If you think men can’t control themselves in front of a short skirt, who’s the real misandrist?
See, this is what I want to know.
Men are human beings. They are not ravening, raping beasts. They are (in general) reasonable, thinking people who are fully capable of exercising self-control and recognizing the agency of others.
And they say *I* hate men?
A boy sows a wild oat or two, the whole world winks. A girl does the same - scandal.
Sure you do. We all do.
(via cashmere-leaves)
Feminist Bolin:
Who ever started this meme, God bless you.
Feminist Bolin / Perfect Man Bolin [x]
I guess I am the best man.
100% true.
I have never had anyone ever, of any gender, tell me that people should value me for my mind, instead of my breast size.
They usually just respond with “Oh, but tiny breasts are cute and hand sized!”
I used to do this in my pre-Tumblr days (re: back when the only influences for critical thought I had were my sexist family and general society). Regardless of my best intentions, it didn’t even occur to me to maybe critically think about the implications of what I was saying and why I was saying it and what might be a better thing to say.
Tumblr you have taught me so much.
Yup, I’m reposting the exact same thing I posted yesterday….
For all the moments of despair we feel in battle over reproductive rights, donating to an abortion fund is a concrete way to help actual people in moments of true crisis.
And all it takes is $5 to help someone who has no where else to turn.
Please donate if you can. Your money WILL make a real difference.
My bowl-a-thon effort goes to the Lilith Fund here in Texas, a state that needs all the help it can get when it comes to reproductive rights and health care. Even though Lilith Fund gave out the most money ever last year ($78,000), they could only help 25% of people who called needing financial assistance to get an abortion. They had to tell 75% of the people who called them asking for help that they could not do anything for them. That is tragic.And if you want to donate to a fund closer to your home, check out the long list of funds participating in this year’s event.
Seriously, if 1/2 the people who follow just this blog donated $5/piece, that would be $7,500, nearly 10% of Lilith Fund’s total budget last year.
Maybe as individuals we can’t save the world but together, in small pieces, we can get damn close.
signal boost
(via rematiration)
So let’s just get this straight…
Hunger Games has the 3rd biggest opening in movie history.
An action flick starring a girl.
Who isn’t an emaciated stick.
Who isn’t a princess.
Whose journey is motivated by her sister, not a man.
Who is not sexually used, abused, active or even objectified much.
3rd biggest opening in movie history. Spawning a franchise.
Let’s just… let’s just think about that.
Let’s just bask in the glow.
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…
Snow White is upset about the prevailing stereotype/myth of feminism
Disney Anti-Rape
Naveen then coughed and asked bashfully, “I don’t suppose you’d care to spend an evening sipping coffee and discussing bell hooks with me?”
If only I could find this girl, eh.
The source was from the unpopular opinions blog. The worst thing about that post from that blog is it’s not an unpopular opinion, yet everyone reblogging it probably feels like some sort of radical. No, you’re very banal. Over 85,000 people read that garbage with you and liked or reblogged it. You’re following dominant ideology. Wake the fuck up.
As for the blog, it seems to often substitute tone for substance, empowering people to think less. My blog, transfeminist blogs, socialist blogs, or any blog based on dissent, would be more aptly named the unpopular opinion. It’s quite an irony.
(via feministdisney)
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The Smurfette Principle — an analysis of token female characters in children’s programming. I really think this is an important trope to move away from, especially in children’s entertainment, which is enormously influential.
I'm not a feminist, but....
- Person A: I'm not a feminist, but I do I agree that we should all be equal, regardless of gender. And I think THAT is worth fighting for.
- Person B: I'm not a feminist, but I am pretty sick of getting sexually harassed on the streets. And I think THAT is worth fighting for.
- Person C: I'm not a feminist, but I do think it's shitty that my colleague gets paid less per hour than myself for no reason she, or I, can discern. And I think THAT is worth fighting for.
- Person D: I'm not a feminist, but I think that women should have control over what they do with their bodies. And I think THAT is worth fighting for.
- Person E: I'm not a feminist, but I am getting tired of seeing the same generic woman everywhere telling me I'm not matching up to the proper standard of beauty. It makes me feel bad. And I think THAT is worth fighting.
- Person F: I'm not a feminist, but I hate that my partner was raped and then blamed for it, even accused of lying to get attention. And I think THAT is worth fighting.
- Person G: I'm not a feminist. I'm more of an "equalist" :) And I think THAT is worth fighting for.
- FEMINIST PERSON: WHEN WILL YOU ALL REALISE THAT IT IS FEMINISTS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS YOU DEEM WORTH FIGHTING FOR, AND HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG. FEMINISM IS NOT ABOUT BOLSTERING ONE GENDER ABOVE OTHERS. IT IS ABOUT FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY BY IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE ONES THAT ARE SYSTEMATICALLY FUCKED OVER.
- If you can see that systematic oppression is a real thing, why can't you see how oppressors intentionally perpetrate false representations of freedom fighters?
