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