March 2012
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How to be a Proper Feminist
1. Men are not assholes, dumb, or power hungry. Making that sort of generalization is the same as saying that women are weak and subservient. It is only through the media and society that we are taught to view each gender in these prejudiced ways. Ladies, I know you know that you have a lot more to offer than your body, so the same goes for men as well; they aren’t dumb oafs. What feminism...
“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via newwavefeminism)
February 2012
167 posts
“Although most boys figure out how to bring themselves to orgasm by age thirteen,...”
– Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide. (via feministhistorian)
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Oh, this this this.
(via debaucherie)
Please can we just teach women how to be happy, proud, and secure with their bodies and sexuality?
(via notscaredjustchanging)
I cannot believe my post has gotten...
fuck yeah sex education: Body Acceptance Project →
mushiemallows:
As part of my diploma in school I have to do a campaign, and I’m doing mine on body acceptance. For it, I plan to make a short video to raise awareness, and I was wondering if you guys could help me?!
During the video I want to show clips of loooads of different people saying…
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“From the moment a girl infant is wrapped in a pink blanker and a boy infant in a...”
– Lindsey, L (1990). Gender roles: A sociological perspective (p. 36). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (via myfeministresearch)
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation.
Woman: It can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Cis-Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Cis-Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
I changed the "Man" to "cis-man" to make it more accurate.
becauseofthiswoman:
Name: bell hooks Dates: 1952-present Why she rocks: She writes books on the interconnectivity of gender, race, class and how they have the ability to perpetuate systems of oppression and domination. She has published over thirty books and countless scholarly and mainstream articles, appeared in several documentaries, and speaks globally. Quote: I began writing a book on love...
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Hover over the photographs to see the before and... →
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“Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who...”
– Amy Poehler (via neonraine)
A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs
vanamo13:
staff:
One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech, but we do draw some limits. As a company, we’ve decided that some specific kinds...
'Mademoiselle' Exits Official France
wellesleyunderground:
Interesting how one word stirs up such controversy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/world/europe/france-drops-mademoiselle-from-official-use.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
PARIS — With nary a kiss to the hand nor tears of parting, the French government this week bids adieu to “mademoiselle.”
In a memo addressed to state administrators across France, Prime Minister...
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Let's Swap the Audio for Girls and Boys Lego... →
“Now because the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, if...”
– JON STEWART, on Virginia’s inhumane, inhuman and shameful “personhood” law that requires women wanting to get an abortion to, in essence, be subject to rape, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
“I don’t really have a joke here. I just thought I’d tell you.”
(via lau-ra-sau-rus)
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Rock 102's Daily Hottie →
I write for my school’s newspaper and I am currently working on an article reviewing local radio stations.
And of course on the rock stations I come upon this.
Why is it somehow “edgy” to be so misogynistic? It looks as if they took one girl’s body and stuck different heads on it. Why does the mainstream idea of “hot” have to be so one-sided? Not only are...
BREAKING NEWS
Common sense reveals that there is no correlation between self-respect and whether or not you show your tits on the internet or how many people you sleep with.
