May 2012
27 posts
“Here is the thing, okay? Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you...”
– Fugivitus: A few things to consider when you find a feminist blog (via absolutely-spiffing)
In my experience, the men who are most likely to come into feminist groups to criticise them are self proclaimed ‘intellectuals’ who turn up to demonstrate to people just how oh-so-clever they are, to...
“I hate when consenting adults do things with their own bodies that aren’t what I...”
– Signed Slut Shamers, Who Apparently Have Nothing Better To Do Than Police Other People’s Consensual Sexual Activities (via deviantfemme)
“The only reason “coming out” is still even a thing is because it’s presumed that...”
– Anon (via victor-the-richter)
“The predatory activities of local governments give new meaning to that tired...”
– Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
vanillaandlavender:
bad-dominicana:
danza-macabro:
Get on top: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a new vaginal ring!
sexreeducated:
If you’ve ever wondered why there’s only one vaginal ring on the U.S. market, brace yourself—more options may finally be coming our way. Researchers from the Dominican Republic, Chile, the U.S., and Edinburgh are collaborating on studies of a new kind of...
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[#slurs, #cissexism, #racism, #fatphobia, #rape...
forgetpolitics:
1. Dan Savage hates trans people and uses transphobic slurs.
“Children have a right to some stability and constancy from the adults in their lives. Perhaps I’m a transphobic bigot, but I honestly think waiting a measly 36 months to cut your dick is a sacrifice any father should be willing to make for his 15-year-old son. Call me old-fashioned.
Unfortunately, your ex wasn’t...
[TW for transphobic slurs] Fun with pop stars.
Katy Perry: You can’t be a full tranny every day of the week. That’s an exaggerated part of my personality.
Lady Gaga: I just don't feel that it's all that sexy. It's weird. And uncomfortable. I look at photos of myself, and I look like such a tranny! It's amazing!
Ke$ha: Freaks are what make everything mildly more interesting in life but with trannies, they make me want to be a better woman. I see these men who have way better bodies than I do, more beautiful faces, better complexions, beautiful makeup, and they're more fun than any person I've met in my life. They make me feel like I'm not a very good woman.
From One Survivor to Another: Taylor Swift hugs a... →
dionthesocialist:
Motherfuckers are really going to believe that Taylor Swift didn’t know what a swastika was.
Really.
That’s her actual response.
And people will actually believe it.
Because she’s a cute white girl and it’s totally believable that she’s innocent enough to not know what’s going on around, because there’s no way someone as pretty, white, and blonde as her would ever do...
“When I want to know what misogyny is, I don’t ask a man. When I want to know...”
– Son of Baldwin
(via newwavefeminism)
“Many men who harass women say their intent is to compliment them, but why do...”
– Stop Street Harassment: Holly Kearl (via completelymoribund)
YES! SPOT ON!
(via yellow-dress)
“You can’t win with them: no protest will ever be peaceful enough, docile enough,...”
– Mona Luxion, quoted in Resistance is not violence: putting property damage and economic disruption in perspective at the McGill Daily (April 28th, 2012)
By saying that you only support abortion in cases...
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
Yup.
“Derogatory terms do not merely signify; they assault. Their intention is to...”
– Jared Sexton and Steve Martinot (2003) ‘The Avant-Garde of White Supremacy’ Social Identities 9.2 p. 174 (emphases and paragraph breaks added). (via james-bliss)
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When Feminists Face Abuse (via Feministe) →
trigger warning:DV
Flapjack State: Consent →
girlebony:
I believe I’ve seen a comprehensive description of consent once before. Figured I’d contribute as it’s a subject that bears repeating.
Consent is:
Non-coercive: If you’re cojoling, threatening or otherwise trying to “convince” someone to engage in a sexual act with you, you…
“Heterosexists say that gay people “always want to make everyone gay” as though...”
– Son of Baldwin (via rrrambleon)
“My point is that feminists are not biological determinists. Feminists are the...”
– ‘Feminists are Sexist’ - Features - The F-Word (via speak-slow)
“It’s a sad irony that we promote self-defense classes as a way of combating...”
– The Trans Women’s Anti-Violence Project: Self-Defense and the Criminalization of Survival (via suzy-x)
“I don’t know if rape jokes encourage rape culture. I don’t care. You still...”
– An Addendum, On Rape Jokes. (via 1995-cool)
“Men are supposed to have flat chests, hairy bodies and big penises. Women are...”
– The Story of My Man-Boobs (via sociolab) 