May 2012
87 posts
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Please Help.
Just had a massive argument with my mom about sexism. We were particularly talking about males wearing dresses, and she doesn’t seem to understand that society condemning males who wear dresses and thinking that men wearing dresses is wrong is sexist thinking.
I had no success in explaining it to her. Maybe you will?
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“I get questions from people all the time: ‘How are we supposed to still like...”
– Bryan Cranston on Walt (via charethcutestory)
women don't have to:
be thin
have a vagina
give birth
cook for you
have long hair
wear makeup
have sex with you
be feminine
be graceful
shave
be white
diet
be fashionable
wear pink
love men
be the media’s idea of perfection
listen to your bullshit
“Ugly is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly...”
– Margaret Cho (via theseasonofthewitch)
“Depression is humiliating. It turns intelligent, kind people into zombies who...”
– (via imanassspankme)
whoneedsfeminism:
I need feminism because I don’t want to have to justify myself when I say that I am a feminist.
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in...”
– Winston Churchill (via fyeah-history)
“Your happiness and success in life flow from becoming clear about who you are...”
– Stedman Graham (via beyondloveandhate)
We should ban life jackets and other flotation...
If you think men can't control themselves in front...
George R.R. Martin on writing women
George Stroumboulopoulos: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.
““It’s important to clarify that sex education that teaches about pleasure...”
–
Real Sex Education by Cara Kulwicki in Yes Means Yes
(via fem-blog)
“Write hard and clear about what hurts.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via cityyandcolour)
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“You want to say “Hi” to the cute girl on the subway. How will she react?...”
– an excerpt from Phaedra Starling’s “Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced” (via cuntlovin)
“The equation of maleness with bigness persists as a dearly loved concept. I’ve...”
–
Brownmiller, Susan. Femininity. Linden Press, New York. 1984. (pg. 30)
“I think the Montreal protests are very powerful; it is getting global attention...”
– Judith Butler @ Rabble.ca (via f-yeahcanadianpolitics)
probablywriting:
whoneedsfeminism:
So cute!
You don't have to justify your body.
crankycritic:
If you’re thin, you don’t have to say ‘but I eat all the time!’/’I have a fast metabolism!’
If you’re fat, you don’t have to say ‘it’s genetic!’/’I’m trying to lose weight!’
You don’t need to explain to anybody why your body is the way it is. Your body is YOUR body, and that’s all the justification you need.
Filed under: daily reminders
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– President Barack Obama
(via barackobama)
Who Needs Feminism?: WE need Feminism because.. →
whoneedsfeminism:
There’s an App out there called, “1100+ Women Bashing Jokes.” With over 100,00 downloads & 3.8 stars. Sickening.
The description goes, word for word,:
Over 1100 jokes about woman. Most of these jokes (well all) are completely teastless, however, they are funny (well some). Women please dont…
“Natural” is a very dangerous word to use about sexuality … Our society’s notions...”
– Susie Bright and Jill Posner in Nothing But The Girl (via retreattohibernate)
“So Conservatives believe “underage children” are too young be exposed to sex...”
– Dan Gardner (via illuminateinspire)
“Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable...”
– Carl Jung (via s-stevens)
I need feminism because there are people who...
whoneedsfeminism:
And when I gave them a list of as many prominent historical women as I could fit in a YouTube comment, their response was “So what?”
And when I pointed out that so their point was disproved, their response was “But those women are the exception, not the rule.”
I need feminism because if I am successful, I will always be considered the exception; if a man is successful, he...
“I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. Like a five-year-old, I want to close my...”
– I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. (via gingerrqueer)
“Let me tell you something: as someone who faces sexism on a very personal level,...”
– stfusexists. (via historicalslut)
“I think struggling with self acceptance is a completely normal thing that every...”
– SuChin Pak (via becauseiamawoman)
Anonymous asked: Okay, you said you have zero acting experience yet you're judging the acting in the film? I don't know, kind of sounds like you have no room to talk if you yourself have no acting experience. You're no one to judge what 'good acting' is.
Tories spent first year in power surprising... →
electharper:
The morning after Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his long-sought majority victory on May 2, 2011, he told journalists there would be no “surprises” in the next four years. The Tories would only do what they promised to do.
A year later, that pledge appears to have been broken in some key areas. Future seniors’ pensions are being cut. Health-care funding is being curtailed....
“(trigger warning: rape, rape jokes)
Here is why I refuse to take rape jokes...”
– Why Rape Jokes Are Never “Ok” (via twofish)
Here's a friendly reminder:
caffeinatedfeminist:
-You cannot be sexist toward men. Sexism is based on a system of oppression. You CAN be discriminatory, rude, inconsiderate, and/or prejudiced against men but you CANNOT be sexist toward them.
-You cannot be racist towards white people. Racism is based on a system of oppression. You CAN be discriminatory, rude, inconsiderate, and/or prejudiced against white people but you...