February 2012
newwavefeminism:
deliciouskaek:
deejaybird:
A Hottentot woman known as Saartjie Baartman was lied to — told she would become wealthy if she showed up in Europe to be exhibited in a sideshow attraction in European circuses under the name of the Hottentot Venus. What was of interest to her viewers was her huge ass. It was depicted in European cartoons as so large that small children could...
“Does domestic violence have a less sophisticated PR machine than Chris Brown...”
– I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are | HelloGiggles (via clambistro)
Seems a good time to remind everyone of this horrifying statistic. (via monsterpussy)
“i found god in myself,
and i loved her.
i loved her fiercely”
– Ntozake Shange (via transformfeminism)
Why I Don't Blame Religion for Sexism
feministhistorian:
iamateenagefeminist:
I was browsing the feminist tag recently when I found this image:
The person who posted it did so to demonstrate the misogyny present in two major religious texts. I cannot deny that there is misogyny present in most religious texts, and that people often use religion as a justification for sexism. However, as a feminist, I dislike this graphic...
“Some femmes are dominant and some butches are submissive. Some men have vaginas...”
– (via thegang)
“You know I was married for 23 years to the love of my life, and he died six...”
– Washington State Representative MAUREEN WALSH, Republican, on why she voted to legalize marriage equality in her state.
Dear New Jersey governor Chris Christie and others in the Republican Party who continue to demonize those who want marriage equality: this is what courage, and not cowardice,...
“Sex-negative messages don’t keep people from having sex. They keep people from...”
– Sex-Negative Education and the Spectre of Rape « Sex Positive Activism (via anorable)
Reblog if you don't believe in the gender binary
lgbtadvocate:
Please
2 tags
“There was an unwritten rule in Mia Farrow’s house that Woody Allen was never...”
– What the fuck? How does Woody Allen get a free pass? I never knew about this stuff. WTF? Why do people make excuses for him? (via golden-notebook)
My question about equality.
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
thepersonalispolitic:
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
punchingaunicorn:
Hypothetical. Let’s take the example of gender based equality, the differences between men and women. They are not equal. In any respect. Not physiologically, sociologically, psychologically, or any other -ally you can think of. Not to say that either one is better, my question is not about...
“Pornography is a fact of life, and parental controls and moralizing spoilsports...”
– Erika Christakis, Pforzheimer House Master, in an op ed for The Boston Globe (via sexweek)
“In the US, abortion is framed as a deeply moral and highly emotional issue. In...”
– via Feministing, “A new script for talking about abortion”
(thanks to keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus for sending this to me!)
“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...”
– Aaron Freeman, “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral”
this made me cry.
(via anthologyz)
beautiful.
(via nezua)
1 tag
trigger warning: parental abuse
spectroscopes:
deadasdisco:
Get on facebook: Everyone is praising that father who shot his daughter’s laptop.
I’m probably going to get shit from people but I posted: This video about the father shooting the daughter’s laptop makes me incredibly uncomfortable, but not nearly as uncomfortable as the number of people missing the fact that it’s abusive. “Hey I have a gun and will use it to...