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"I am over the passivity of good men. Where the hell are you? You live with us, make love with us,..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:50 -0400

“I am over the passivity of good men. Where the hell are you?
You live with us, make love with us, father us, befriend us, brother us, get nurtured and mothered and eternally supported by us, so why aren’t you standing with us? Why aren’t you driven to the point of madness and action by the rape and humiliation of us?”

- Over It - Eve Ensler (via sidestreets)

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:20 -0400

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via thewastedgeneration)

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:47:41 -0400

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24ribs: how do you even begin to unlearn the ridiculous notion that your self worth is tied to your...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:47:35 -0400

24ribs:

how do you even begin to unlearn the ridiculous notion that your self worth is tied to your outer appearance/how skinny you are because I really want to feel good about myself for once

"You cannot hate your body, it is allowing you to wake, breathe, sleep and allowing you to live..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:47:25 -0400

“You cannot hate your body, it is allowing you to wake, breathe, sleep and allowing you to live another day. You cannot get frustrated with your body because it won’t let you get into your favourite dress straight away, all it cared about this morning was making sure it was able to pump blood in order to keep you alive. Once you understand, befriend and love what your body does, only then you will lose the stress and frustration and your body will start to understand YOU and do extra because YOU are doing that little bit more.”

- (via thewastedgeneration)

adidasfactory: She waited 9 months for her moment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:55:41 -0400

adidasfactory:

She waited 9 months for her moment

rachelfershleiser: My new litmus test for suspense novels.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:47:43 -0400

rachelfershleiser:

My new litmus test for suspense novels.

10 Names That Kim and Kanye Definitely Did NOT Name Their Baby

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:47:19 -0400

cockenblog:

Caitlin

Bridget

Elizabeth

Melissa

Sarah

Kristen

Jessica

Lauren

Jennifer

Shithouse

purebeachboho: beautiful

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:42:05 -0400

purebeachboho:

beautiful

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:54:26 -0400

"Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:42:39 -0400

“Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.”

- Unknown (via tuffluf)

magpiefeed: A stick and poke mermaid on Addie

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:44:39 -0400

magpiefeed:

A stick and poke mermaid on Addie

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:43:22 -0400

heycuddleme: THIS♥

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:18:22 -0400

heycuddleme:

THIS♥

geeses: if you want my legs to be shaved every day then you can do it for me and ill see how long...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:25 -0400

geeses:

if you want my legs to be shaved every day then you can do it for me and ill see how long it takes for you to not care anymore

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:24 -0400

leanin: Happy 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act! (sort of)....

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:21 -0400

leanin:

Happy 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act! (sort of). Here are some sobering visuals: For every dollar earned by a white man in America, a white woman earns, on average, 77 cents, a black woman earns 69 cents, and a Latina woman earns 57 cents. (Infographic by the lovely Emily Nemens for LeanIn.Org.)

"A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and volunteers four..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:19 -0400

“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and volunteers four hours a week and that’s considered exemplary. [Whereas] a poor kid who lives in that community and takes care of all the kids in that neighborhood four hours every day is not seen as a volunteer.”

- Patricia Hill Collins (via sadbrownprincess)

I HATE the concept of community service that high schools and colleges use. For this exact reason. Real activism and service (that is primarily done by the oppressed out of necessity or in support of their own community) is never counted.

(via daniellemertina)

PoC, “third-world”/Global South people and poor people DON’T exist just so some pretentious little white/Western bourgeois fuck can improve their resume and boost their white savior ego. (via the-uncensored-she)

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:17 -0400

deviantart: Society and the Unicorn by *lora-zombie

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:15 -0400

deviantart:

Society and the Unicorn by *lora-zombie