September 2010
106 posts
“…the riot grrrl movement in the 1990s for the New York Times. “The...”
– Hey Ladies: Pop Stars Vs. Role Models : The Record : NPR
link so i can read this later and respond to it. interesting.
CBC.ca | Dispatches →
“An odyssey where rape is an acceptable risk. The peril facing Latina migrants on the road.”
well this is totally making me cry my heart out.
“Utah is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to criminalize miscarriage...”
– Daily Kos: State of the Nation (via guerrillamamamedicine)
“Women in physically abusive relationships could be criminally liable for not leaving their partner, regardless of their ability to do so safely or securely. “
mind exploding.
(via hannahkristina)
i try to post mostly positive stuff in...
“Not fighting isn’t necessarily surrender. It could mean being the mother who...”
– Fat acceptance: when kindness is activism — Feministe
read this if you haven’t already. it made me feel warm and fuzzy all while making me think.
aceldama:
warriorswillreign:
It’s cool to be feminist and all about that ”powerful woman” status, but for the love of all things righteous, shave your legs and armpits.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5967/photo118.jpg
SUCK IT.
SUCK IT INDEED.
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Ontario Superior Court judge strikes down... →
baruchandroll:
Ontario’s prostitution law fell Tuesday after a judge ruled that it endangers the very women it is meant to protect.
In a landmark decision striking down the core of the controversial law, Ontario Superior Court Judge Susan Himel said that the law forces women to operate their business furtively in an atmosphere of constant secrecy and danger.
“By increasing the risk of harm...
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everything in immoderation: faketrain: I Am A... →
faketrain:
I Am A Slut. And Raping Me Is Still Wrong.
genderbitch:
Just because I have casual sex doesn’t mean I don’t get a choice in that sex.
Just because I have many partners (all consensual and aware of each other, but even if they weren’t aware, rape is still wrong) doesn’t…
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Material World: Femme Shark Manifesto →
so-treu:
FEMME SHARK MANIFESTO!
FEMME SHARKS DON’T EAT OUR OWN. FEMME SHARKS LIKE TO EAT THOUGH FEMME SHARKS RECOGNIZE THAT FEMMES COME IN ALL KINDS OF SIZES AND EACH KIND IS LUSCIOUS.
WE WORK TOWARDS LOVING OUR CURVY, FAT, SKINNY, SUPERSIZE, THICK, DISABLED, BLACK AND BROWN FINE-ASS BODIES…
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The Picture of Dorian Leigh →
de-la-tourelle:
I think this woman really shows how models were real back then; not super tall, not super thin, not super young. She is a beauty, yet she represent a “real” woman. Why can’t it be like that in our era?
“Because I move in on non -Muslims circles, I hear too many of my fellow...”
– From “Tapping Our Strength” by Eisa Nefertari Ulen (via fuckyeahangryfatgrrrls)
FB event: "Tell Powell's to stop promoting rape... →
kimclit:
On October 15th, Powell’s Books in Portland is hosting Tucker Max, author of a slew of misogynistic books and articles that belittle, demean, and promote sexual exploitation and violence towards women (particularly fat women), people with disabilities, and people of color. Read more about him here: http://socialistworker.org/2009/10/01/does-he-think-rape-is-funny Or, if you’re feeling...
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