December 2011
Fuck yeah, feminists!: Keli Goff, Champion of... →
Goff’s argument is a conflation of two facts: binge drinking is dangerous, and rape happens. No, it’s not a great idea to poison yourself, impair your judgment, or become a greater threat to yourself and others (Which is why people who might commit rape in that situation should avoid drinking…
holdfire:
i have the worst fear of letting myself seem vulnerable to the people i care about the most.
“Nobody tells an actor, ‘you’re playing a strong-minded man.’ We assume that men...”
– Meryl Streep, on being told that she often plays “strong-minded women.”
(via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
Are White People Racially Oppressed? →
opiumdenmother:
I am sick and tired of hearing spoiled little white girls saying they aren’t interested in feminism or don’t see the point in it. You clearly have no idea what feminism has done for you because you take all of the things its given you for granted. Feminism gave white Western women rights now seen as so basic we don’t even pay attention to them, and you say you don’t care about...
Feminism? Yea.. What about masculinism?
ferrets-over-cats:
No one ever talks about masculinism.
Because it doesn’t exist. -isms are coupled with systematic oppression. Oppression by those in power. Men, especially white men, are in power. Women are not in power in society, so we can’t force feminine ideals on people the way men do. Masculinity is valued in men and women striving for a place of power of any kind....
Dear world at large:
lizziegoneastray:
I am not committing a crime on the level of genocide by getting annoyed when people perpetuate stupid stereotypes about me based on my gender. There’s no need to compare me to Hitler or his minions just because I don’t find your stupid little list of the nine “deadly words” women apparently use that always mean trouble for men, amusing. I don’t suppose it’s occurred to you...
if you have a problem with me having rights, then...
You guys remember the puppy we found on Christmas...
baaconnn:
This one:
Well, I took him to the vet yesterday. Got his first shots, looked for a microchip (none), and we were on our way. Last night though, he got sick a couple of times and then wouldn’t eat this morning so I took him back to the vet. She felt a lump in his stomach so she took an x-ray and found that his intestines had flipped and he needed emergency surgery or he would have...
Unpopular opinion that's going to cost me...
pixyled:
bebinn:
teachthecontroversy:
I don’t think that if you’re under 18, you should have sex.
I think there is a lot of responsibility in having sex, between the emotional aspects, the pregnancy issues, and sexually transmitted diseases.
I think that some teenagers have the ability to handle it, and most don’t. Most of the teenagers I have ever met have been so horribly uneducated...
pixyled:
marpotish:
pixyled:
“[TRIGGER WARNING: Rape] Fat women are treated as utterly undesirable in our culture [and] are often turned into a ‘bizarre’ fetish object. The result is that fat women are told to be grateful for any sexual attention they receive from anyone, whether they themselves find that person sexually appealing or not. In other words, even more than your average women, fat...
Pour Toujours: I noticed something about myself; →
tai-tea:
Sometimes I start arguments on purpose.
It’s a distraction tactic. When I’m forced to discuss my feelings, or even to face them head on, I try to distract the person whose trying to force me to do these things. When I had an emotional discussion with Ashley W. (who is not Ash; confusing huh?) I…
I do this too. All the time. I can’t handle people focusing on me, so I focus...
filipinafeminist:
laureltippe:
two important things one must do:
-read the hunger games trilogy if you have not. i finished all three books in approximately 24 hours. they are absolutely worth your time and i couldn’t put them down!
-watch misfits. a british comedy/sci-fi(ish)/drama show that is soooooo good with really great characters, superpowers, and sexy british accents. what more can...
stopgirlhate:
10 things you should know about International Women’s Rights
1. One in three women die or are seriously injured as a result of gender-based violence. Violence against women results in more deaths among women ages 15 to 44 than the total number of women who die because of war, malaria, and cancer.
2. An estimated four million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide...
“I’m not a feminist - I, I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male...”
– Lady GaGa
hhhhhhhh
(via kaliem)
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STOP DECLARING YOURSELF AN ALLY
EDUCATE YOURSELF IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK FOR ANY COMMUNITY, WANT TO COMMENT ON SOCIAL ISSUES, OR BE AN ACTIVIST OF ANY KIND
(via...
Reblog if you want "have you ever" asks.
filipinafeminist:
always questions. questions are good.
Questions everywhere!
filipinafeminist:
“Taylor Swift’s lyrical message to teenage girls is clear: BOYS. That’s it. Just boys. Crying over boys and feeling broken and/or completed by boys. In fact, Swift loves boys at the exclusion of just about everything else, including other girls. Other girls are obstacles; undeserving enemies who steal Taylor’s soulmates with their bewitching good looks and sexual availability -...
filipinafeminist:
thedirtyundies:
that awkward moment when someone has racist stuff on their blog….
why are you reblogging me, I want to ask…
watch yourself
good night. I won’t forget that racist post. just so you know.
If this is ever me, dear followers, please call me out on it! I not only want to share things with you, but rely on you to check me when I am misinterpreting information...
I would love if my taxpayer money went to...
caffeinatedfeminist:
And birth control.
I would love if my taxpayer money contributed to allowing people the right to bodily autonomy rather than the military’s right to blow those bodies to pieces.
A Fun and Helpful Guide for Transyouth Seeking... →
filipinafeminist:
“The booklet is aimed at young trans people and their partners. We wanted to include everything, but we had to draw the line somewhere so we decided to only include things that were trans specific or concerned trans people most. However, you’ll find signposts throughout the booklet to more information. We spoke to as many trans people as we could through Gendered Intelligence,...
“Affection is only one ingredient of love. To truly love we must learn to mix...”
– bell hooks - all about love, 2000 [*M. Scott Peck - The Road Less Travled, 1978] (via jenniferbundock)
Anonymous asked: Do you ever fact check before you...
nonplussedbyreligion:
No. No I don’t. If someone wants to take the time to fabricate a missing person poster and send it out via social media, then I am guilty of enabling them. I’d much rather be guilty of that than being the person whose failure to reblog might stop the information getting to someone who could help. I don’t know who you are, but this has got to be the most awful question...
There are Secular options. PLEASE SPREAD THE...
nonplussedbyreligion:
I’m probably going to keep reblogging this one.
nonplussedbyreligion:
I’m re-blogging this because it’s the time of year for it. When I originally posted this, I worked as a substance abuse detox and recovery nurse, and the Holidays were always major triggers for my patients. If you have someone in your life that needs help, but would not want to attend...
