August 2010
1 post
July 2010
7 posts
Ten Things You Should Know About International...
spectra:kmeguer:squishie:chesthairalert:emmadavey:thequietworld | missworld | earlyfrost:
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 bought and sold...
“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell hooks ALL DAY EVERYDAY.
bell hooks (via revolutionnow) (via claudiacrayon) (via feistyfeminist)
That’s one of the most frustrating things about spreading the ideas of feminism; it’s so difficult to do, because people hear the f-word and are automatically informed by what patriarchy has told...
Dear Everyman,
thisbodysfabric:katoleary:femblr:
When we complain about men raping, abusing, harassing, and refusing us our human rights, and you come back angrily with “But some men aren’t like that! How dare you imply that I might be like that.” Do you not think that the problem might come from the very fact that you are angry at us for complaining, rather than angry at your fellow boys and men for this...
“I grew up in the midst of poverty but every black kid that I knew could read and...”
– bell hooks (via skirtonfire) (via novazembla)
June 2010
1 post
May 2010
4 posts
librarianpirate:
Feminism 101: Read Books, Become a Better Womyn
novazembla:lemdi:halvgal:moreapologies:
Looking for a good book on feminism? How about 70 of them? We’ve compiled a list of some of the most influential, controversial and must-read feminist titles from the past 200+ years. That’s a lot of books! You should probably get started.
Someone has put a lot of worthwhile time into...
April 2010
3 posts
Dear Feminists, You're Doing It Right
katoleary:feminally:
You get so tired. You get so sick of the homophobia, the sexism, the culture of rape jokes and wife beating cartoons. But today you can take 30 seconds and smile. Somewhere right now there is a daddy dancing along while his femmy boy sings Lady Gaga. Somewhere right now there is a little girl suiting up to go play football with her peewee team. Somewhere there is a woman...
March 2010
3 posts
International Women's Day Marked Around the World →
neurotical:wordsandsteel:
Happy International Women’s Day! What a beautiful day to continue the struggle.
February 2010
8 posts
January 2010
4 posts
Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Sexual Assault
sexismandthecity:caraobrien:
Avoiding Dangerous Situations:
While you can never completely protect yourself from sexual assault, there are some things you can do to help reduce your risk of being assaulted.
Be aware of your surroundings. Knowing where you are and who is around you may help you to find a way to get out of a bad situation.
Try to avoid isolated areas. It is more difficult to...
November 2009
5 posts
boggle:rosasparks:love-and-radiation:adayum:
...
Something that bothers me.
yosamanthrax:
I hear a lot of arguments that go a little something like this: “But abortion should be kept legal because what if the woman will die if she gives birth! What if she was raped?!” which is all well and good and obviously true, but the fact of the matter is… if I have a one night stand and end up pregnant because the condom failed or WHATEVER, my rights to get an abortion should...
September 2009
2 posts
Girls And Body Image: It's Apparently Worse Than... →
“Girls as young as five are preoccupied with body image, and ‘Between 2000 and 2006, the percentage of girls who believe that they must be thin to be popular rose to 60% from 48%.’”
[via Jezebel]
June 2009
9 posts
Le Tigre — Hot Topic
So much feminism in...
This is the best thing I have ever read, and how I... →
katoleary:
This:
“What’s involved in doing something about all of this? The men’s movement seems to stay stuck on two points. The first is that men don’t really feel very good about themselves. How could you? The second is that men come to me or to other feminists and say: “What you’re saying about men isn’t true. It isn’t true of me. I don’t feel that way. I’m opposed to all of this.”
And I...
“Instead, feminism has caught itself up in identity politics, where the label...”
– Feminism: Substance vs. Semantics (via igather) (via subjecttomeg)
Shakesville | Feminism 101: "Feminists Look for... →
katoleary:
So, I’ve posted this link approximately 4000 times, and the people who really need it either aren’t reading it or aren’t getting it, but I thought I’d try once more, just for the hell of it.
Of all the condescending, dismissive, and factually incorrect accusations used … to attempt to silence, shame, or in some other way discourage feminists from addressing sexism in all its...
“Irrespective of intent, the recommendation to “ignore the little stuff,” so...”
– Melissa McEwan, Feminism 101: Feminists Look For Stuff to Get Mad About (via peterandwendy)(via katoleary)
20 Feminist TV Characters →
May 2009
7 posts
20 Songs About Cunnilingus. →
