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"Privileged kids go to counseling, poor kids go to jail."

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:00:45 -0500

“Privileged kids go to counseling, poor kids go to jail.”

- Judge Mathis, speaking the truth (via thatprettyoddfeminist)

facts on facts on facts

(via charcoalcloud)

THIS is why I do what I do

(via evgeni-malkin)

mydarling: Yep, just so you’re aware.

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:30 -0500

mydarling:

Yep, just so you’re aware.

What if gun control laws were like abortion laws?

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:00:38 -0500

What if gun control laws were like abortion laws?:

fuckyeahfeminists:

What if gun rights were regulated like abortion rights? Here’s a list of just some of the hoops you’d have to jump through before you could own a gun:

Only one store in the entire state would sell guns. (See: Mississippi, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming for states with only one abortion provider.)

You’d have to fill out an enormous personal background check including intrusive personal information that has nothing to do with your ability to own or use a gun. Then you’d have to wait at least 72 hours and come back to the store. (Remember, it’s the only one in the state. You better hope you don’t live on the other side of Wyoming.)

Upon your return, you’d have to sit through intensive mandatory counseling. Your counselor, regardless of his personal beliefs, would have to tell you that gun ownership is actually a bad idea, and that it would negatively effect your mental health to own a gun. (This, despite there being no scientific evidence to support the claim.)

Next, you’d sit through a gruesome movie showing the actual aftermath of domestic gun crimes. You’d see people with half a head. You’d see dead children in their beds. You’d see the bloody aftermath of a school shooting. You’d be shown statistic after statistic warning you that you’d be contributing to this morally degenerate sanctioning of murder.

If you lived in Virginia, you’d have to come back (again) for an invasive and uncomfortable fMRI (which costs around $300 out of your pocket) to ensure your honesty in answering all the background check information and your intentions to use your gun responsibly. (This was as close as I could get to the invasive transvaginal procedure included in the recently passed Virginia bill.)

Oh… and if you were married, your spouse might have to sign off on your gun ownership.

feminishblog: eleanorworkingitout: Oscar Wilde. What a guy....

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:25 -0500

feminishblog:

eleanorworkingitout:

Oscar Wilde. What a guy. The ultimate #lad.

Reblogging not for Oscar, but for the cute artwork to go alongside the message. :-)

stfuxenophobes: With current immigration laws in place, THESE...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:40 -0500

stfuxenophobes:

With current immigration laws in place, THESE are the jobs that undocumented people often have to take.

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:36 -0500

"Back around 1998 I was interviewing for jobs in publishing after I graduated college. I went to a..."

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:00:23 -0500

“Back around 1998 I was interviewing for jobs in publishing after I graduated college. I went to a very small indie-type Berkeley company (one of a million in Berkeley) to interview with two people. I very clearly remember that they were all a bit “alternative” looking and were all dressed very casually in jeans, t-shirts, etc. The man who was interviewing me was probably in his late 20′s and looked very laid back, and he made a comment on my nail polish. He mentioned that I was very bold to be wearing a shade like that at a job interview. It was from Revlon and was a new slate blue/grey that had come out. I remember being kind of shocked that he would comment on that, especially considering the type of company they appeared to be like, the fact that I had worked in publishing for 2 years, and had a BA in English. The whole interview after that was him and the woman being a bit snarky and acting like I was a complete idiot for wearing the nail polish.”

- Three Makeup Memories | Vampy Varnish (via rgr-pop)

livelaughawesome: socialistexan: inkdefense: butts-with-bro-sh...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:00:40 -0500

livelaughawesome:

socialistexan:

inkdefense:

butts-with-bro-shades:

spiderdyk3:

fatal-encores:

Exactly.

love this.

I’m gonna cry

:)

And if you can tell, they still have no obligation to tell you or anyone else ever, and you sure as hell don’t get to out them.

Passing shouldn’t be a condition of not being outted.

what about “even if you can tell, don’t”

or “even if you can tell, it’s nobody’s fucking business”

or “if you think you can tell, you could be wrong and maybe you should reevaluate your perceptions of gender, assigned-sex, and gender expression”

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:00:45 -0500

"People are uncomfortable with sexuality that is not made for male consumption."

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:00:41 -0500

“People are uncomfortable with sexuality that is not made for male consumption.”

- Erykah Badu (via thenewwomensmovement)

lostgrrrls: shenaniganations: This, though. I saw the term...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:00:41 -0500

lostgrrrls:

shenaniganations:

This, though.

I saw the term “fuckzone” a whole back that feels more accurate to me… But either way, both can be useful.

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence."

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:10:01 -0500

“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence.”

- Toni Morrison (via fuckyeahfeministartandliterature)

barefootmouse: womenwhokickass: Aya Kamikawa: Why she kicks...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:00:33 -0500

barefootmouse:

womenwhokickass:

Aya Kamikawa: Why she kicks ass

She is the only openly transgender official in Japan at this point, and the first to seek or win elected office in Japan.

She won a four-year term as an independent under huge media attention, placing sixth of 72 candidates running for 52 seats in the Setagaya ward assembly, the most populous district in Tokyo. In April 2007, she was re-elected to her second term, placing second of 71 candidates running for 52 in the same ward assembly.

While the government announced that they would continue to consider her male officially, she stated that she would work as a woman.

She is devoted to work for various groups, the disabled, single-parent families, homeless people to evening junior high school students, LGBT people and to improve rights for women, children, the elderly. She strives to give support for these people and bring positive changes which would help them in society.

She was also a committee member for Trans-net Japan (a self-support group for transgender people) and organised meetings and social events to give support and symposiums to raise the public awareness.

I need to see more stories like this one every day. Actually we all do.

feminishblog: A scale that speaks the truth - literally it...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:00:33 -0500

feminishblog:

A scale that speaks the truth - literally it seems. ;-)

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Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:00:46 -0500

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Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:00:38 -0500

mmwhatchasaythatyouonlyshipwell: preach soul sista

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:00:36 -0500

mmwhatchasaythatyouonlyshipwell:

preach soul sista

i-am-fucking-steve-rogers: batmansymbol: hungrylikethewolfie: ...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:00:44 -0500

i-am-fucking-steve-rogers:

batmansymbol:

hungrylikethewolfie:

dreamingstarkly:

novashadows:

searchingforknowledge:

octopusbath:

Saw this convo and needed to make it. Image was found, but artist is still missing, so please tell me if anyone figures out who set up the sweet photoshop. All I did was slap on the text & logo and adjusted them to look good.

I realized how badly i wanted to see ads like this. We have such few kick-ass female characters and/or role models to look forward to. I’m debating making a whole series of ads like this to see how many BAMF ladies I can find and put them in a marketing position that actually paints women as tough-as-nails-bad-asses-who-don’t-take-shit-from-anyone. We sorely need more of them.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. GIMMEEEEE ALLLLLLA DAT. CAN YOUR PAD/TAMPON KEEP UP WITH YOU?!

BADASS PADS/TAMPON. FOR THE ASSKICKER IN YOU.

OR SOMETHING. PLEASEEEEEEEE

Dead.

I HAVE RED IN MY LEDGER

CAN THIS BE A NEW WAY OF ASKING DISCRETELY FOR A TAMPON?

BEST

EVER

GIVE IT

RED IN MY LEDGER

~~I WANNA WIPE IT OUT~~

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Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:21 -0500

friendlyangryfeminist: I don’t know but; so non-survivor allies should always support survivors...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:37 -0500

friendlyangryfeminist:

I don’t know but;

so non-survivor allies should always support survivors while we cope and process our trauma. if we talk about killing our abusers, shut up and let us talk. if we joke about it, shut up and let us talk. if we don’t want to talk about it, shut up.

survival is hard enough!!

but the thing is!

a pretty popular trend is that non-survivors really want to get in on the revenge-fantasy stuff.

like: so many non-survivors have these hero complexes that I see peeking out (I’d help you get revenge, consistently talking about going out and shooting particular peoples’ rapists, talking about what our coping mechanisms)

and it grosses me the fuck out because I am a victim but I need to own my victimhood for my benefit, certainly not to make non-survivors feel better about themselves as feminists or whatever or make you feel fierce