February 2012
354 posts
queerveganfeminist:
white privilege doesn’t mean white people have perfect lives.
ethiopienne:
It means that white people do not have to deal with institutionalized, systemic racism in addition to their everyday problems. It means institutionalized, systemic racism does not cause white people’s everyday problems. It means when white people go home and turn on their TVs after a long, hard day...
“Plan B is safer than Tylenol, yet we’re putting barriers to keep young teens...”
– Susan Wood who, in 2005, resigned her job as the top women’s-health official at the FDA, claiming that the agency’s refusal to allow over-the-counter sale of emergency contraception was the result of political pressure by the Bush administration. (via thenewwomensmovement)
“A recent study by the Yale University Child Study Center shows that Black...”
– Study: African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Punishment And Lower Grades In School | News One (via omchomsky)
But racism don’t exist tho….
(via sourcedumal)
12 NOON: Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge... →
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “hoe”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion…
“If you are a white woman and you want to call yourself a feminist, you must...”
– ladyatheist (via mamaatheist)
BOOM.
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Even if you don’t want to call yourself a feminist.
(via pearlsandasweaterset)
Michael Jackson alive: "Ew that fucking pedophile what a horrible person"
Michael Jackson dead: "LONG LIVE THE KING OF POP HE WILL BE MISSED WE LOVE YOU MJ"
Amy Winehouse alive: "That slutty heroin addict needs to just drop dead already"
Amy Winehouse dead: "Ugh she was such a great talent, taken so young. Rest in peace, Amy ♥"
Whitney Houston alive: "Stupid crackwhore. What a fucking moron."
Whitney Houston dead: "I am in tears, she was taken so soon. Her voice will live on. She was so wonderful and talented."
“Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You [white women] fear your...”
– Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” (via arewomenhuman)
Exactly.
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never not reblog.
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“I think a big reason many girls shy away from calling themselves feminists is...”
– How to Not Care What Other People Think of You -Rookie Magazine.
(via nowaddthefrosting)
I admit that I hadn’t actually (consciously) considered that. Thoughts? I know that I personally feel like a feminist-fail when things like street harassment or a male “friend” making me out as our groups’...
Things You Shouldn’t Say To…
damnitdisney:
TW: depression, self harm, ED, abuse
journeytoanewcreation:
People suffering from depression:
“Stop being so negative!” “You choose to be sad” “You don’t even have anything to be sad about” “There are millions worse off than you, just get a grip!”
People struggling with self-harm:
“You’re just doing it for attention!” “Those cuts aren’t even that bad” “You don’t even have a...
“The belief that female sexual expression is uniquely dehumanizing is a double...”
– Amanda Marcotte (via feminismduh)
“The Bible’s the greatest game of ‘Telephone’ in history. Jesus said ‘Love your...”
– @JohnFugelsang (via apoplecticskeptic)
“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
Kyriarchy in action.
(via transstingray)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women...
“When we complain about men raping, abusing, harassing, and refusing us our human...”
– Unknown. (via futureabortiondoctor, inherhipstheresrevolutions) (via aoawaywego) (via she-hulk-smash) (via loveyourchaos) (via yanettcanhazsoul) (via baddominicana) (via vernicq) (via adailyriot) (via damnitdisney)
“When you have 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, and among certain...”
– Mitt Romney, at Wednesday’s CNN debate in Arizona.
Hey, you know what prevents unwanted pregnancy? This.
Love the insinuation that poverty IS child abuse. And the racism. That throwaway remark is quite possibly one of the worst things to come out of last night’s debate.
I could say more, but...
Thin Privilege
femmesandfamily:
[tw body image issues]
Use what you feel is necessary, edit out the rest, there’s some personal accountage in there…~MsQ
Thin folks don’t have to go into a clothing store and experience the awkwardness and embarrassment about the limited or non-existent plus-size section; sometimes the plus-size section is really small and placed in a special area of the store, which can be...
ballpm:
i solve my problems by blatantly ignoring them and going on the internet
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PROTIP: Apple doesn't /give/ away anything so just...
Um oh, somehow my account has that stupid giveaway...
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“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics)
A microcosm of one of the fundamental issues with the non-profit industrial complex.
(via myflagisblackandred)
lord yes
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Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was...
