February 2012
53 posts
I am appalled by the number of "Tumblr feminists"...
existentialroughdraft:
Yes, I am ranting on Tumblr hoping this would reach to those Tumblr feminists and reconsider their actions. It takes more than a dslr camera, nude pictures, and an internet connection to earn this merit.
Dear OP: Insulting people who make choices different to yours and find different things sexually or otherwise liberating also does absolutely nothing for the cause.
markaragnos:
Claiming to be a feminist while you oppose sex work and imply that it’s inherently degrading and harmful to women really puts you in a difficult position, because I really don’t see how you’re any different from men that want to police women’s bodies and emotions.
The fact is that you can’t tell a woman not to be empowered by her own sexuality and choices, and if you really think...
Indiana’s Bob Morris Apologizes for Calling Girl... →
lawsonry:
Indiana lawmaker Bob Morris is convinced that Girl Scout troops are a sexually-promiscuous front for Planned Parenthood who endorse lesbian, feminist, and communist agendas. Morris discovered this shocking by talking to some “knowledgeable constituents” and “a small amount of Web-based research.”
I wish we were making this up! Follow the link to read the whole article.
Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs →
staff:
One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech, but we do draw some limits. As a company, we’ve decided that some specific kinds of content...
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Adult work, sexuality and 'coming out'
I’ve arranged to have a sit down chat with my Mother next week to explain to her my career choice, work, sexuality and interests as I prepare for a pretty big change in my life. While I am confident in my choices, morals and beliefs, this is probably going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do voluntarily- ever.
I don’t really have any support in person and feel very...
From One Survivor to Another: [trigger warning:... →
fromonesurvivortoanother:
…was looking at porn as a cis male teenager.
For some reason I’ve always had a fascination with labia. I just think they are an absolutely beautiful part of the human body. But I found that the porn out there overwhelmingly prizes small to invisible labia as the standard. Why are things like…
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[TW: sexual torture] My problem with Bayonetta...
[trigger warning: torture, sexual torture, grossness]
Bayonetta is a problematic game. Regardless of if you like it or not, as a feminist it is undeniably problematic. However, I feel really unfomfortable that peoples issue with the game are things to do with the main character herself, because for me the most fucked up part is not Bayonetta being sexy.
It’s the gential death torture used...
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Is it time to bar Saudi Arabia from Olympic Games?
Personally I think it’s an important thing to do. I was very proud when in 2000 the games hosted in my country banned Afghanistan due to the extremist rule of the Taliban’s oppression of women and its prohibition of them playing sport. The games are not about race, religion, gender, orientation or age. It’s the best of the best competing from around the world- or at least it...
I’ve been asked multipules times via ask now so, for future reference: I am irreligious and antireligion.
The Art of Bitching about Stupid Shit: On... →
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual torture, torture discussion
getbackibite:
I hate when people say that Bayonetta is a bad representation of female video game characeters. She isn’t.
She doesn’t take shit from anyone. She’s confident and can take care of herself. She doesn’t care what you think about how she dresses or acts, and she knows what she’s doing. She deserves respect because she earns it....
“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
Kyriarchy in action.
(via transstingray)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women...
“young women, who are the most targeted in this virgin/ whore straitjacket—are...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth (via somewherewithaskyline)
new wave feminism: baxtavius: fussyfangs: tumblr i... →
baxtavius:
fussyfangs:
tumblr i am glad that we can all agree that chris brown’s actions were inexcusable
now if you could start applying the same critical spirit to your favorite white dudes that would be great
ben roethlisberger
julian assange
woody allen
kelsey grammer
roman…
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I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the... →
hellbentforleather:
gemsola:
les-simper:
I think we should boycott the Grammy’s to show them there’s no audience for Chris Brown.
Later in February, a photo of Brown riding a jet ski in Miami hit the Internet, and singer Usher was caught on video commenting on it: “I’m a little disappointed in this photo,” Usher says in the video. “After the other photo [of Rihanna’s bruised face]?...
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How would you feel about being the poster child...
[Trigger warnings: Paedophilia, child sexual abuse]
A young woman interested in Japanese street fashion was contacted by a documentary maker to model for a documentary about the fashion. Little did she know she was about to become the literal poster child for a film about paedophiles. Upon finding out she was a cover girl for a film called “Are all men paedophiles?” the girl...
Thrall's Tumbl-ings: [TW rape] fantasy vs. reality... →
sweetlittlemoon:
The other day I left a kinky website where I was told by the group owner I was wrong for pointing out that rape can occur in an Master/slave relationship. He told me it couldn’t. He said it could happen in a vanilla relationship but not a Master slave relationship. This obviously upset as both a…
People like this site’s owner promote an unhealthy and incorrect idea...
Blocking suggestion List
For people posting on the #feminism tag who really, really shouldn’t be.
If you want to add anyone reblog with the username and whatever it is that is inappropriate. Please only add people who are actually being inappropriate and are obviously completely vile human beings, not just people having discussions or who aren’t obviously trying to offend.
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A Fine Mess: [Trigger warning suicide, domestic... →
missyelsie:
tumblinfeminist:
GIRLS as young as 11 are committing suicide at an unprecedented rate in Northern Territory indigenous communities where family violence is rife. Dr Howard Bath, the territory’s outspoken Children’s Commissioner, told The Saturday Age this week that girls now account for a…
This has been an issue for a long time. Spread the word people. The government needs to do...
“Despite the massive advances in women’s equality, young women’s sexuality is...”
– Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide (via boybitch)
[Trigger warning suicide, domestic abuse]...
GIRLS as young as 11 are committing suicide at an unprecedented rate in Northern Territory indigenous communities where family violence is rife. Dr Howard Bath, the territory’s outspoken Children’s Commissioner, told The Saturday Age this week that girls now account for a previously unheard of 40 per cent of all suicides of children under the age of 17.
The increase in young female...
Bad Judge- His facebook.
Apparently this is the facebook of the judge who thinks its a good idea to force domestic violence sufferers on dates with their abusers. Can anyone confirm this?
“That Broward County Judge has a facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Retain-Judge-John-Hurley/288888062799?sk=notes
— shakingthelawbythetail”
Red Light Politics: Answering questions and having... →
redlightpolitics:
I love the internet. You won’t find a more staunch enthusiast of online communication than me. Hell, I even have a partner for 15+ years thanks to the internet. I have a rich social life in Amsterdam (and all over Europe, I’d add) that is organized through the internet, I get invited to speak at…
A L B: Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge... →
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “ho”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion…
All that's Left.: i-killed-god: If a guy says he’s... →
ignorance-is-the-enemy:
i-killed-god:
If a guy says he’s in the “friend zone,” idk but maybe, just maybe he’s not asserting that the woman owes him a physical relationship (nor trying to take away her “right to say no.”)…but maybe he just….has….a….crush on her…………..uh..
It could happen. But the general attitude is “Well, she’s with the wrong guy/making the wrong choice/why can’t she see I am...
Total Film’s 100 Greatest Female Characters:... →
The stats:
Out of Total Film’s list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters in movies…
Only 79 have full names, and only 73 are listed by their full name.
6 are not human women, and 3 are not humanoid.
38 are a character in someone else’s story. 25 of those are primarily a love interest.
Approximately 1/5 do not survive their film.
Almost 1/2 are victimized or imperiled in their films, and...
unconventional moose: LOST: SELF-RESPECT (REBLOG... →
gublerwood:
I don’t know, you guys. I’m really at a loss here. I can’t find my self-respect. It seems I have misplaced it. Here’s a photo of me with my self-respect fully intact:
See? Look at how happy I look? I’m fully clothed and you can just see the self-respect radiating off of…
digitalsocrates asked: udmila-andrea seems to be incorrectly lumping 'women who are sexually liberated' with 'women who reject feminism.' There is probably an overlap but to say that all of one group belongs to the other is being unfair. When asker says "The belief that feminism is no longer needed is not only false but naïve" they are correct, but it's falsely attributed to...
sorry to whoever jsut sent me that ask message, I...
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Rant; and reply (Sexual freedom vs. feminist...
udmila-andrea Many women today are under the impression that flashing their breasts in public à la ‘Girls Gone Wild’ or frequenting strip clubs is tantamount to sexual freedom and female empowerment. The belief that the rejection of feminism resulting from these actions is legitimate and perhaps necessary acts as a significant driving force that further perpetuates this kind of behaviour....
FGM is not 'an uncomfortable issue'. It's an...
“If a heroine is especially good at anything, even if it’s just one thing and...”
– Marie Brennan, “Who Mary Sue Isn’t” (via nonisland)
