December 2009
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Women ruin everything, including science fiction. →
patriarchyisbullshit:
At least according to The Spearhead, an online magazine that bills itself as “An expression of our growing voice, and combines the talents of some of the Anglosphere’s best bloggers on men’s issues.”
There are lots of Men’s Rights sites out there, and this one is only different in that it does a slightly better job of dressing up its anti-woman schlock as a valid worldview...
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“The shift away from an emphasis on Sisterhood has occurred because many women -...”
– bell hooks, feminist theory: from margin to center. (via abbyjean) (via gauntlet)
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femaleflesh: fuckyeahsylviaplath:
The woman is perfected. Her dead Body wears the smile of accomplishment, The illusion of a Greek necessity Flows in the scrolls of her toga, Her bare Feet seem to be saying: We have come so far, it is over. Each dead child coiled, a white serpent, One at each little Pitcher of milk, now empty. She has folded Them back into her body as petals Of a rose close when...
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Traumatised Semenya 'skips... →
abbyjean:
South Africa’s gender row athlete Caster Semenya is too traumatised to take her university examinations, according to her trainer. “Her head is very tired,” Michael Seme told the Beeld newspaper.
The University of Pretoria, where Ms Semenya is studying Sports Science, has agreed to let her write her exams when she is ready, according to Mr Seme. “Fortunately, the university has a good...
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This is how I do.
abbyjean: sexartandpolitics: I don’t want anybody thinking that straight, cis, men can’t make meaningful contributions to feminist theory and practice. If you’re doing feminism, then keep at it. My irritation was caused by men who who think that, because they are feminist identified, they get a pass on sexist behavior and think there’s no more learning to be done. I’m surprised by how many liberal...
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Growing Strong is calling for submissions →
little-mumbles:
Send submissions to growingstrong2010@gmail.com by 20 December 2009.
Growing Strong is a NSW wide student feminist publication. Contribute through sending us your articles, essays, artworks, photography, reviews and creative pieces that explore issues relating to women. Submissions are due by 20th December 2009. Growing Strong will be printed before the start of the...
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“inWhile acknowledging the unrelenting struggle waged by a handful of feminists...”
– Don’t ignore militarised sexual violence (via gauntlet) (via robot-heart-politics)
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the-activista:
RT @melsil Check out this facebook group: Petition to Rescind the Polanski Rape Petition: http://tinyurl.com/yf5k7qu
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the-activista:
loveandzombies: peacenikseekspeacenik: noteasybeingred:
Alice Walker’s Definition of a “Womanist” from In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Womanist Prose Copyright 1983.
WOMANIST
1. From womanish. (Opp. of “girlish,” i.e. frivolous, irresponsible, not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of color. From the black folk expression of mothers to female children, “you acting...
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“I’m a firm believer that single women can be fulfilled in the exact same ways as...”
– Masturbation, Sex and the Single Girl (via gauntlet)
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on slutty witches, slutty nurses, slutty pilots...
robot-heart-politics:
dancingsagittarius:
I would agree that what you wear is not who you are, exactly…problem is that many people judge you based on what you wear. In fact, first impressions rely almost solely on your appearance. Now you can tell me that you don’t care if other people judge you, and that’s perfectly fine, but it still happens. What you are wearing will be linked to you as...
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And if one more "feminist" makes an argument to...
robot-heart-politics:
I’m seriously going to flood their motherfucking inboxes with articles about rapists, defense lawyers, judges, and any number of other social commentating rape apologists who have all made statements to similar effect.
I’m tired of having this discussion. I’m tired of women who in any normal situation have no problem understanding why it is wrong to reduce a woman to the...
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Rape IS Rape →
the-activista:
A new project with a great mission. A collaboration between PAVE and NOW, the group functions to raise rape awareness and end the shrouds of silence around sexual assault.
Getting involved seems like a no-brainer.
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“The irony is that Span has fought for the right to show authentic...”
– Sexuality, as defined by censors (via gauntlet)
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F-Word contributor Kate Smurthwaite faked her way... →
gauntlet:
Abortion rights campaigner and comedienne Kate Smurthwaite impersonated her way into Anthony Gormley’s exhibit One & Other on the vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square Wedenesday, quite possibly becoming the world’s first living art forgery.
One & Other is an art project by the Anthony Gormley, putting up one person every hour from around the UK onto the vacant...
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Gender Object Private Eye: Shoes and Society
the-activista:
This is a report I wrote for my Gender in Society Class for our G.O.P.E. project. I worked with my classmates and friends Mollie Garber, Michael Cash Nelson, and Nathaniel Turner on the research.
Location & Background
When on the hunt for gendered shoes, it seemed easy enough for our group to traverse Payless Shoe Source in Tenleytown. The store, a chain with a plethora of...
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“But here’s the question: how do you think sex ed ought to work? I’m not just...”
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Que(e)rying Sex Ed « Wildly Parenthetical (via igather) (via amberlrhea) (via champagnecandy)
(via robot-heart-politics)
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Why feminists must be pro-choice « In a strange... →
patriarchyisbullshit:
Seems like the premise of this article would be a no-brainer, right? But not, apparently, in the age of Palinesque faux feminism. This post is brilliantly written, solidly reasoned, and highly recommended. (I left the author further praise here.)
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I wish girls would value themselves more
curvycouture:
(via phantombacons)
me too
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little-mumbles: fuckyeahsylviaplath:
The woman is perfected. Her dead Body wears the smile of accomplishment, The illusion of a Greek necessity Flows in the scrolls of her toga, Her bare Feet seem to be saying: We have come so far, it is over. Each dead child coiled, a white serpent, One at each little Pitcher of milk, now empty. She has folded Them back into her body as petals Of a rose close...
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A mermaid or a whale? I'll take whale!
ilovefat: lovemeformexox: definingbeauty:
Recently, in a large French city, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said: ¨THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE?¨
A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.
To Whom It May...
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“The government still behaves too much (but ever less) as if all caring is done...”
– An outdated vision of women’s work (via gauntlet)
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“And this is the entire history of feminism and anti-rape activism: the history...”
– Sady Doyle (via gauntlet)
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“Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape...”
– Shakesville | Rape Culture 101
Possibly the best thing I’ve ever read on Shakesville. This was very hard to excerpt as it is much more impactful when read as a whole, so please click through.
(via katoleary)
Go go gadget feminist awesomeness.
(via a-eliz)
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the-activista:
2LoveMyLips: UK lipgloss detects date-rape drugs- http://bit.ly/eroqe
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“Still, I suppose that if you’re forty-plus, female and frisky, younger men fit...”
– India Knight: Slavering cougars have left women in a cage (via gauntlet)
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“Older men love younger women (and I should know). It has ever been thus, mainly...”
– Bitch? Yes. Cougar? No. (via gauntlet)
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“Here’s the thing: teenagers are sexual. They just are, despite the many powerful...”
– Sady Doyle (via gauntlet)
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