February 2012
112 posts
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Sorry, defenders of religion. You can't sit by and...
nefariousnewt:
Who is being persecuted more: a bunch of mainly old, white males who run the government, industry, and religious organizations, all of which are busy trying to strip women of their civil liberties, or the women who will be subject to the depredation and degradation the aforementioned men are trying to put into law?
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes...”
– Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. (via riverran)
“Essentially, the idea of a “slut” is a myth told to women to keep them in their...”
– The Slut Myth (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
“Curvy women are real women. Skinny women are real women. Women who have had boob...”
– Nostalgic Souls: (via scarlettshazam)
“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am...”
– Oscar Wilde (via setyourcompass)
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Am I allowed to use this word to describe myself?
iamateenagefeminist:
1. Has this word been used against a specific group of people in the past or is it being used against a specific group of people in the present?
If no then you are allowed to use that word to describe yourself.
If yes then move onto question two
2. Are you a part of the group the word has been used against?
If yes then you are allowed to use that word to describe...
ethiopienne:
people who are allowed to decide how rihanna should respond to abuse:
rihanna
people who are not allowed to decide how rihanna should respond to abuse:
everyone else
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erytheis:
The only time I ever feel properly myself is when I stand outside alone at night time
and I feel everything
mostly I will distract or deflect or dilute to get away from the sort of endlessness I feel and to be completely alone under the night sky is like confronting the truth of the situation like turning the whole way around and staring at it properly like allowing myself to feel...
erytheis:
I don’t think it’s hard to be alive
I mean you just have to get up and inhale/exhale and not kill yourself
but I think it’s hard to be alive in the way people want you to be
Dion, the Socialist.: Almighty White Overlords. →
dionthesocialist:
Almighty White Noun.
Almighty White Definition: A group of bloggers who were carved from the ivory tusks of a great African elephant many moons ago (and they wish the African elephant would just stop complaining already). Their main responsibilities include making sure people know which acts of oppression are forgivable and which aren’t, deciding which identities are Invalid...
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savage love, 2/8/12
Q. I know about your “price of admission” theory. What else do you have to offer by way of advice for a healthy, lasting relationship? —Annoyed With Him A. Selective, self-induced short- and long-term memory loss. You have to learn to shrug off minor and sometimes not-so-minor annoyances—maybe even a betrayal or two over the decades—because an ability to forgive and truly forget is...
“No.”
– Actress Julianne Moore, when asked if she gained a newfound respect for Sarah Palin after delving deeper into Palin’s life to portray her in the upcoming film “Game Change.” (via charliechaplins)
theriotmag:
Warning: I am a feminist and ahead lies a long, angry post. If either of those statements offend you, don’t read it. And maybe unfollow me while you’re at it because this won’t be the last time something makes me angry and I blog about it.
Ok. I hate seeing shit like this on tumblr. People somehow actually think it’s cute, like teeheehee it’s such a clever play on words and...
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