May 2012
White feminists:
dank-potion:
split-the-coast:
When you discuss the wage gap, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Only white women make $0.77 to a man’s dollar.
Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
Intersectionality matters.
And men of color make less than white women.
“You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:...”
– Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl
This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their...
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“I guess some of this mad right-wing love comes from the idea that in America,...”
– Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake! - The Daily Beast (via ronmarks)
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Sometimes I feel that if Liberals had their way,...
stfuconservatives:
zacchaeus:
By trying to help make one group of people feel accepted, you are systematically repressing everyone else who you feel has too many rights as it is. I’m not ashamed of who I am or what I stand for, so I will be damned if I let you take rights away from me.
That’s why I’m a Republican.
Yup, that’s our long-term goal. No more straights.
But for real, you...
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“Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious...”
–
Emily Nagoski. no idea who she is, but i thank her. there is no excuse for rape and anyone who excuses it is insulting both the victim and the rapist. (via rapeisnotajoke)
There are two arguments I’ve noticed
“Women should prepare themselves better if they don’t want to get raped”
ALL MEN...
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Marissa Alexander: Shoot to Kill Or You Must Not... →
Marissa Alexander is another victim of Florida’s infamous Stand Your Ground law, proving that Florida statute 776.013 is not for battered women or people who won’t shoot to kill. When attacked by her husband in her home, with an order of protection in place, Marissa Alexander shot into the ceiling, instead of into his body, to scare him away. She is now sitting in a jail cell, awaiting...
“Our chaperone for the evening is Jimmy Kimmel. … Jimmy got his start on the ‘Man...”
– Barack Obama, The White House Correspondence Dinner (via ragingserenity)
To my followers
ceepolk:
liquornspice:
If you EVER need me to take a post down of yours for ANY reason, just say the word.
Even if it’s months later.
Even if you told me, “PLEASE POST THIS YAYYYY!”
If shit changes and you need it removed, consider it done.
And if you ever feel unsafe and need to go on a tumblr-wide hunt to delete pictures of yourself, I will gladly pull up my sleeves and help.
Do not be...
April 2012
“A student blows up at a teacher, drops the F-bomb. The usual approach at Lincoln...”
– Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% (via mchotdog)
what a radical idea yo
(via matthewdgold)
After you die, it is believed that you have 7...
i-make-doodles-lol:
i always think things like this.
Girl Hate Vs. Hating a Girl
feminishblog:
(Note: I am not championing hating anyone, but I do acknowledge that each and every one of us will at some point in our lives (or multiple times) comes across a lousy individual. Whether they are jerks, extremely inconsiderate, mean, or hateful, etcetera, you may hate them (or strongly dislike them, but for the purpose of this piece we’ll call it hate). And sometimes, they will be...
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I need feminism
chaotic-awesome:
whoneedsfeminism:
because when I tell my female boss about how I was out dancing with my friends and a man put his finger literally up my bottom (ending up with me punching him in the face); I don’t feel that “yeah but you were probably wearing a short skirt” is a particularly helpful or supportive response.
Good ol’ victim blaming.
Stand Your Ground defense refused to woman who... →
socialuprooting:
from Deep Green Resistance News Service
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"Mitt Romney and I actually have a lot in common.
leftish:
We both think of our wives as our better halves. And polls show to an alarmingly insulting extent, the American People agree!
We also both have Degrees from Harvard. I have one, he has two…what a snob.”
~ President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Gender identity is not an extension of sexual...
blackftmxxperience:
People annoy me with that bullshit. No, I’m not gay, but I have plenty of trans* friends that are, and they often get asked the question why not just stay their assigned gender and date the opposite opposed to transitioning and being gay. If that isn’t the dumbest bullshit ever. People just don’t understand that sexual orientation has nothing to do with gender identity. I...
Transgender attacks on the rise in Mission...
transqueery:
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There’s been a disturbing increase in the number of attacks on transgender people in San Francisco, especially in the Mission District.
“We are developing a trend here that we have not seen before,” San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said. “About a third of all hate crimes we’ve seen this year have been focusing on transgender women and that’s very,...
When people say "could of" instead of "could have"
motorboat-your-viennesetrichord:
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