October 2011
70 posts
Esoterica: My sexuality =/= responsible for my... →
deluxvivens:
tumblinfeminist:
As a women who fits / is the following:
conventionally attractive
conventionally attractive in a sexual way (large bust/hips-tiny waist)
enjoys makeup
enjoys lingerie, sexualized and ‘sexy’ attire
openly sexual
openly displays sexuality
creates profit from sexuality…
anyone else reminded of the “pretty privilege” debates?
Curious if this is a casual...
To all the Halloween sluts out there:
500-days-of-swagger:
DO YOUR THANG, LADIES ♥
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Our Bodies; Our choice! Protest against...
Australia’s Largest Anti-Choice Rally to End to Abortion in Australia is being held to Sydney. So far over 2000 people have signed on to protest against women having control and freedom over their own bodies and reproductive rights.
If you think that treating women like invisible incubators with no rights isn’t ok, please join us in a peaceful protest against the religious conservatives...
Why would you say I'm a horrible, close-minded...
Because you being ‘pro-life’ means you force one of the most horrific, life threatening and painful naturally occurring things possible on women without any damned concern for their wishes, mental or physical welfare. Because the pro life sentiments reduces to women to nothing but incubators. Their lives, quality of lives, mental and physical welfare mean nothing over something which...
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AUSTRALIAN FEMINISTS: Protest against Aus's...
I stumbled on this facebook event “Largest Pro-Life Rally - End to Abortion in Australia“ (I dont know how big or legit it will be) and thought it would be cool to organise a retaliation protest.
I think we most certainly should! I’m in Melbourne but would gladly have a road trip to protest against this protest! I’m not sure how we would go about making this happen....
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SERIOUS STALKER PROBLEM: Vincent Furey →
fuckyeahgodsgirls:
please share and reblog this link heavily. this person is the reason why “stiletto” doesn’t update on godsgirls anymore. you can read the backstory at the link. please share the link far and wide. warn all of your followers about him. he has been harassing gg owner annaliese and model stiletto for years, all day, every day, relentlessly. please, please reblog this and help...
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Four Ways Men Stunt Women's Careers... →
An excellent modification to am article in a Harvard Business Review blog about ‘4 ways women stunt their careers’
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The feminist book store near my house looks bad.
It looks slut shamey, whorephobic, transphobic and of course, completely anti-porn. This makes me feel sad and I’d like to go in, but I don’t want ot have to deal with such negative, uninformed and judgmental views as the ones they appear to have from the website blog and their book display choice. Oh, and their love of wingnut Gail Dines. I can’t decide if I should go in or not....
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Victim blaming in Ancient Greece
I’m reading The Landmark Herodotus for class—it’s an account of Greek/Persian conflict written by a Greek (Herodotus)—and for some reason I was really surprised to find this:
“It is the way of sensible people to have no concern for abducted women; it is quite obvious that the women would not have been abducted if they had not been compliant.”
This was...
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.”
– Lois Wyse (via harmony)
i'm not sexist... but this is my new favourite... →
“TRIGGER WARNING [rape]: When somebody says, “I don’t think women should be raped...”
– interestingggg indeed. (via notaskingforpermission)
“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to...”
– http://www.dressaday.com/2006/10/you-dont-have-to-be-pretty.html (via fuckyeahfeminists)
reblogging again because it’s just so true.
(via notaskingforpermission)
Anonymous asked: ooo! did you really just get a hitachi wand? mind posting a review or general thoughts on it? i am wondering if i should just suck it up and shell out the dough to get it. i have a not-rabbit-brand rabbit that i'm pleased with, but not completely satisfied with...
Anonymous asked: You have serious problems. Go fuck yourself you feminist whore
Anonymous asked: I'm just curious--why is "sex positive" a problematic term?
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My sexuality =/= responsible for my oppression or...
As a women who fits / is the following:
conventionally attractive
conventionally attractive in a sexual way (large bust/hips-tiny waist)
enjoys makeup
enjoys lingerie, sexualized and ‘sexy’ attire
openly sexual
openly displays sexuality
creates profit from sexuality without exploitation
true sexual exhibitionist
a creator of sexual erotic material that is for sale featuring...
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The Accidental Rapist — The Good Men Project →
Most “good guys” take a woman’s firm “No!” for an answer. (Those who don’t are best left to the ministrations of our criminal justice system.) But lots of men are like the guy I was at 19—assuming that while “no means no” anything short of a firm “no” is either a “yes” or a “keep at it, boy, because you just might get a ‘yes’ soon.” Call it male sexual legalism, the first rule of which is “All...
Women, Being Sexy, and the Staring Contest that... →
raptor-dance:
a list, albeit not a universal or comprehensive one, of things to do when you see a woman dressed all sexy-like.
1. Admire, if it’s your thing. I mean, why not?
2. Don’t stare. It’s rude. And it’s not like the view is going to change from minute to minute–generally, women don’t spontaneously disrobe or hyperinflate their breasts or turn into lizard-people such that you’d miss...
Awfulplasticsurgery.com: Julia Volkova of pop... →
neetainari:
Yeah, her facial modifications are gross and make her look like something that may or may not have emerged from the set of Alien 3 while nobody was looking.
THAT IS NOT THE POINT.
I got a huge feminist beef with sites like this that thrive on the mockery and ridicule of women who try to live up to the ever-shifting, just-barely-out-of-reach cis, white, hetero, male-defined beauty...
“The solution is to not gender others when you don’t know their gender. If you...”
– thelacydisease
indeed. ideal.
(via notaskingforpermission)
“Sluts share their sexuality the way philanthropists share their money: because...”
– Dossie Easton & Catherine Liszt, The Ethical Slut. (via deadladyofclowntown)
“For the love of god: don’t, don’t, DON’T scream “Suck it, bitch!” while playing...”
– Kathrn, honorable mention, Topless Robot contest: tips from nerd girls on how to stay in relationships with nerd girls (via pobody)
The terrible bargain we have regretfully struck →
findyourspine:
No, I don’t hate men.
It would, however, be fair to say that I don’t easily trust them.
My mistrust is not, as one might expect, primarily a result of the violent acts done on my body, nor the vicious humiliations done to my dignity. It is, instead, born of the multitude of mundane betrayals that mark my every relationship with a man—the casual rape joke, the use of a female...
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Family, Friends and triggering topics
Lately I had a small tiff with a few people I follow over on my regular tumblr regarding the fact they have been posting and reblogging a staggering amount of posts that include incest, implied incest and incest jokes. For me, as a victim of childhood incestuous rape and molestation the topic is IMMENSELY triggering, and this is something most of them know. However, they continue to post these...
Quebec government's sexist HPV Vaccine campain
Quebec government has a social marketing campaign to get parents to give thier daughter’s the HPV vaccine. Not only does this include erroneous information - but it implys daughters need constant sexual monitoring - either you belt them up or give them a vaccine. there is nothing else you can do stop them from getting HPV. It’s creepy creepy creepy!
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I understand and agree with supporting the sex... →
thesexuneducated:
I understand and agree with supporting the sex work profession in order to lower stigma. By lowering the stigma of sex workers, we also lower the stigma of sex positivity. However, this is very problematic within a feminist context.
Having a developing sexuality fertilized by socialization directly causes and effects what and how one achieves and exceeds arousal. Therefore,...
Anonymous asked: I would like to use your Sexual Assault Prevention Tips poster in an essay I'm writing that I will submit for publication to literary magazines. Would that be okay with you? I will of course give you credit for your image.
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How does it feel to know that you'll never belong? →
kimm-chi:
Sometimes I feel like drinking my heart out and staring blearily at the sky knowing there is no future in Malaysia for me. Be it as a young woman, a budding designer, an opinionated and left-wing lesbian or a fresh graduate, I can’t stay in that country.
As a female, the patriarchal and sexist nature of both the politicians and the people in the country is degrading and revolting....
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Bringing back 'Vice Squad' style policing has...
The Victorian police are to be given new rights to ‘crack down’ on illegal brothels. Citing that Melbourne had a ‘booming illegal sex trade’ and that illegal brothels posed serious risk to the community because illegal brothels promoted abuse of women, tax avoidance, illegal immigration and health risks due to unprotected sex among other things. Cracking down on sex slavery...
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