February 2011
81 posts
January 2011
69 posts
riotsnotdiets:
Healing Sakina: please get a clue: Egyptian women do not wear the burqa
healingsakina:
i know ya’ll are quite self-satisfied reblogging that tweet, and i realize both the original tweeter and most of you really mean well. but please, EDUCATE YOURSELVES. the burqa is a particular style of covering that is common in Afghanistan & Pakistan. the word burqa does NOT mean...
Reblog this if you want to be the Doctor's...
captainjennharkness:
microaggressions:
Doctor: When did you adopt? My blonde Caucasian Mum: I’m sorry? Doctor: (nods at me) Mum: Oh, she’s mine. Doctor: (sighs) How old was she when you adopted her? Mum: (impatiently) Her father’s Japanese. Doctor: I can see that, but WHEN did you adopt her? Mum: Are you that daft? Doctor: What? Mum: Look, give me your pen and paper. I’ll draw you a...
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“I’m a damsel, I’m in distress, I can handle this, have a nice day.”
– Megara in Hercules (1997)
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“Pointing out that men are privileged in no way denies that bad things happen to...”
– Barry Deutsch- The Male Privilege Checklist (via bibliofeminista)
How You Shop When You Are Poor
elfstaranymore:
I had to put this behind a cut because it’s way long for Tumblr, but I really hope you’ll read it because I think it’s a very important post.
I started discussing this a little bit here, but I wanted to expand on the idea of how shopping on a very tight budget works, because obviously some people have no idea. I will add the caveat that this is how shopping was done in my...
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“Penny Arcade’s continued use of rape as a punch line on their merchandise, and...”
– Kirby Bits on why she won’t be speaking at PAX East 2011. (via alliterate)
“One of my most scandalous messages is that you should eat whatever you want, in...”
– Michelle, The Fat Nutritionist. (You can read the rest of the entry here.)
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let's pretend we don't exist: inautumn-inkashmir:... →
craftastrophies:
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catslaw:
I was shooting a scene in my new film, No Strings Attached, in which I say to Natalie Portman,
“If you miss me. you can’t text, you can’t email, you can’t post it on my Facebook wall. If you really miss me, you come and see me.”
I remember reading somewhere (no memory of source, sorry) that there was scandal when...
“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon. (via reqbat) (via directactioniswitchcraft) (via justjasper, directactioniswitchcraft-deacti) (via aaabbbbbbiiieee) (via ohmyegosweak) (via wholesomeobsessive) (via craftastrophies)
Dear White Feminists
lucypaw:
jaded16india:
This letter is specifically directed to several white feminists — self-identified as such — who wrote to me in OUTRAGE! that I shouldn’t have suggested a non-English term for “genderqueer” because then I’m doing teh reverse-racist and it’s just plain rude. This is my answer:
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Hello.
I know you don’t like talking to me, just the person you’ve constructed as me and...
Your favorite famous quotation: was it by... →
“Many of the great quotesmiths have been women who are now forgotten or whose wit and wisdom are erroneously credited to more-famous men.”
Watchxxboy:
I was never butch. Not when I lived as a girl and not as a man, either. And though I never bought into gender roles, I don’t think I fully embraced the concept of male femininity until I realized that I myself was male and feminine.
In order to accept myself as male, I had to accept that men could be feminine. So through my transition, I have become more and more aware of male femininity...
“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed...”
– Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms. (via mildperil)
A note: I am a HUGE Terry Pratchett fan, and I have been looking for this quote FOREVER to add to this blog, but unfortunately I only own one of his books and couldn’t remember which one this was from. But it comes to mind every time I think about the...
“I call myself a feminist when people ask me if I am, and of course I am ‘cause...”
– Ellen Page, interview (2008)
“Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via gabifresh)
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“Sex is no more an immutable binary than is gender. There are intersex people who...”
– Asher Bauer (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
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therealitycheck asked: What was the best movie you saw this last year and why?
therealitycheck asked: What was the best movie you saw this last year and why?
“I remember asking a 9-year-old boy—I asked a 9-year-old boy, “What would life be...”
– Shakesville: “My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.” (via genderqueer)
The fat lady sings, but this isn't over.
lenoralenoire:
I’m feeling particularly fiery this fine afternoon…I thought I would jot down some things that I hold near and dear, and things I feel everyone should realize/consider/practice.
Please realize that body-shaming is a multi-billion dollar industry.
Please consider the sources of “studies” and news stories- Realize that the news you read is sometimes paid for by companies that...
