February 2011
It is not hard to include a trigger warning when...
berrybones:
I understand if you forget. Okay. But when someone says “Hey this shit is triggery, please warn for this” and you flat out refuse to add one after the fact
just
what.
So, so sick of people acting like it’s such a taxing fucking thing to include two goddamn words at the top of a post that might save someone from having a panic attack.
Re-blogging this because I agree so much....
January 2011
“Slut-bashing is a cheap and easy way to feel powerful. If you feel insecure or...”
– [Leora Tanenbaum (Harper Paperbacks, 2000.): Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation, p. 238.] (via dr-clear-heels)
This is true; I am guilty of it in my past.
I am also the victim of it. We can be so cruel to each other =/
(via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
YES.
(via garconniere)
laundromatty asked: I miss you, boo. <3
greycozyhouse asked: i love your tumblr and i so wish i would've found it earlier. you rule.
“A woman’s worst nightmare? That’s pretty easy. Novelist Margaret Atwood writes...”
– http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/articles/nightmare.html (via alullaby)
That sums it up
(via erikawithac)
This reminds me of a discussion we had in school, and one girl was talking about living in fear of her safety because she is a girl, and this guy chimed in and was all “It’s hard for guys...
Don't say rape when you don't mean rape. →
nathanonline:
There are many things rape is not:
consensual sex
affectionate contact
a bear hug
a tackle
eye contact
an argument
a surprise
overburdening
an athletic loss
a neutral metaphor
There are only a few things rape is:
forcing sex on a person
despoiling a population or place
[a mustard plant or grape residue]
No one rapes your Internet connection, or rapes you in a...
For those who claim they've never experienced... →
stfuracists:
(submitted by haleysunshine via stuffwhitepeopledo)
Some examples which might jog your memory:
As I walked around in several stores today, I never felt self-conscious about my race.
I never felt outnumbered by people of a different race.
As I drove down the highway at my usual ten miles per hour over the speed limit, I never worried that my race could make me a more likely...
“The Morvan was celebrated for its wet nurses, especially for those who traveled...”
– Edmund White, Genet: A Biography
The bodies of the poor will be forever cannibalized by the rich.
(via garlandgrey)
Women silenced in culture of rape →
In Yemen, men wield total power in government and society. In a 2009 report, Amnesty International argued that Yemeni women faced widespread discrimination. The report addressed restrictions placed on women’s movements, domestic violence, forced and early marriage - including the case of a girl married at the age of 8, honour killings and laws relating to zina (immoral behaviour) in which,...
The Hyper-politicking Progressive Siamese:... →
dr-grumbles:
I have a real big issue with the word “real” being used as a qualifier. I was reading the responses about The Lighthouse controversy and I kept reading people say, “real feminists wouldn’t be so mean”, “real feminists don’t say that” “real feminists this” and “real feminists…
“The enemy within must be transformed before we confront the enemy outside.”
– Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks (via petitefeministe)
“Despite the fact that sexual harassment is shown to have a more damaging impact...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard (via petitefeministe)
“Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves...”
– Tori Amos (via blackdove90)
our cracking bones make noise: Let us talk all... →
foreheadtittaes:
Aw, hell naw, I wanna get laid, boy.
In all seriousness: I just really, really hate the idea that having mind-blowing, bed-breaking sex and having meaningful conversations are mutually exclusive. They’re not. They shouldn’t be. And it seems to me that the renewed…
Amen.
“I am a lady. As such, ANY decision I make, relating to my body, is...”
– Sady Doyle
(via splatterdick)
I know this is directed at cis women but misogynistic body policing impacts trans women as well. I know I’m a day late but whoo Roe v. Wade!
“It’s not my job to make you a better man, and I don’t give a shit if I’ve made...”
– Jenny (The L Word)
Relevant.
(via dr-grumbles)
Perfect quote.
(via iamwhoiamandidontgiveadamn)
Love. Love. Love.
“A survey of girls in Zimbabwean junior schools in 2000 reported by Amnesty...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard (via petitefeministe)
In South Africa a girl actually has a higher chance of being raped than of learning to read.
In South Africa a girl actually has a higher chance of being raped than of learning to read.
Now bleat that feminism is no longer relevant. Go on....
Stop bitching. Start a revolution.: A New Approach →
research-and-destroy:
i-am-the-lighthouse:
I’m not going to defend myself anymore. I exist for my readership, and it is always their support that helps to explain why I should be here. I am making a list of people who support me, and I welcome you to convince them not to support me. If you believe that women…
Huge fail, lighthouse, huge fail.
Firstly, you do not speak for ANY women. Because...
To i-am-the-lighthouse and all of the other men...
Mansplainers in my feminist tumblr spaces?! i-am-the-lighthouse (http://i-am-the-lighthouse.tumblr.com/) is one of the most vocal “feminist” voices on tumblr and I don’t log onto tumblr all that often so I honestly thought ‘he’ was a ‘she.’
He’s getting a lot of criticism today from some rightfully angry women and he’s being incredibly...
““I do think that my passion needs to be heard, that I can be useful in...”
– http://i-am-the-lighthouse.tumblr.com/post/2880358001#disqus_thread
Thank you for saying this, girl. I could not agree with you more.
