February 2012
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Conservative Fraud.. →
Apparently conservatives sent out pre-recorded messages to known liberals and new democrats that falsely claimed the polling stations had moved. Which, you know, is a serious election offense. It’s being investigated.. But nothing will probably happen. Cus, you know, it never does.
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“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
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(via bronx-beat)
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tay-a-la-menthe asked: I'm excited about Brave, too, but from the short trailer, I'm afraid I'll be disappointed. What do you think of the fact that it seems to be the mother who reproduces the patriarchal/misogynistic values by wanting her daughter to *submit* to them, when the father, who's just as responsible, if not *more so*, is depicted as laid off and pretty tolerant of his daughter's...
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[TW] RAPE IS MORE COMMON THAN SMOKING IN THE U.S. →
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catamite:
I want to graffiti that headline EVERYWHERE.
Sooooo money goes towards preventing and legislating against smoking but not rape prevention… I mean, how much fucking money goes into those worthless ads about quitting smoking? How much of that could go towards sexual education?
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DAMN IT.
Wow. You know what...
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“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell books (via thevirtualpostit)
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“Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are...”
– Karl Marx (via sinidentidades)
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“If we had 51% women in Congress, do you think we’d be debating access to...”
– Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (via think-progress)
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“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect...”
– Anna Quindlen (via visionsofpeace)
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“But then, the truth was never really the point. Thin women don’t tell their fat...”
– Kate Harding (via rhiannon-random)
another example of thin privilege, your body type doesn’t carry these negative synonyms
(via fatcatsandcurls)
I very strongly dislike the “you’re not fat” phenomenon.
(via girl-germs)
Even though I think this has so much truth to it, the only reason I...
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“And yet a woman’s weight is seen by American culture as an outward manifestation...”
– Everybody, Every Body: the Media’s Erasure of Fat Girls
this is a really articulate way of describing why despite being a cisgendered woman with 100% cisgender privilege, I still have extreme issues with seeing myself as a woman.
(via ladiebear)
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames”
– Rumi (via jerzee55)
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“shame is not a catalyst for change; it is a paralytic. Anyone who has ever...”
– What’s wrong with fat-shaming?
(via thechocolatebrigade)
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“Every time I read an article about conservatives being “pro- life” I am reminded...”
– The ‘Safe, Legal, Rare’ Illusion - NYTimes.com
YES.
(via golden-notebook)
“For now, however, this is really just a politically heated argument about women’s reproductive rights and who gets to control those rights.”
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“Not a reference to going down on someone! The horror! Hide your children because...”
– In Which Astral Media Plays the Goon, Emma Woolley (via nowaitninjas)
“Women are more open to being taught than men. There are no girl-wonders,...”
– Allison Anders, BOMB Magazine
This is really, really important and I don’t think we talk about it enough. The entire interview is fascinating.
(via feministfilm)
“Sometimes, loving your body is not an option. Sometimes, the best we can do is...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via lavender-labia)
“He’s wrong. He’s absolutely, 100 percent wrong. I think he’s playing to the...”
– Congressional Battle Ready: Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth runs for office and has some words for Rick Santorum
Awesome article.
(via becauseiamawoman)
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion....”
– Harlan Ellison (via sirmitchell)
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Chris Brown - beating tweets and grammys →
1. Absolutely disgusted with people tweeting/saying things like “Chris Brown can beat me anytime”.
2. On the one hand, I definitely don’t think he should be supported after what he did and how he has responded to the whole thing, but at the same time, Grammys are awards for music, they don’t have anything to do with an artist’s personal life. But then again,...
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“Eighty percent of a woman’s fertilized eggs are rinsed and flushed out of her...”
– George Carlin (via fuckyeahpsychedelics)
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Tonight's Episode: Butterfly
I’m a huge Potterhead. I reread all the Harry Potter books over Christmas. Then I rewatched the movies. My mom decided she would read them too (for the first time). She finally finished them about two weeks ago. Then she decided she would also watch the movies.
Today she watched the second movie (Chamber of Secrets). There is a scene when Ron and Harry are following the spiders into the...
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“*TRIGGER WARNING - STREET HARASSMENT* Have you ever had a guy come up to you —...”
– Tiger Beatdown › CHRONICLES OF MANSPLAINING: Professor Feminism and the Deleted Comments of Doom (via lostgrrrls)
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“I hate how the phrase ‘have some self respect’ is used to shame women who are...”
– Unknown (via grrrlstudies)
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“Can I ask you something about the ladies in [The Social Network]? You got the...”
– Stephen Colbert, talking to Aaron Sorkin about The Social Network back in 2010.
An oldie but a goodie. Feminist Stephen is my favorite Stephen.
(via wordcreatement)
Always. I hate that Sorkin is such a phenomenal (if sometimes overly dramatic) writer, but such a sexist dickhead. It wasn’t as bad...
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“Why is it, do you think, children are always too young to hear the truth, but...”
– Ward Churchill (via cuntymint)
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