December 2009
38 posts
“File this under musings on radical love.
I’ve been thinking a lot about...”
– The Courage to be Cliche
“Thinking about what the last year and the last decade has meant for American...”
– Beauty Standards, Feministing
kelsium:
I think the only diabetics who should get insulin are the ones who got it genetically. Gluttony is a sin, you see. If you stuff your face with candy, it’s your own fault. Diabetes might be a blessing, why can’t you accept god’s gifts? I think the only people who should get treated for lung cancer are the ones who got it from second hand smoke. Otherwise they just got what was coming to...
“For maybe the past decade or so, little girls have inhabited a universe that is,...”
– The power of pink | From the Guardian | The Guardian (via amberlrhea)
I think what’s going on with pinkification is a little more complicated than that. It’s saying to girls that they can be smart (read books, play Scrabble) or successful (Monopoly) or even like sports (as fans: how many pink...
“I don’t think women are top of anyone’s agenda. I find now is the time for more...”
– Emma Thompson: ‘Chances are you’ll know somebody who pays for sex’ | Film | guardian.co.uk (via clembastow) (via jeanhannah) (via bingoparaphernalia) (via gauntlet) (via marnalicious) (via wannablessedbereturns) (via katoleary)
“The history of women is one of sighs and whispers. Of deficiencies, of wrongs,...”
– Camilla Long (via gauntlet)
“The role model of a woman who is multi-dimensional, accomplished in many...”
– http://bitchmagazine.org/post/are-you-there-god-its-me-miley-on-privacy-teen-sexuality-and-the-miley-cyrus-twitter
“Sex” is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one...”
– Marquis de Sade (via deltafoxtrot) (via suicideblonde) (via dream-instead) (via dirtysilver) (via lifeisfinite) (via quickienewyork) (via jellyfishing) (via coitusandcopouts)
“Feminism is neither for or against abortion. However, feminism is (generally)...”
– A. Krause
Casual sex not road to hell, researchers find
gauntlet:amberlrhea:rkb:
Young adults who have casual sex are no more likely than those in committed relationships to experience psychological problems, new research has found.
Or, the US News and World Report headline, “Casual Sex Doesn’t Cause Emotional Damage: Study”
In the study, University of Minnesota researchers analyzed the responses of 737 females and 574 males, mean age 20.5, who were...
“A friend of mine in New York City has a half-fare transit card, which means that...”
– Why We Fight (1988) | Vito Russo (via clingtomymouth) (via bonesarecoralmade) (via curate) (via fireengines)
“Advice that counsels women to give up the things the people consider normal,...”
– How To Be Part Of The Problem «
“We will also surely see remarks from people who don’t want to be called rape...”
– How To Be Part Of The Problem «
“Rosen has refuted this mass misquoting, picking up on the acceptability of...”
– Sexism and JK Rowling. (via wannablessedbereturns)
There's More to Sex Than a Cum Shot to the Face:... →
ladylogique:
tiredofbeingignored:
sexismandthecity:
No, porn does not turn men into crazed sex fiends. But it’s clear that pornography has affected the way we view — and have — sex. Here’s how to counter porn’s effects.
“The new singing style is also a very audible means of what the philosopher...”
– Jude Rogers (via gauntlet)
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“We seem to be special women here, we have liked to think of ourselves as...”
– Adrienne Rich in her essay “When We Dead Awaken” (feministe) (via abbyjean)
I love Adrienne Rich.
How do so few people realize the ridiculousness of...
sarahmc:
abbyjean:
thecurvature:
I know, indoctrination. I used to think that there was nothing in the world worse than being a “slut” or “whore,” too. Granted I was like 16, and it does kind of amaze me that more people don’t grow out of this, but I get it. When you’re told your entire life that a woman’s entire worth rests on not being a “slut” or a “whore,” it can be hard to think...
“Personally, I think Keira Knightly deserves the fame she has achieved. To me,...”
– Imperious internet comments about celebrities are my favourite kind. (via wannablessedbereturns)
“If women are raised being told by parents, teachers, media, peers, and all...”
– Another post about rape « Fugitivus (via clingtomymouth) (via thepoliticalpartygirl) (via katoleary) (via gauntlet)
“They gave her an extra year for having a vibrator.”
– M, after hearing about Knox’s 26 year sentence and her ex-boyfriend’s 25 year sentence. (via sarahmc)
I am very upset about the latest "sexting suicide"...
sarahmc:
I think we haven’t come very far at all. Young girls are under tremendous pressure to do sexual things for boys’ pleasure and approval and if they give in they’re immediately targeted for harassment and slut-shaming. The girls get punished whilst the offending kids go free, reinforcing what they clearly already believe: that sewing a scarlet A onto a woman’s chest is the perfect...
“there is no mention of how the school’s actions also contributed to her being in...”
– http://thecurvature.com/2009/12/02/13-year-old-girl-commits-suicide-after-classmates-spread-nude-photos/
13-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide After Classmates... →
abbyjean:
thecurvature:
Getting out the rage.
“I feel like sometimes we feel like if we explain things in the perfect way and...”
– YUP. (via katoleary)
