December 2011
29 posts
“If white American feminist theory need not deal with the differences between us,...”
– -Audre Lorde (via soydulcedeleche)
I don’t understand these attacks on feminist theory. There’s tons of women of color fighting for women’s rights. And it’s a little bigoted to think that all white feminists are rich hire help and have time off work to attend conventions.
Some of us ARE just like...
“[TW: Rape]
Eight percent of college men have either attempted or successfully...”
– Margo Maine, Ph.D. (Body Wars)
There was a time that, as a person of the male persuasion, seeing this quote made me really mad. It made me mad that women would assume that I was a rapist; it made me mad that rape was becoming ‘my problem’; it made me mad because, frankly, I didn’t think it was...
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I fight oppression because it hurts to see people...
I simply cannot stand by and watch as my friends and acquaintances have to go back into the closet for family gathers (much like myself).
And while there may not be much I can do to make their situations better, other than supporting them, I know that being aware, active, and loud will help the cause.
And perhaps there will never be a statue built of me, and perhaps my name won’t appear in...
“Last year, the N.Y.P.D. recorded more than 600,000 stops; 84 percent of those...”
– Young, Black and Frisked by the N.Y.P.D. - NYTimes.com (via nickdouglas)
oh but we’re imagining racism. or so i’ve heard.
(via ethiopienne)
Who run the world?~Girls~: Motherhood and Feminism →
rosie-the-riveter:
A lot of people think that just because i’m a feminist I think that every woman should neglect being a housewife. Which is really not true. There’s absloutely nothing wrong with wanting to be a mother. I think it can be one of the greatest joys in life. But it’s not all you need to aspire to do….
“Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.”
– Vladimir Lenin (via jesteractivist
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Pledge Resistance: Why I am so passionate about... →
jesteractivist:
People often ask me why, as a man, do I feel so passionately about women’s rights. I got into women’s rights because I have seen so many women put through so much. There is so much that women go through that most men don’t have to worry about.
I have dated survivors of abuse and sexual…
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Abortion and Arguing About It
I am absolutely and entirely pro-choice. I will fight for abortion rights until they are entirely granted, protected and abortions are free and accessible.
However, I usually do not bother to argue with people who are adamantly anti-choice, or, “pro-life” as they might say.
I go to school with lots of people who are anti-choice, a couple of whom I identify as friends.
The dynamics...
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Any questions? Interesting topics? Things you'd...
I’d just like to mention that I love running this blog, and hope it adds something useful to your dash.
I’m always interested to hear what you think or want to talk about, so feel free to message me. I’m looking to improve in that which I do. If there’s anything you’d like me to further address I’d love to hear about it.
Thank you :)
Fairytales and Non-consensual Kissing
Me: How many fairytales involve non-consensual kissing?
My brother: Too many.
“Female horniness in the popular imagination is rare. Admittedly our idea of male...”
– The Pervocracy: From slutty to horny. (via sexisnottheenemy
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LGBT Laughs: Controversy with my college's... →
sui-ren:
tl;dr: Vote in the poll at the bottom of this!
I’m the treasurer in my college’s Gay-Straight Alliance. To raise awareness for AIDS and World AIDS Day, our club put up a tree in our student activity center with free condoms decorating its branches. Beside the tree, we placed a sign…
“Being a feminist who believes women are inferior and should be submissive is...”
– ~ Amanda Marcotte, on ultra-conservative female politicians now calling themselves “feminists.” (via theawesomeladyblog
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Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s... →
“Researchers gave a group of men and women quotes from the British lad mags FHM, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo, as well as excerpts from interviews with actual convicted rapists originally published in the book The Rapist Files. The participants couldn’t reliably identify which statements came from magazines and which from rapists — what’s more, they rated the magazine quotes as...
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How dare you tell me that I do not face...
How dare you tell me I am not inherently disadvantaged being a woman in our your society?
How dare you tell me that I do not face struggles being gay that I would not if I were straight in our your society?
How dare you tell me that my family is lazy and has had the same opportunities as everyone else in our your society?
This is not “our” society. It is clearly dominated by those...
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Dear Government Class,
Let’s stop talking about women wanting to get abortions and start talking about people wanting to get abortions.
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